demiphobic asked: Mod M, have you talked about being thin shamed as a black woman and the harmful stereotypes of black women's bodies?
I have a few times on my personal blog, but I will gladly share here if you or anyone else is interested. It plays a big role in my views on oppression when it comes to the human body.
M
texascloverleaf:
hey this is probably a dumb and potentially offensive question, as i know many of you struggle with body issues for different reasons, but how the fuck do i gain weight?
I’ve been trying to figure it out too. I was actually googling it a few minutes ago. It’s all the same thing. Eat protein! Eat bigger meals! Eat nuts! Put peanut butter on everything! Drink milk!
My body doesn’t process protein. I am allergic to nuts. And I’m lactose intolerant.
So much privilege!
M
glitterfromthesky:
Some girl on FB posted about skinny shamming and how it was hard for her to be thin too and how thin privilege isn’t a thing LIKE FUCK U BITCH I BET YOUVE NEVER KNOWN THE FUCKIN OPPOSITE IT MUST BE SO HARD TO BE CONSIDERED A PERFECT SIZE. No one should body shame and I would never put down any other woman for her looks, but girls act like thin and fat women are treated equal and they are obvs not like just fuck you bitch I’m not making up my problems
Lol. “No one should body shame and I would never put down any other woman for her looks” but “FUCK YOU BITCH!” Lol. How about you stop talking. Seriously. You make yourself look like a selfish and ignorant child throwing a temper tantrum because everything MUST be about you and your poor feels. You’re a hypocrite! Congratulations!
M
vulturechow asked: Ok, but what I don't understand from your posts is how thin people are being *hurt* by fat people saying these things. Could you address that specifically? I also wonder why you care enough to use your time going after fat people.
We aren’t ‘going after’ fat people.
Society will never outright accept anyone’s body, someone is too black, or their thighs are too big, or they have a little belly. We are being discriminated against by fat women who are attempting to claim that being thin automatically means we don’t have problems, that being thin is not a natural state of being, that being thin is unattractive because they have felt unattractive for so long.
We hear all of those things a lot. We just don’t sit on the internet and complain about it, and to have some obese woman try to tell us that we are oppressing her for existing is bullshit.
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vulturechow asked: Why do you care what fat women say? How is it hurting thin people? I don't understand. We live in a society that tears down fat people's esteem and doesn't want to offer them medical services because of their fat. What's the equivalent for thin people? How are we being hurt? What don't we have access to?
People can complain about their weight struggles without brining thin people into in. Fat people do not have to process their self-esteem issues at the expense of thin people. Thin people are not the cause of their own issues, insecurities, jealousies, or shortcomings.
Fat people have access to everything a thin person does. Sorry to burst your bubble. And almost every limitation they come up with, a thin person can most surely think of an equivalent struggle.
-Mod L
hellootomorrow:
To all the thin privilege blogs who commented on my shit bitter as fuck…
Fuck all ya’ll
Not giving a fuck.
I’ll be that bitter fat bitch. I’ll take that.
You mad or nah?
Nah. You’re the one that is super ANGRY. You said so yourself. I called you bitter and I stand by my opinion because all you’re doing is proving my point. You’re bitter and you hide behind your weight just like every other entitled fat woman on this site.
M
vulturechow asked: How is what bitchtyme is saying 'at the expense of thin people'? How the fuck are we thin people supposedly being hurt by her statement about wishing she could take a bath?
The fact that she mentions thin people at all, as if we thin people should feel guilty (or “check our privilege”) for the fact that she can’t fit into a tub, is making her post “at the expense” of thin people. She could have just said, “I wish I could take a bath,” but alas, she made it about thin people.
-Mod L
bitchtyme:
Just in case you’re thin and/or small and never thought about this particular privilege: I can’t use a regular bathtub cause I don’t go fully under the water lol so it’s just like… OK this isn’t nice my boobs and stomach are cold :( Only if I’m staying somewhere that has one of those big jacuzzi tub deals can I take baths. Last time I took a bath was probably 3 years ago
Geez, thin people are so privileged to fit into a bathtub.
I’m assuming you have a shower? Which means you have the privilege of both running and hot water?
-Mod L