Is it true that the droit to seignor actually refers to the unbounded rights of all baby boomers, including the right to eternal youth, beauty, and yes, vanity. This mildly discomfiting New York Times story about aging body builders appears to support that thesis. The newspaper of record describes "a small but growing number of 60- and 70-year-old
bodybuilders stripping down to Speedos, slathering on bronzer, and
strutting their stuff onstage in natural, or drug-free, competitions." Then, as perhaps a word of warning, the Times advises that "The season for amateur and pro-level events begins this month."
Few readers will be surprised to learn that body builders of a generation that was never exactly drug-averse make ample use of whatever chemicals will help them achieve their goals. The Times quotes Scott Hults, a 64-year-old retired Naval officer-turned-bodybuilder, saying that he personally knows several senior athletes now on steroids, human growth hormone or testosterone replacement therapy.
Read more in the New York Times.