I feel sorry... for people who've had skinny privilege and then have it taken away from them. I have had a lifetime to adjust to seeing how people treat women who aren't their idea of beautiful and therefore aren't their idea of useful, and I had to find ways to become useful to myself.

Summary

This quote expresses sympathy for individuals who once benefited from "skinny privilege" but lost it. The speaker reflects on their own experience as a woman who did not fit societal beauty standards, facing non-acceptance and having to navigate her own sense of self-worth. The quote highlights the importance of recognizing and transcending societal standards of beauty and finding personal empowerment independent of them.

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