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Gina Rodriguez's Perfect Reason For Not Wanting To Be Photoshopped

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When it comes to self-love and body positivity, Gina Rodriguez seems to be an endless source of wisdom.

The β€œJane the Virgin” star is featured in Women’s Health magazine’s October issue as one of their 2016 β€œGame Changers.” During her interview, Rodriguez expressed her distaste for Photoshopped images of herself.

β€œYou know, in this day and age of Photoshopping and transforming oneself and filtering and filtering and filtering, it really feels good when a photo can capture my heart, my body, my spirit, without having to gloss over it,” the 32-year-old told the magazine. β€œLet me keep my curves, you know? My birthmark. I want to look like myself.”

As for what makes someone β€œugly,” Rodriguez said that she thinks it has little do with physical characteristics and everything to do with inner beauty.

β€œKindness is, to me, the most attractive attribute on any human being,” she said. β€œI don’t care what you look like – if you are unkind, you are ugly. You are ugly, ugly.”

Rodriguez explained to Women’s Health in April how important it was to not hide what she might consider imperfections.

β€œI’m trying to use my social media as a way to communicate that I’m flawed and that I’m okay with it,” she said. β€œIt’s a very strange feeling to be okay with a little cellulite or a little extra anything. I don’t look at it and feel terrified anymore, and my confidence changed because of that. I carry myself differently.”

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