This is Thin Privilege

Thin privilege is not being regularly sexually harassed throughout adolescence.

At my middle school, it was socially acceptable by students and staff alike for the school bullies to “scoop” the DMAB fat kids. In other words, you sneak up behind the person, cup their boob in your hand, and flick it up so it bounces and jiggles, to the amusement of everyone but your victim.

I was one of those victims; my breasts have always been the part of my body I’m the most insecure about, and I only recently realised that this era of terror contributed to that enormously - especially given my boundaries and gender identity today.

It was sexual harassment, and it could be done in front of staff and faculty without any recourse. I’m sure it still goes on at that godforsaken school today.

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