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nabhan · Local time: Aug 2, 2006, 05:19 PM

It's one thing not to drink, do drugs, or smoke. It's another to live under a stupid label which never really had any meaning. The whole "movement" is so ridiculous that the guy who fuckin' started it has disassociated himself from it.

Basically, it's a personal decision, but for the love of god, would everyone stop throwing the term sXe around so lightly because 'hay! that's sort of like me!"

EDIT: Post above for a perfect example. Being straight edge would mean that you have made a serious resolve not to do any of the above.

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nabhan · Local time: Aug 2, 2006, 07:57 PM

Ever hear of Minor Threat? =x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_edge_movement

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nabhan · Local time: Aug 2, 2006, 08:50 PM

That's what I've been trying to say ;___;

Point 1, and completely irrelevant to this topic:

The people who started it saw firsthand how alcohol and drugs could fuck people up, or experienced it themselves. They made a conscious decision to avoid that stuff for their own health. What it transformed into is utterly ridiculous:

a) As devo said, a bunch of prudish assholes.
b) Rich, white suburbanites trying to be cool and in da scene!!!1.
c) Hardline militants basically who start shit when people are drinking.

Point 2~

Being edge is a decision that you make. It's not really a byproduct of not drinking, smoking, or doing drugs. If someone was once an alcoholic and decides to give all that up, it's not like they're "not allowed" to go edge. Straight Edge is an effort to abstain, and you DECIDE that you're edge.

I guess it's sort of hard to explain how I see it. I don't drink, do drugs, smoke, and haven't had sex, but I don't think I'll ever declare myself edge.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

nabhan · Local time: Aug 2, 2006, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by blue

I dunno... most kids I know who are "straight edge" aren't that way to be cool or be part of a movement. They do it because they were raised that way... just as many non-straight edge kids were raised in a more lax environment.

I know what you mean. There are lots of people who go edge for a healthier lifestyle or ethics or whatever. I just think the term has become jaded, and to me doesn't mean too much. Especially when the sXe kids push their lifestyle, or vice versa.

;_;

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nabhan · Local time: Aug 5, 2006, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Luckee Cookie

1. Life is too short; might as well have fun with it.
2. people are prone to evils anyways, welcome to the club...?

I mean it's ok for those who put a goal in not drinking, smokeing and/or having sex; But I just don't like it when they slap on some status to it. I mean... HOW ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE OUR SPECIES SURVIVE O_O!? (ah I over exagerate, there's tube babies, I forget

)

Um....what the hell?

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