A self-proclaimed “fat activist” gave college kids in Minnesota yet another issue to angrily protest: Thin privilege.

To mark International No Diet Day, the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health invited Virgie Tovar, a Cal-Berkeley lecturer and fat activist, to instruct Americas future nutritionists, dietitians and social workers on the finer points of fat oppression.

Tovars talk, entitled Dispelling Myths: Fat, Fatphobia, and Challenging Social Stereotypes, was designed to help students understand that fat phobia is rampant in a white, heteronormative society that is looking to actively oppress people with larger body types. Societys bias against fat people is, apparently, a form of bigotry and discrimination, evident in everything from sexual preferences to the size of seats on public transportation.

She even, reportedly, compared society anti-fat culture to so-called rape culture, and berated society for its obsession with what she termed thin privilege.

According to Tovar, the students, who study public health( at one of the top 10 schools for public health ), shouldnt move people they deem overweight to shed pounds, even if its better overall for health. Weight loss is not a realistic goal for most people, she said, announced today that exercising and diet are social constructs. She implored her audience to lose loathe , not weight and rebel against diet culture.

No surprise, Tovar, who lists her occupation as fat activist, has a Masters in Human Sexualitywith a focus on the intersection of body size, race and genderand teach at the University of California, at Berkeley, where that is considered an actual academic field of study. Her expertise is wide-ranging.

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