OlderLili Reinhart Responds to Critics About Body Dysmorphia
Don’t think about telling Lili Reinhart what she can and can not say – especially about body insecurity.
The 21-year-old Riverdale actor headed to her Twitter earlier this week with a reply to all the trolls coming at her.
“Feeling really disheartened by the fact that so many people are saying ‘you’re skinny so shut up about embracing your body,’” Lili posted. “As if my body dysmorphia is irrelevant because of how I look to some people. I’m either not curvy enough or not skinny enough to feel insecure.”
Lili also tweeted about mental illness and her right to talk about it, as well.
“Mental illness gets worse when people say that you don’t have a right to feel the way you do,” she added. “That’s where we are failing. Do not encourage this behavior. It is destructive.”
Just recently, Lili opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about being transparent when it came to her body dysmorphia and mental health.
My body is not like hers. Thought that was quite obvious. Insecurity exists outside the limits of a certain dress size. You’re not helping the problem. https://t.co/23mH17imz0
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
Telling someone they don’t deserve to feel insecure because their body is “fine” or “just like” whomever.. is wrong. That’s part of the problem. That’s part of body shaming.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
I will never understand how someone can be so cowardly as to hide behind their phone and tell a stranger that their feelings are irrelevant and considered “whining,” just because they think you represent some ideal figure or shape.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
I hope this example helps show you a significant problem that’s going on today with young boys and girls. This is why people with mental health issues- depression, eating disorders, body dismirphia— sometimes don’t get the help they need because they’re shamed into being quiet.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 3, 2018
Feeling really disheartened by the fact that so many people are saying “you’re skinny so shut up about embrscing your body.” As if my body dysmorphia is irrelevant because of how I look to some people. I’m either not curvy enough or not skinny enough to feel insecure.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 4, 2018
*failing
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) July 4, 2018
