Anonymous asked: Does being thin always make you privileged? I grew up very thin and with really small breasts and butt and was always told how unattractive that was and it really damaged me. I just want to know if my experience is something I have a right to be hurt by or just something I should get over because I'm thin and privileged. This is a legit question, and I really want to know of I'm just being whiney.

The answer to the first part is yes, and the answer to the second part… is also yes.

Look, I’ve literally never seen a fat acceptance advocate go around picking on thinner bodies. It wouldn’t be the same even if they did, but it mostly just doesn’t happen. Nobody says you can’t be hurt or upset or affected by mean comments, we’re just saying don’t put it on the same level as oppression. And when we’re having those conversations and you bring it up and say, “Well what about me?”, that’s what you’re doing. So don’t do that, but we don’t seriously expect you to not be affected by years of body shaming.

- Mod D.