but i'll continue on to say that those things affect absolutely nothing, even if pigs oink at   I wouldn't say they affect nothing. They set the high standard. Just like you wouldn't have non-buff My Olympia's or fat VS Models, they set the bar of "near perfection" that others SHOULD strive for. I'll never be VS perfect (I'm too short and too curvy even though I hate that word) but I can damn well look at them without feeling bad about myself.  We need to stop lowering the bar. Having an un-achievable goal is perfectly fine, because it forces you to do things that push yourself and that's how you find new things to love.