Flexing at the Y

Location: Men's Locker Room at the YMCA, Upper West Side

As I was getting dressed and ready to go home, four, black teenagers began to pose in front of a full-length mirror at one end of the room. They jockeyed for position as they flexed their thin, wiry frames for one another. Finally, the smallest one pushes his way to the front.

Kid 1: Yo! Lookit me, man! I do have a back, see? Lookit that! I got wings!
Kid 2: You got wings?! What are you now- a tampon?