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Submitted by Adriana Rae on October 2, 2006 - 23:47.
A couple of years ago, Kate Winslet complained when photos of her were airbrushed to make her look thinner for GQ magazine. She wanted people to know this had been done without her consent. Today Winslet continues to feel very strongly about this;
"Women shouldn't be under pressure to conform to a ridiculously perfect body image. It's not even perfect - it's both unreal and unhealthy. I don't want my daughter or other girls growing up thinking that you have to look thin to be considered attractive or normal. Women shouldn't be under this intense kind of pressure to correspond to this impossible standard of what we should look like to feel secure and comfortable in clothes. The situation (in fashion) is out of control.
I hope I can offer women some support in not feeling awkward or unattractive if you're not thin.
I want to stay normal and true to myself and be a different kind of role model to young women. We need to be healthy."
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