Lili Reinhart says there needs to be more ‘averaged sized arms’ represented in the media

Lili Reinhart has opened up about her body dysmorphia and how the media seem to glamourise “skinny arms” rather than “averaged sized arms.”

The Riverdale and Hustlers actor is not afraid of speaking out about body shaming issues, recently calling out trolls who made comments about her weight. Last year she also criticised Kim Kardashian’s comments on how she didn’t eat so she could fit into Marilyn Monroe’s dress for the Met Gala, posting, “”So wrong. So fucked on 100s of levels.”

Now Reinhart has taken to Twitter to raise the issue of arms – the fact that we only ever see “skinny arms’ on celebrities and in the media.

She tweeted: “I wish there were more average sized arms represented in mainstream media for women. My body dysmorphia has been going crazy because I feel like my arms need to be half the size they are currently? We’ve glamorized these skinny arms that, for most of us, can only be achieved if you’re a literal adolescent.”

She then continued to say: “I truly wonder how anyone survives or gets through this life without having severe BD. Maybe it’s a cruel amplified version in combination with my OCD, but damn. The amount of time I’ve wasted thinking about my arms in the last few months is insane.”