Lena Dunham denounces ‘gnarled’ body shame comments after marriage and weight loss

Lena Dunham has criticized the shameful comments about the body and the fat she received after sharing her recent wedding photos and her weight gain since she “was last on TV”.

The 35-year-old Girls creator bonded with musician Luis Felber, 35, last week with Taylor Swift as her bridesmaid, and returned to social media to post the good news.

However, after reading some of the negative responses about her appearance, Dunham was inspired to write a lengthy response to her Instagram on Wednesday.

Response: Lena Dunham slammed the ‘gnarly’ body shame comments after sharing her weight gain and wedding photos, in a new Instagram post on Wednesday

“It’s a little too easy to feel the glimmer of support and forget the cesspool behind it,” she said of her special day on social media. “So I took a look and saw some gnarly bullshit, most of it not worth responding to or even sharing with you.”

But the star said one account of the comments was that she should “somehow be ashamed of myself because my body has changed since the last time I was on TV.”

‘Number one, “Did Lena eat the Girls cast” just isn’t a very good joke.’ she said, adding: “Second, it is ironic to have my body compared to a body that has also been the subject of public contempt – an echo chamber of bodily shame.”

Speaking Out: The Girls star posted a lengthy caption on her Instagram after her wedding

Happy days: The 35-year-old Girls creator married musician Luis Felber, 35, last week, with Taylor Swift as bridesmaid

Outpouring: The actress was inundated with celebrity support after her post

“But when will we learn to stop equating thinness with health / happiness?” Sure, weight loss can be the result of a positive change in habits, but guess what? Weight gain too.

She then explained that some of the images she was compared to before date from a time when she was “actively addicted with an undiagnosed disease”.

“In the 4 years since I got sober and started my life as a person who aspires to health, not just success. These changes have allowed me to be the kind of sister / friend / daughter that I want to be and yeah meet my husband (who, by the way, doesn’t recognize me in those old photos because he sees how my light was dim.) ‘

“I say this for anyone else whose appearance has changed over time, disease, or circumstances – it’s okay to live in your current body without treating it as a transition. I am, and I really appreciate it. I love you all.’

Honeymoon look: For the honeymoon in Somerset, England, she confessed to living in a blue knit dress from Puppets and Puppets that she wore with underwear due to the cold temperatures.

Happy: The star commented on the negative reaction to her weight-sharing “since her last appearance on television”

Safety: To ensure everyone’s safety, all 60 guests were required to show proof of vaccination and undergo two lateral flow tests during the couple’s intimate affair.

Last year, Dunham was frank with fans about her body struggles as she posted a snapshot of her ‘pot belly’ saying, ‘You know, I’ve given my belly a lot of thought. quarantined jar – especially since I notice an unusual amount of articles with headlines like ‘How I lost weight’ and ‘Diet is everything’. ‘

‘Growing up chubby, fat, thick, whatever you want to call it – I always felt my body was a sign that said ‘I’m lazy and I’ve done less,’ ‘Dunham wrote. “Like I just found the willingness to invest 30% more, I might be fine.”

“Over the years, as my body guided me through my career, illness and disability, I began to appreciate what it was capable of.

She added, “But somehow this time of pandemic has brought back some of those old feelings of self-loathing and I think it all comes down to this damn to-do list, the one that started. when we entered detention. “

The Girls star has also spoken openly about her health concerns, after revealing that she had a hysterectomy at age 31 due to the intolerable pain of endometriosis.