There are so many women, my girlfriend included, who suffer from a lack of self esteem. This is largely due to the hollywood image of the perfect woman. Women are shown supermodels all the time on TV and they are expected to have similar bodies. What people don’t understand is the amount of torture and pain that these women go through! They are expected to be under a certain weight, which may not be a healthy weight for most people! This article talks about how women are subjected to having the “ideal” body. And it’s not just movies that are body image dominated cultures. Music and sports are the same way! I can name at least ten artists that aren’t very good singers but they are drop dead gorgeous. With today’s technology it is easy to make them sound good so they have a leg up because of their personal appearance. It isn’t right and it causes women everywhere to be less self confident and to look down upon themselves even if they are completely healthy.