In a society that objectifies women, women learn that, to many others, they are their bodies. In particular, they’re often judged by their breasts, which is problematic no matter what size they are.
Because our bodies are the means by which others judge us, we place our bodies under deep and critical scrutiny. In such a world, all bodies are always potentially problematic. Women are too much of this or not enough of that. Even when women like their bodies overall, there is always some part that some person would judge unacceptable. And, in any case, our bodies will inevitably (continue to) disappoint us if we lose the ability to invest time and money on them or, of course, dare to age.
Two postcards recently presented at Post Secret illustrate this idea. In one a woman expresses her discomfort with her small breasts:
In the other, a woman explains that her breasts make her feel insecure:
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