Quote by Beth Ditto

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.

I feel sorry... for people who've had skinny privilege and t

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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Women

By Beth Ditto

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