Skinny privellege

[Annabella91]

Why is there shops full of clothes for women who are skinnt but nothing bigger i hate going clothes literally can never find anything in a size 16 it's all size 6 and 8 is the fat back in the 90s discrimination trend coming in again?? Shouldn't need to skinny to look nice??

It’s exactly the same. Why is it fine for very thin people not to be able to find clothes in their size but not for fatter people? Just because they’re “lucky” enough to be thin? Never mind that they probably work very hard at it.

I also find the opposite, there’s plenty of size 16s but no 6 or 8s. Maybe it’s because the styles that suit certain sizes sell out fast in those particular sizes.

So have you experienced the comments people will make towards you being 'skinny?' As trust me I will argue 'skinny' isn't used as a compliment a lot of the time. People constantly commenting on how 'skinny' you are, pinching your waist, commenting on your food choices ("why are you asking for skimmed milk, you could do with full!" "why are you eating salad? The size of you, you need a proper meal!") etc. If people do this for 'fat' people it seems to be a different story! Everyone should just stop commenting negatively on others' weight.

Someone drank the fat acceptance/structural oppression/post modern critical theory koolaid. 🙄

It's economics. Supply and demand. Either there are so many larger people that all your sizes have sold out or there are not enough of them to make it worthwhile to manufacture the clothing. It's not personal and its nothing to do with privilege.

Agree, nothing has a fucking waist any more. Topshop jeans used to properly fit me (classic hourglass) now they are owned by Asos, chockful of elastane and waist sizes the same width as hips. I could fit a football in there.

'Thin privilege encompasses the benefits that people in smaller bodies havesocially, economically, and structurallywhich protects them from judgment, shame, or prejudices regarding health, well-being, and self-worth"

Skinny/thin people are never bullied or insulted about their bodies. Larger people never work, obviously, there's no way you can be overweight and work in an office

Sooo many things wrong with this thread! Skinny privilege 🙄 ffs

As others have said, ‘skinny’ is equally as offensive as ‘fat’ - so stop using it! My adult daughter is naturally very slim, size 4/6, struggles to find clothes anywhere 🤷🏻‍♀️ She hates people commenting on how ‘skinny’ she is, just as I’m sure you’d hate people commenting on how fat you are OP 🫤

Very confused about your post

Same here!

M&S have lots of larger sizes, but the “Middle” sizes are hard to find, especially in “Tall” as they call it.

I was told by one clothes retailer (An independent) that the average height for a UK woman is just 5 foot 4inches, so they don’t make longer- legged trousers!

Well, there are probably more women around who are a size 14 than 22, so stores have more potential customers in that first category and therefore offer a wider selection in that size range.
Stores are businesses, they can’t offer everything to everyone and then get stuck with unsold stock because there wasn’t that much demand after all.

Very confused about your post

Thin privilege does not exist.

According to you.

Its a widely accepted term by scholars.

That's a bloody ridiculous statement
And you know what to do if you feel that there are not enough clothes in your current size

I agree with this. People say if you're skinny it's the societal ideal so insults don't matter, not the case at all. No one should be passing comment on someone else's body.

I've filled out a bit now but growing up I was 5'11 and super skinny. I ate well, very active but not enough to account for my weight. Lots of tests and no real reason found, but people (mainly girls) were bloody horrible. I was at school during the kate moss era so technically my body type was 'in fashion' (horrible though isn't it that womens bodies are often reduced to this) but comments like real men like some meat on the bones/curves, have a sandwich, skinny bones, your collarbone looks gross in that top and whatever else really eroded my confidence. I would wear super baggy clothing and cry myself to sleep most nights. I hated shopping, hated any comments about my body and it was really hurtful. People would actually on occasion throw food at me, it's not okay just because its not mocking someone who is fat- that is also of course unacceptable, yet one is often cited as fine and one isn't; neither are okay!

Umm I find in the sales rack it's either size 4-6 or size 22 that makes sense though as the popular sizes sell out quicker..

I’m usually between a uk4-8 petite (bigger size top when breastfeeding). Size 4 is a nightmare to find and size 6 pretty darn hard. Size 8 is ok to source but often not designed for petite women (bar specific lines) so the waist sits in the wrong place. I don’t think the clothes tend to be small? Sometimes sizes are bigger than they say, so an 8 isn’t really an 8 as the measurements are bigger.

skinny oppression also exists @Seasonofthewitch83

Also LOL at scholars. Yes, the great philosophers of our time debating thin privilege.

I was a size 8 now I’m probably around 14/16.

i struggled to find clothes to fit me when I was thinner the same as the size I am now - I’m tall and long limbs.

I don’t feel average height privilege - popular clothes sale out first and accept that average size/height is what most clothes will be in.

I’m a 14 and I find that’s the hardest size to find so I’m assuming it’s probably the most bought. There always seems lots of smaller sizes and larger sizes but not the middle.

Please explain what oppression slim people face in society?

I'm a size six, I love Cos clothes but they don't hold size six clothes in store, only online. So I have to try on in a size too big and then order online. Plenty of other shops don't have anything in sizes smaller than an eight at all. I'm an outlier, I get it. It's annoying. I don't moan about 'fat privilege' though. And incidentally, plenty of people think it's fair game to comment negatively on my size.

Per my previous comment, only a certain type of scholar.... did you know that the whole point of an academic theory is that it has to be debated and proven? It's not fact, you know.

I find it really hard to find clothes in my size (size 4). It's because fewer people buy it, I understand why businesses don't do as many clothes down to that size.

I’m a UK size 4-6 and struggle to find clothes that fit well due to ‘vanity sizing.’ I have a friend who is a size 10 but some size 6 clothes fit her perfectly. This means the clothes are way too big for me. There are loads of plus size stores and plus size ranges so bigger women have loads of clothes and brands to choose from.

Terms like privilege and structural oppression come from critical race theory and feminism. I think it's obscene to compare having limited options in clothes sizing to racial discrimination. There is discrimination against fat people but it is in no way comparable or similar to racism and sexism.

I disagree i’m an 8 (6 in “bigger” shops like New Look) and always struggle when there are plenty of bigger sizes. I’ve been a size 16 & always found it easier than