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Lena Dunham replies to body shamers: “Just equate thinness with happiness”

They should be days of pure joy for Lena Dunham. The star of Girls, 35 years old, on September 25 has in fact married singer Luis Felber, his age. But the only one wedding photos posted by the actress on Instagram was enough for unleash the haters. That they fiercely attacked her for the extra pounds: “Lena ate the cast of Girls», We read, for example, in the comment of the shot.

A wave of body shaming to which the artist wanted replicate with a post on Instagram come on calm but decisive tones. «Last week was great for so many reasons. First, I got married. My husband and I went to the countryside and looked at beehives and wildflower fields. I got to feel the intense love of my friends / family around us. […] these moments of joy made me think we should admit that when we are happy it is not a crime».

But since “it’s a little too easy to just feel the support of the fans and forget the cesspool lurking behind it », Lena wanted also deal with “unpleasant” phrases read in commentary on her wedding photo: “Most aren’t worth answering, but it’s a narrative I disagree with, largely because I don’t want other women, other people, to have the belief in their heads that I should somehow be ashamed because my body has changed».

Words, as we know, are often heavier than boulders: “In the first place”Lena ate the cast of Girls “it’s not exactly a good joke”, continued the actress. “When will we learn to stop equating thinness with health / happiness? “

Lena, who has big problems behind her – as a child she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, then in 2018 she had to undergo surgical removal of the uterus and one ovary – today is one champion of body positivity. Through thick and thin. Last year, for example, he revealed on Instagram: “In quarantine, self-hatred is back“. And in her reflection via social media she asked herself: “After all these years spent promoting self-love, Why do I feel weight loss still has to be on my to-do list?».

Today, however, it seems to have reached a new awareness: “The photos they compare me to are from when I was addicted (from the antidepressant drug Klonopin, ed) and an undiagnosed disease, ”he wrote in his latest post. “In the past four years I have given up addiction and have started living my life as someone who aspires to health and not just success. These changes have allowed me to be the kind of sister / friend / daughter I want to be and yes – meet my husband (who, by the way, doesn’t recognize me in those old photos because he sees how dim my light was). I say this for any other person whose appearance has changed with time, illness or circumstances: it’s okay to live in your current body».

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