Go to india or subsaharan africa and teach them about their thin privilege please.

from someone who has been called “an anorexic giraffe” i do not believe in “thin privilege”

She keeps on pointing out the fact that she is "thin"..... girl... stop.

It's not 'privilege' if you have to consciously make decisions and work for something every day. That is called 'earned'.

who here remembers back when tedtalks was science based talks

i remember when ted talks didn’t try and shove this propaganda down our throat

thin privilege? i think you mean taking care of yourself and living a healthy life

So i'm priveleged because I don't gorge on fried sugar and soda?

Tbh she isn’t really that thin she’s more average

Lol "Most participants would rather give up a year of their life than be obese". When you're obese you're bound to die even decades earlier than only just a year.

Everything wrong with our culture right here. Jesus christ.

god stop calling yourself thin

Thin privilage? Really? I am a very thin person: 5'7'' and weighing about 110 pounds. I get talked to because people think I'm anorexic. Guys will look at me and tell me I'm too thin for them. I have well meaning friends and family come up to me and tell me I need to gain weight. I have people tell me I don't eat enough. I go to the store buy an xs shirt and it doesn't fit right, return it buy a small, return it buy a medium, then return it to buy a large which swallows me alive. People get on to me for not eating enough (I try to always eat at least two meals a day and snack several times in between). People tell me I need to put meat on my bones because I'm cold all the time. Doctors worry about low blood pressure, that I'm anemic, or that I'm anorexic and bring it up all the time. When I give blood I have to eat a snack because my blood sugar drops so low. So I don't know where you are getting that none of this stuff happens to thin people.

she doesn't use the word thin right. "thin" is either - a person who is underweight or a person who is naturally very skinny. she's neither

“They would rather give up a year of their life then to be obese” *Because I don’t want to risk having health problems*

Listen lady, you don’t have to keep pointing out you’re thin. We get it and tbh, you’re not even all that thin. You’re normal weight.

You said you're a swimmer, the continued to contradict yourself by saying your "thin privilege wasn't earned". Great logic.

Delusion at it's finest.

I’m a nurse. Do you know what it does to MY body to roll, reposition or lift a morbidly or super obese person? I’m sick of hearing that medical professionals are the problem. We are the realists that see families grieving and destroyed when horrible lifestyle choices cause loss.

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Lmao I got bullied for being too skinny. I was so skinny because i had to walk 3 miles to school and back home everyday and eat one meal a day. My privilege showed like my ribcage. Here I thought privilege was being able to gorge yourself down on food whenever you wanted because you could afford it.

Who’s here after watching Steven Crowder debunk “Thin Privilege”??? 🙋🏼‍♂️

Am I the only one who thinks she's breathing really hard ?

Yeah, I’m sure that the kids starving to death in Africa are sooooo privileged. Smh, you’re privileged to having access to all that food.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="210">3:30</a> honey, you ain’t thin, you’re average at best

She sounds like she gloating about not being morbidly obese🤔 and why does she keep saying "thin people like me"....plus she's really out of breath for a "thin" person 😅

Oh...I'm sorry that I take care of myself. If you can tell me to gain weight, then I can tell you to lose weight. There.

If you think I'm going to apologize for being thin you're absolutely delusional.

Thin....privilege... oh you mean that thing about ourselves we actually have full control to change with better diet and exercise? Being obese is like being unhygienic - a result of unhealthy lifestyle choices.

I have never met anyone who felt triggered for being complimented on losing weight! It's a good motivator not an insult!

Umm, the speaker should stop referring to herself as thin. Shes within the acceptable body size range, but thin refers to those on the leaner side, skinnier end.

Let's talk about personal responsibility and taking care of yourself in a healthy manner.

yes, being accused of bulimia and drug abuse fairly frequently is an immense privilege.

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I now understand why Ted talks are considered jokes now TedX was a mistake.

Did she really just compile this whole talk to call herself "thin" on stage?

As a thin person, I can say that I get more comments on my body than my heavier friends. It’s almost like if you are skinny people think they can say whatever they want about your body, like they freely judge you and talk down to you. It just kind of sucks to deal with that and then hear people talk about “thin privilege”

I left my country weighing 44 kilos being 28 years old and my husband weighing 53 kilos ... I did not feel privileged, we crossed 5 countries until we reached our destination. Today 2 years later our weight 60 and my husband 72 kilos and that is a privilege to have the resources to gain weight

Deal with YOUR issues. If you try to blame others instead of dealing with your obesity or any health problems you may have... you wont grow.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="345">5:45</a> type 2 diabetes high blood pressure heart disease and strokes certain types of cancer sleep apnea osteoarthritis fatty liver disease kidney disease pregnancy problems, such as high blood sugar during pregnancy, high blood pressure, and increased risk for cesarean delivery (C-section)

I bet people ranting about "Thin privilege" have never opened a history book in their lives. If they had they'd know the hardships people had to endure (and have today in many countries) because of the lack of food.

I lost it when they showed the audience

Let's not...

How is she out of breath from just standing there

I always thoguht ted talks were science based, not feeling based and totally delusional

I would rather lose a year of my life than having a life-threatening condition that will limit my physical abilities, expose me to hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and other risky health conditions, that i won’t be likely to get out of without painful surgery. So that’s a pass.

Can we talk about thin phobia? I almost committed suicide because people think its okay to say things like: “Real women have curves, eat a burger, you have no problems because you are skinny, you look like a boy”

This woman is delusional. She isn’t even that thin to begin with

We're really talking about this? Man, I need to go off grid and live in the bush or something, I don't know, live a simpler life.

She's talking about thin privilege, but notice how she started by mentioning she got a swimming scholarship because she was heavier?

Ted talks are getting bad. Old scientific theory that have been debunked or pushed aside for better theories. These emotionally based discrimination type videos where everyone is a victim.... ugh

I've been extremely skinny my entire life. Doctors bring it up all the time. I've had a school nurse wrap her fingers around my wrist, comment on how tiny it is, and accuse me of lying about eating. People tell me to "just eat something" and call me anorexic. I've been called a stick figure and was called "noodle arms" in middle school. My metabolism is too high, and after a long vacation where I was much more active than usual, I was hospitalized because I was underweight. Wow, I feel so privileged :)

As a Thin person I have this highly offensive because I have a fast metabolism and its very hard for me to gain weight and also my genetics

I don’t believe in skinny privilege, someone who is only 112lbs can hate themselves just as much as some who is 256lbs, but everyone is beautiful despite weight.

I got bullied because I was too thin. People literally called me toothpick. And it was because of my family’s genetic history of being underweight. I was always told to eat more which led me to dread meals since I always was pressured to eat more than I enjoyed. But I don’t care that people don’t have to worry about this, or that they are “privileged” Everyone has their problems.

I’d give up a year instead of being obese, I’d rather live one year less than live 20 years less.

It's my "privilege" to get up at 4am and workout before going to my job. It's my "privilege" that keeps me away from sugar & carbs. It's called self-control. It's called discipline.

If you are in the position too eat more calories than you require too maintain a healthy body weight then you have access too a larger amount of food compared too a very large portion of the population which would make you privileged.

I remember when Ted talk was about important topics

Commenters: “I’m 5’6 and 120 lbs. and people made fun of how skinny I am 😮‍💨 woe is me.” Me: *Its easier to gain weight than lose weight, kiddo.*

With all the privileges I have, I should be king. The victim mentality at it's best

**me reading comments** Oh look at that ... people proving her point. Great. What a time to be alive. How glad am I to be part of this intellectual species. So happy. Much joy

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Thin privilege started as a 4chan prank.

you aint thin probably still over weight according to the bmi scale

Unearned privilege? Most of the "privileged" thin people I know, make healthy food choices and exercise. I would say the earned whatever "privilege " they have received.

“Thin Privilege” No. Skinny people get bullied, you just don’t see it. They don’t speak up, because people will be like “you’re skinny you can’t talk!” You see those “body positivity” posts? Notice how it’s mostly just plus sized people. Which is great, but I believe that all bodies should be celebrated and embraced (unless you’re deathly unhealthy, big or small)

shes is the most self serving speaker ive ever heard saying things like "because im skinny my family will tell me i have a great body!"

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="232">3:52</a> **incoherent wheezing** *RIIIIIIIIGHT*

People can’t control what race the are born as, people CAN control weight and people who don’t are lazy

Why is ted talks promoting this woman?

'Thin Privilege'? Really? I call it *'Benefits of taking good care of your mind and body'*

Eating a plant based diet, intermittent fasting, lifting weights, running, and doing HIIT workouts for 5+ hours a week is how I got my “privileged” body. I’m so thankful for my immense thin privilege. How did I get so lucky? Lol.

LOL Comedy Gold

"They would rather give up a year of their life then to be obese" yeah because if I was obese I'd probably lose 10 years of my life.

Haha I work out to maintain a healthy lifestyle and don't make poor diet choices every day. what a privilege lol

She's from California....shocking.

Her heavy breathing... my god

People that are overweight always blame society no cap never themselves

When your obese you give up far more than just 1 year of your life.

I'm just sure those "privileged" anorexic people or poor kids from 3rd world countries must be must REALLY enjoy their "skinny privilege"

confusing... she’s not thin and her voice makes me nervous.

As an eating disorder dietitian- this talk went WAY above most of your heads! Privilege is not the absence of having hard experiences (being called names about being skinny, being told to eat cheeseburgers, etc. are hard experiences). It's about the hardships you've NOT had to endure based on your weight/body. Still so much work to do...

Do something about it, or suffer the consequences. Don't blame anyone else. An earned advantage, isn't a privilege.

I try to gain weight so I don’t get bully so often but I can’t gain weight easily, ‘thin privilege’ smh

Ah yes being 6'4 175 despite eating 3000 calories or more a day defintely was ideal so was being called twig, beanstalk, flag pole, stretch, ect

Oh ok, I get it. The society is now making up this "thin privilege" to comfort the obese. Very smart. *oh and for those who are immune to the definition of sarcasm, this was a sarcastic comment.

Femminism, thin privilege, patriarchy, etc I thought tedx was about science and not about science fiction

There's nothing like "thin privilege". Its just the willpower to workout and eat healthy and NOT stuff your face with cheeseburgers.

I work really hard to keep my body in shape. I go to the gym every other day and I eat healthy. Today I heard two bigger girls saying I have genetically lucky, being thin and all, as they were eating donuts. It’s unbelievable how people ignore the work it’s takes to look healthy (real healthy not the obesity feminists call body positivity)

Am I the only one that doesn't find her thin? I mean look at the size of her hand? Here in Europe this is considered thick.. (and this dress is really not for her body)

being able to sit on a chair without breaking it isn't a privilege lol

Sounds to me like she's saying there are lots of reasons to get in shape.

When I loose wait and my friends say “wow you look so good” it makes me feel amazing

Whe she says 'thin', she isn't refering to those with an ED (eating disorder), or those in impoverished countries. She means those within the 'healthy' BMI zone, or those percieved as 'normal'

Adele took a huge hit for losing weight, going from pudgy to not pudgy. How dare she!!

Ah yes me working out and going for runs after my 9 to 5 to stay in shape is privilege.....no its alot of damn work you work for what you become

Seems like you’re trying to convince yourself more than anything else

If a man who weighs 300 pounds works hard to drop his weight down to 180, is he now privileged?

Why does she keep refering to herself as thin? She is at an average weight. How anyone else noticed her repetitive tone as if gloating. Dude you ain't that thin.