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Fat people sharing their stories is one of the key ways to disrupt the normative discourse of the “obesity epidemic.” Autoethnography has become a popular way for fat scholars in the field of fat studies to tell their stories and challenge dominant narratives of fat people and their lived experiences. However, without recognizing the privileges and locations in which an individual stands, they risk reproducing other forms of oppression such as white supremacy and patriarchy. Adopting standpoint theory is one way that scholars can ensure they are acknowledging their positions and are clear about their privileges in knowledge creation. This authoethnographic piece illustrates an in-depth application of standpoint theory by the author as a demonstration for how this theory can illuminate the privileges and frameworks shaping the perspective of a fat studies scholar. In concluding, suggestions are made for an adoption of …