Adventures In Agelessness
This drift into age denial is everywhere. The Washington Post reported last week that preteen boys are increasingly into body-building. One 12-year-old said that he started lifting weights when he was 7 and can now bench-press 80 pounds. He told the Post that his girlfriend likes his muscles, particularly his biceps. Of course, the boys are simply following girls who, at ever-younger ages, have been baring midriffs, shortening shorts and slathering themselves in cosmetics–all to look older and sexier....