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All of Lena Dunham's Most Impactful Quotes About Body Positivity

Lena Dunham has been candid about embracing her body through the years despite criticism of her ‘Girls’ nude scenes

Lena DunhamSteve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesDunham, who lost weight in 2017 when Donald Trump was elected president following a depressive episode, is not a fan of people constantly commenting on her slimdown. “I’ve never called myself ‘body positive’ because my relationship with my curves and scars isn’t overtly political — it’s wildly personal,” she wrote via Instagram in March 2020. “One narrative I take issue with, largely because it’s a story I don’t want other women, other people, to get lodged in their heads is that I should somehow be ashamed because my body has changed since I was last on television,” Dunham wrote via Instagram.

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