“Mental illness gets worse when people say that you don’t have a right to feel the way you do.”
Lili Reinhart takes to Twitter and shuts down cyberbullies and body shamers.
It’s almost impossible to escape the pop culture prominence of the CW’s Riverdale and 21-year-old actress Lili Reinhart is proving to be just as fierce in real life as her character on the show. Better known as the sweet and studious Betty Cooper, Reinhart shared her recent spread in Harper’ Bazaar on Twitter where she shared her appreciation for Marilyn Monroe and body positivity.
However, one Twitter user failed to take into account that the title of the article is, “Lili Reinhart Is a Hollywood Ingenue with No Time for Haters”. @abelsbbygirl replied to Harper’s Bazaar’s tweet about the Reinhart spread and said, “y’all need to stop letting girls built like Gigi Hadid a platform to talk about how their bodies “aren’t accepted” like they’re not the industry standard. it’s tiring.”
And while some folks agreed with this user, Reinhart certainly did not, replying to the user that, “Insecurity exists outside the limits of a certain dress size,” and then going on to share that she will never understand how people can hide behind their phones and body shame others.
Three short hours after the clapback, the matter was still on Reinhart’s mind. She used this opportunity to talk about the realities of body dysmorphia and mental health with key words of wisdom like, “You may not understand someone’s insecurity — but respect it”.
