smitethepatriarchy:

I don’t think you can call it a purely Western idea anymore, but yes, when you think of it on a global scale, there is a certain amount of privilege you need to have in the first place to be in a situation where thin privilege is a thing. However, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that in many countries, especially “Western” or white-ruled countries, fat hatred is a serious thing, and so is thin privilege. In any place where thin is glorified and people are literally encouraged to harm themselves to become thin and openly hated for being fat, thin privilege exists.