The annual Met Gala, an annual event hosted by Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, reared its head this week. The event Monday coincides with the Costume Institute's newest presentation, curated by Andrew Bolton.
Photos of ultrathin, fit, and tan women with flat stomachs and big boobs in bathing suits and short shorts fill pages on social media sites like Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr. From women so thin each of their vertebra pokes through their skin, to women wearing nothing but a thong and a sultry look, the Internet provides millions of images of women in a sexualized state.