{"id":418,"date":"2003-10-20T10:23:40","date_gmt":"2003-10-20T18:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2003\/10\/20\/the-non-fat-privilege-checklist\/"},"modified":"2003-10-20T10:23:40","modified_gmt":"2003-10-20T18:23:40","slug":"the-non-fat-privilege-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=418","title":{"rendered":"The non-fat privilege checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking of size discrimination, Fatshadow <\/a>has an excellent, post about size discrimination – listing the unstated (and often unnoticed) advantages that average-sized folks get for being average-sized.<\/p>\n

This is a format that’s been used a lot. It began with the essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” <\/a>by Peggy McIntosh, which used (among other things) a list format to try and make White privilege “visible.” Inspired by McIntosh, people have written similar lists about striaght privilege<\/a>, about non-trans privilege<\/a>, and about male privilege<\/a>. (That last one was compiled by yours truly several years ago, and has since been used in many college classrooms.) Update<\/i>: And here’s yet another one, focusing on able-bodied privileges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen one about size privilege before, though – and it’s long overdue. So thanks, Tish. Here’s a sampling…<\/p>\n

Everyday as an average sized person …<\/p>\n

I can be sure that people aren’t embarrassed to be seen with me because of the size of my body.<\/p>\n

If I pick up a magazine or watch T.V. I will see bodies that look like mine that aren’t being lampooned, desexualized, or used to signify laziness, ignorance, or lack of self-control.<\/p>\n

I do not have to be afraid that when I talk to my friends or family they will mention the size of my body in a critical manner, or suggest unsolicited diet products and exercise programs.<\/p>\n

I will not be accused of being emotionally troubled or in psychological denial because of the size of my body.<\/p>\n

I can be sure that when I go to a class, or movie, or restaurant that I will find a place to sit in which I am relatively comfortable.<\/p>\n

I will never have to sit quietly and listen while other people talk about the ways in which they avoid being my size. <\/p><\/div>\n

That’s just a few of the items Tish listed – be sure to read the whole thing<\/a>..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Speaking of size discrimination, Fatshadow has an excellent, post about size discrimination – listing the unstated (and often unnoticed) advantages that average-sized folks get for being average-sized. This is a format that’s been used a lot. It began with the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fat-fat-and-more-fat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}