thin privilege is knowing that your ability won’t be judged by your weight.

i am currently thin, i have been fat, i have been thinner (when very mentally ill), and i tend to average out at the overweight end of the “healthy weight” BMI scale. i signed up for a drama society at my university and we had two guest teachers enter to teach us choreography, dance and acting through dance.

both the teachers were fat, and immediately i judged that they wouldn’t be any good as teachers.

pretty good example of some internalized fatphobia, given i have been ~203lbs at 5,8 (termed obese) and been more active and healthier at that weight than i am now. straight away, knowing nothing about those women, i judged them.

addendum: thin privilege is judging heavier people, full stop.