Lena Dunham has never been one to keep quiet about her own public image.
And as someone in the public eye, Lena is subjected to the pressure to look and dress a certain way.
But in a recent Instagram post, the 30-year-old star has hit out at those congratulating her on her new slimmed-down appearance.
Referencing one media outlet who instructed others to “stop talking about it,” Lena agreed, writing:
“I feel I’ve made it pretty clear over the years that I don’t give even the tiniest of s**ts what anyone else feels about my body,” she writes.
“I’ve gone on red carpets in couture as a size 14. I’ve done sex scenes days after surgery, mottled with scars. I’ve accepted that my body is an ever changing organism, not a fixed entity – what goes up must come down and vice versa.
“I smile just as wide no matter my current size because I’m proud of what this body has seen and done and represented. Chronic illness sufferer. Body-shaming vigilante. Sexual assault survivor. Raging hottie. Just like all of YOU.
“Right now I’m struggling to control my endometriosis through a healthy diet and exercise. So my weight loss isn’t a triumph and it also isn’t some sign I’ve finally given in to the voices of trolls. Because my body belongs to ME – at every phase, in every iteration, and whatever I’m doing with it. I’m not handing in my feminist card to anyone.”
Lena adds that she refuses to be drawn into the before and after picture situation, and only had praise for her friends who “demand to be more than a daily weigh in.”
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