In a world where being very skinny (or buff if you're a guy) is the ideal and being overweight is dreaded, many people are self-conscious about their weight. Media, Internet and social media depictions of impossibly perfect celebrities only makes it worse. These (usually female) characters are obsessed with dieting (or occasionally, working out) in order to reach the ideal; commenting on their figure is often a sensitive point for them. However, not all characters with Weight Woe are overweight.