Straight edge or not?

I didn't even know the term existed until this thread. If we're going by the whole no drugs, alcohol, and remaining a virgin until marriage idea then I guess I am straight edge. I'm an omnivore, so for those that want to add that into the mix then I am not as straight edge.

I also come from a conservative family, but I have a lot of friends that are probably the total opposite of "straight edge" since my family didn't become extremely conservative until after I was 18. They were conservative before, but back then they would've at least accepted my friends more. I guess I'm the stereotypical "good girl" among the wild girls/guys.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by nabhan

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.

Ok, now that I have a better idea of what it is, I think I'll just claim to be a good girl and not edge.

There's nowhere I can't reach.