Thursday, August 18, 2011

Fat Male Privilege

Lately I've seen a lot on my Twitter timeline about "male privilege" and "black male privilege." While I feel these are very worthwhile discussions, I wonder why we aren't talking about another  issue that is plaguing our community.

FAT. MALE. PRIVILEGE.
It's real, and it's ugly.




[caption id="attachment_1462" align="aligncenter" width="373" caption="Do you think a fat woman could get away with this? Hell no! Fat male privilege strikes again!"][/caption]

 

Really I just find it humorous that almost 70 percent of men are overweight, compared with 52 percent of women. Yet somehow it is almost always the women who are the target of ridicule, criticism and "advice." Women are constantly told that they need to be smaller to appeal to men, to be more feminine, to be "beautiful." Where is this advice for the guys?

Oh I forgot; they have penises so they get a pass. They can't see those penises, but still...

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