Thin privilege is knowing that if a friend (or someone you thought was a friend) is having a really bad time, they won’t take it out on you by saying, “Get your fat ass away from me…I don’t want to talk to anyone right now.”



Thin privilege is knowing that if you call them on it the next day, they’ll turn it around and say, “You know I didn’t MEAN it…I was just upset! You know I love you!" It’s knowing that your body size is never a subject for ridicule no matter the situation, that in any circumstance, especially when you’ve FINALLY let your guard down and convinced yourself that these friendships are genuine, your weight will never be cause for random insult, mockery, or brought up under the guise of, "I’m just trying to help…” or treated like fair game for discussion, comedy, or insult on a whim. You’ll never be referred to as “my heavy/fat/overweight friend” as a first descriptor (instead of your brain, your skills, your hair colour, anything else).



It’s knowing that if a friendship fails, it’s NOT because you were too fat. And that’s something thin people absolutely deny happens.