“ People measure themselves against a mythical ideal and then remodel themselves to fit that pattern, becoming what they believe they should be. Having been taught that feminine beauty means having full, softly rounded breasts, women judge themselves against this standard. Missing the mark, they put on padded bras or suffer silicone implants. As flat chests disappear, reality is replaced with a replica, and the truth of the myth is confirmed. Myths thus function as self-fulfilling prophecy and are therefore dangerously self-perpetuating. ” - “Beauty Bound” by Rita Freedman (1985)