Where'd all the straight-edge people go?
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Felt like they were on the rage as I was finishing high school, but now they're nowhere to be seen.
I'd wager most of you haven't even heard the term 'straight-edge' in months, or possibly years.
What the heck is straight-edge even
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What the heck is straight-edge even
People that listen to hardcore that abstain from drugs and alcohol and commonly also from eating meat. They were easily recognizable by having painted a large sXe with a marker on their hand and maybe some additional letters on top and bottom for their particular flavour of Straight Edge. Here in Sweden they were quite common amongst punk rockers from the mid eighties up to late nineties.
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People that listen to hardcore that abstain from drugs and alcohol and commonly also from eating meat. They were easily recognizable by having painted a large sXe with a marker on their hand and maybe some additional letters on top and bottom for their particular flavour of Straight Edge. Here in Sweden they were quite common amongst punk rockers from the mid eighties up to late nineties.
From you link:
While the commonly expressed aspects of the straight edge subculture have been abstinence from alcohol, nicotine, and illegal drugs, there have been considerable variations. Disagreements often arise as to the primary reasons for living straight edge.
Wouldn't having to justify why you're making a choice to someone be anti-punk in general? If someone is disagreeing with you for you choosing to be "straight edge" shouldn't the punk response to them be: "Fuck you"?
Additionally, if someone that is "straight edge" is telling someone else they should also be straight edge, isn't the response to them also "Fuck you"?
