Straight Edge

I found this on a discussion board and I figured I'd share it:


"Straight Edge is a more philosophical offshoot of the punk movement, a reaction to the hedonism and self-destruction that characterised punk. The basic tenet of the philosophy centres around the issue of self-control. The goal is to regain as much personal control over your own life as possible. sXe is the only youth counter-culture to actively discourage drug use, alcohol use, and casual sex. Straight edge is a lifestyle centred around personal development and well being, while encouraging fun and togetherness. sXe is not just about being into contemporary punk music acts and being against drugs. It goes deeper than this. The movement wishes to attract people away from dependancy lifestyles centred around drug habits (legal or illegal) and unhealthy and exploitative eating and general living habits common in modern cultures. sXe is not dogmatic, there are no hard rules, these are for you to decide. Nobody should dictate like the police, or preach an ideology like the church or state. Hope this helps people understand what straight Edge is about if you have more questions this link may help just remember if you decide Straight edge is the path you want to take your life do your research before you start to claim it "

I never realized that I've pretty much always been Straight-Edge. I guess I can claim it now

I just like to have the occasional drink on New year's and my birthday.

I dont see the harm.

Well, Straight-Edge isn't a religion or militant or anything. It's not telling you the shit's bad for you, etc. That's up to you to make that decision what's bad for you or not. no pressure involved.

So in short, what Straight Edge is, is peeps that

don't smoke, drink, do drugs....

what was not written in that (someone posted this from Wiki) is that some believe that you have to be a vegatarian and non-promisuous in order to be S.E.

Non-promiscious was one of the requirements as well-'no casual sex'

Yeah,so pardon me for posting that as an add-on, V.1.

I wasn't thinking about that when I posted it... just something that came to mind.

It's alllll gooooodddd

You're definitely right about the vegetarian thing, that's just extra and not a requirement

so not eating meat is a part of the straightedge style too?

Those are fanatics working on their own, not an actual requirement

Gotcha

Jordan is right. Like the person who scripted what I post in my first post, "The movement wishes to attract people away from dependancy lifestyles centred around drug habits (legal or illegal) and unhealthy and exploitative eating and general living habits common in modern cultures."

Oh, yeah... forgot that.