I’m over the victim mentality of this sub

I am speaking as a 45 year old woman who has been size 0 my entire life, been called a “skinny bitch,” told to “eat a stick of butter,” etc.

I understand the struggle of the XXS person in many ways, but in no way do I feel like this gives me the same perspective of a person who has spent their whole life being fat-shamed. Despite my struggle to find clothes that fit and make me look like a grown ass woman, I feel grateful and blessed to not have the struggles that overweight people have.

The straw man argument of “cAn yOu iMagiNe if someone said this about a fat person??” does not hold water with me, and I think it’s straight up disrespectful. We live in a society that VERY CLEARLY values being thin, and as thin people, we benefit from that. Full stop. A lot of the victimhood type posts I see here are giving the same energy as a men’s rights advocate sub.

I joined this sub because I wanted advice on clothing brands and sizing, but instead I see so much whining about body shaming. The plight of being skinny has its downsides, and I’m glad to have a space to commiserate, but we need to own and recognize our privilege.