I find Kate Winslet's opinion on Photoshop very interesting. In 2005 on the cover of GQ magazine, Kate Winslet's thighs and waist were photoshopped a little too far. She did not want this and was actually very upset on the matter saying: "The retouching is excessive. I do not look like that and more importantly I don't desire to look like that." I know I don't think Kate Winslet is fat or not an ideal media figure... so why was she photoshopped? It's sad to think that the media portrays women with body measurements that don't even exist. And who was the genius that came up with this anyway? The idea image of women with small waists and elongated legs is pleasing to the eye, but actually fantasy. And even though these beautiful features rarely exist, these pictures never cease to crush the feelings and images women have of themselves throughout the world. It just doesn't make sense to create beauty when no one is even positive it exists. And who says that skinny and sharp features are beautiful anyway? I think we all need to stop and rethink the uses of Photoshop from constantly necessary to moderate and practical.
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