Fat thin privilege is having doubts about going with your brother to a free concert of a band you recently fell in love with because both of you are fat, but your fat is the more “acceptable” kind. Because you feel the need to be with someone thin so people don’t walk around looking at the fat kids. Because you feel the need to be validated by strangers and are somewhat embarrassed to be seen with someone bigger than you although you are big yourself.

I was extremely sad and angry at myself once I realized the real reason behind my reservations of going. Especially since I considered losing weight solely for the concert and this reason.

If we’re honest with ourselves, some thin privilege comes from within our own community. Glad I was apart of this blog to fully recognize what it was.

Sigh. Off to work on me now. Because this is jacked up. Dang society. What did you do to me? What did I do to myself?