make two circles of friends. One straight edge and one that arn't. You can be friends with both but chances are those straight edge people will probably go further in life then the non straight edge one.
"Don't do drugs, don't be promiscuous" I'm only down for the latter half. And I'm the only American alive who is, apparently.
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Like abstinence, they are fine in general. They aren't wrong in saying you shouldn't smoke, drink, or sleep around (excessively). However, it becomes an issue when they ONLY use that. In combination it is fine if you are educating them about smoking, drinking, and sex. Just saying "Having sex will give you aids and triplets" doesn't do anything. Saying "The only surefire way to not get pregnant is to not have sex, but if you are going to have sex here are things you should know..."
I don't get it. It always strikes me as some weird notion that drinking automatically makes you act poorly in some way, or that casual sex is inherently bad.
I've never heard anyone make a coherent argument for it, usually just consist of "I don't like it" or "I've heard some horror stories"... Don't mind at all if people want to abstain from those things, I just don't get it as a movement or "scene".
To "be punk" isn't just about partying and such. It is about your views on the world and how it is controlled. It's about questioning establishment and putting the system on trial.
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In the 90's as well. It still is a thing these days as well, but not often seen.
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I don't drink / smoke, but it's not to be part of some stupid group. I just don't like to dull my senses.
It's not that it is punk or not. There are many different types of "punks" Which is stupid anyhow, because part of "being punk" is to not be labeled. So to label themselves as Straight Edge is hypocritical. The idea of nonconformist groups is hypocritical anyhow.
My sarcastic comment to it has always been, "I'm so nonconformant that I conform to this nonconformity." It is really silly.
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Your name will carry on through generations, and will never be forgotten.
I could be considered "straight edge" in that I don't drink, do any sort of drugs, don't smoke cigarettes or cigars or chew tobacco, and don't fuck around. But it isn't to be part of some edgy group. I don't do that stuff because I never saw the reason to. That, and everyone around me who did those things were not the brightest bulbs in the package. Of course, some of the "preppy" type kids, you know the ones who dress nice, have rich parents, are the sportsy types, probably did some of that stuff, but I was never made aware of that. But they were the ones that didn't shove that shit in your face all the damn time like the ones you can tell did that crap just by looking at them.
If you want to do that shit, more power to you. It is your body and you can do whatever you want to it. But don't get pissy with me when I refuse to accept your incessant attempts to get me to do it with you. As they say, "No means no."
Call me boring. I don't care. But I would rather spend my limited amount of money on things that don't go up in smoke or get pissed away.
It sounds incredibly boring. Plus such people have a nasty tendency to want to impose their beliefs on the rest of us.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
I suppose I fit into that category?
I don't drink or do drugs, nor am I promiscuous, and I am generally courteous.
But I don't drink or do drugs because I don't like them, and they are too expensive and have too many negative side effect for me to want to like them.
I'm not promiscuous because I'm a) in a relationship, and b) not very social in the first place.
And I'm generally a fairly courteous person because... I was raised that way? Idk, it's just how I am.
So I suppose I fit the bill, but by no specific effort or desire to on my part. And I have no idea what being punk has to do with it...
I am 'straight edge' but I don't think of it as punk or anti-anything.
Its simply making the choice to not be a dumbass who pumps herself full of drugs and other shit that kills and/or poisons people. I've never been drunk, I've never been high, and I haven't touched a cigarette in around 22 years. To some that might be boring... I guess its a good thing I don't give a flying fuck what other people think.
Appreciate your time with friends and family while they're here. Don't wait until they're gone to tell them what they mean to you.