Body positivity! Lena Dunham flaunts cellulite on Glamour cover
Lena Dunham isn't shy when it comes to showcasing her body on her hit TV show Girls.
However, getting the fashion industry to accept a regular sized, cellulite speckled physique isn't always the easiest endeavour.
This week Lena is praising Glamour for showing off her gorgeous, un-retouched body on the cover of it's February edition.
Our first cover as a fearsome foursome. Can't wait to show the grandkids Love you @glamourmag! https://t.co/MOVll3svXP pic.twitter.com/gFvD5QFPTN
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) January 3, 2017
The cover sees Lena posing with her Girls co-stars Jemina Kirke, Allison Williams and Zosia Mamet, decked out in Spice Girls-esque platform booties and rainbow hued ensembles from Marc Jacob's new season.
Most magazines air brush out any signs of imperfection, from cellulite to moles to less than symmetrical features (Lena was previously caught up in a photoshop drama with Vogue), but February's Glamour cover shows Lena just as she is, cellulite and all.
Taking to Instagram, Lena praised the fashion tome for their inclusivity and penned a heartfelt caption about her experiences with body shaming.
.@lenadunham's visible cellulite on the cover of Glamour is giving me LIFE. Another step toward #bodypositivity in the mainstream media!
— Madeline Allen (@madelinemallen) January 4, 2017
"Throughout my teens I was told, in no uncertain terms, that I was f**king funny looking. Potbelly, rabbit teeth, knock knees — I could never seem to get it right and it haunted my every move," she wrote.
"I posed as the sassy confident one, secretly horrified and hurt by careless comments and hostility. Let's get something straight: I didn't hate what I looked like — I hated the culture that was telling me to hate it."
"When my career started, some people celebrated my look but always through the lens of 'Isn't she brave? Isn't it such a bold move to show THAT body on TV?'"
"Then there were the legions of trolls who made high school teasing look like a damned joke with the violent threats they heaped on, the sickening insults that made me ache for teen girls like me who might be reading my comments."
"Well, today this body is on the cover of a magazine that millions of women will read, without photoshop, my thigh on full imperfect display," she continued.
"Whether you agree with my politics, like my show or connect to what I do, it doesn't matter — my body isn't fair game. No one's is, no matter their size, colour, gender identity, and there's a place for us all in popular culture to be recognised as beautiful."
Lena's cover is getting lots of positive feedback online, with fans rejoicing over the display of body positivity.
However, like all images featuring women who chose to detach themselves from typical beauty norms, the image is also garnering hate from online trolls.
"Haters are gonna have to get more intellectual and creative with their disses in 2017 because none of us are going to be scared into muumuus by faceless basement dwellers, or cruel blogs, or even our partners and friends," said the star. Hear hear!
