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Woman reveals ‘skinny privilege’ after losing 11 stone – ‘strangers treat me differently’ | UK | News

Woman reveals ‘skinny privilege’ after losing 11 stone – ‘strangers treat me differently’ | UK | News

Now Issy has lost 11st 10lbs and is a slender 13st 1lbs and can slip into a size 14 but has realised how differently she is being treated. She said people now hold the door open for her and smile at her and they hadn’t before – so she believes she now has ‘skinny privilege’. Issy, an e-commerce and social media manager, from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, said: “It’s basic things – someone holding the door open. People smiling at you. “I feel I get treated differently. When you’ve been big you realise you don’t have the same experience. “I was quite shocked that people before wouldn’t have entertained me before have popped up. I’m the exact same person. I still treat people the same. “I want someone to like me for me not for what I look like. People say you’re thinner now – must get more attention. “It’s a bit sad. Why wasn’t she worthy of the same? But everyone has a preference and everyone is entitled to that. “It’s crazy how different people treat …