Are you straightedge? Page 2

Started by Geometric-sama February 12th, 2006 10:12 PM
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Are you straightedge?

Age 62
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Melbourne, Australia
Seen April 26th, 2018
Posted June 9th, 2014
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19.7 Years
Can we know the difference? ._.

I use to know someone who was straightedge... but she got caught with pot recently.
Yes. sXes are those who are immersed in the punk subculture and have specifically chosen to follow the movement and the things it entails. Others, like me, simply chose not to do those things because they considered them dangerous or... I can't find the word. I decided that I would never drink, do drugs or sleep around long before I started listening to punk music. I'm not actually a punk, either.

I have one friend who is a true straightedge. The rest of his family, including his two younger brothers (aged 17 and 14, I believe) drink heavily, and he decided he wanted to be straightedge and avoid that whole scene. Another friend I believe is straightedge, but he won't tell me. I know he's into a lot of straightedge music, and follows the three "don't"s.


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Posted December 28th, 2018
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Yes. sXes are those who are immersed in the punk subculture and have specifically chosen to follow the movement and the things it entails. Others, like me, simply chose not to do those things because they considered them dangerous or... I can't find the word. I decided that I would never drink, do drugs or sleep around long before I started listening to punk music. I'm not actually a punk, either.

I have one friend who is a true straightedge. The rest of his family, including his two younger brothers (aged 17 and 14, I believe) drink heavily, and he decided he wanted to be straightedge and avoid that whole scene. Another friend I believe is straightedge, but he won't tell me. I know he's into a lot of straightedge music, and follows the three "don't"s.
I am ze punk D:

Punk music rocks my world~ and I dress semi-punkish. I need more bandshirts though. Puuuu.

I'll have to stop at Hot Topic soon.
Age 36
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Seen April 22nd, 2006
Posted April 22nd, 2006
170 posts
17.3 Years
I do not, and never will, drink or do drugs. Very wierd saying that, considering I'm a college student. It's EVERYWHERE here.

But I also do not consider myself "straightedge" or any of that punk/emo culture bullmuk. I'm a nerdy kid who will never **** himself up with drugs. That's about it.
That's all it really is--a label for people to feel like they belong to something. You can not be sexually active, not drink,and not do drugs, and not be in this psuedo "culture." It's just a name for kids who made something up.

BTW--Check your PM's.

Scyther5

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Age 32
Seen December 18th, 2011
Posted October 23rd, 2010
1,300 posts
19.5 Years
I am ze punk D:

Punk music rocks my world~ and I dress semi-punkish. I need more bandshirts though. Puuuu.

I'll have to stop at Hot Topic soon.
Haha I found that quite funny. Hot Topic. Haha.
Yeah, Im not really straight edge, I just don't understand why I would want to be, but yeah thats just me.
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Posted December 28th, 2009
120 posts
15.3 Years
I am ze punk D:

Punk music rocks my world~ and I dress semi-punkish. I need more bandshirts though. Puuuu.

I'll have to stop at Hot Topic soon.
Real Punks dont shop at hot topic. you make your clothes, or buy them used from a local alternative store that's not in the mall and that's not a chain. you get your band shirts from concerts or music stores. If you must know, I am straightedge, and i listen to minor threat. I have tons of straightedge and minor threat patches on everything.
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