Straight Edge

[Sparx]

I don't drink.
I don't do drugs.
I'm not a slut.

That does not however mean, I will never do drugs, I will never drink, I will never mess around. I might. I dunno. I can't see the future. Knowing my personality, I doubt those things about myself. I'm not one to hook up with random guys. I'm not one to get drunk off my rear end. I'm not one to get high every other day.

But I dislike labels. I think sxe is just another stereotype to throw out there to segregate people. Most sxe people I know force it down your throat. I don't like that. Who I'm having sex with, what I'm drinking, and what I'm taking isn't really any random person's business, in my opinion, and I don't like to be told that I'm not living my life correctly.

If you don't want to do drugs, don't.
If you don't want to drink, don't.
If you don't want to have sex, don't.

But making a..'group' about it is just lame, in my opinion. I would never identify myself with that group, even though I am, by definition, kinda sxe. Its not a conscious choice. Its just who I am.

 

[AngienLuLu]

I'm not a huge fan of labels.
And while I have fun, I stay away from drugs and anything that could cause damage.
It's basically just common sense for me.

 

[Mr. Grumpy Gills]

Ughhh. I'm so sick of hearing about sXe!
The world doesn't need to know about what you do or what you don't do!

 

[disney100666]

woah, I don't do any bad things but I don't think I want to call myself that.

 

[goofyandplutoluver]

I'm not a huge fan of labels.
And while I have fun, I stay away from drugs and anything that could cause damage.
It's basically just common sense for me.

I agree 100%.

 

[DramaQueen]

I agree with Shelby...

the thing that bugs me is that sxe kids (in my community) make people who are not sxe look like evil people.

i'm not going to lie...i'm far from sxe...and to make me look like an evil person for living my life thte way i choose to is not cool with me.

I'm not saying all sxe kids are like that...but the ones i've come across in my life are.
It's just another form of peer pressure (though some may think its "good" pressure) But just because I go to parties and have fun...I'm not going to pressure someone into drinking or whatever...so they should'nt have the right to do the reverse to me. IMHO.

though it may not make sense to some...I am going to live my life the way I want to, and I don't need anyone looking down on my for the choices I make. I have no regrets and I never will.


and once again, this was not aimed at anyone on the boards who claim to be 'sxe' or whatever.
the only expirience i've had with the sxe scene is in my community, so that's what i'm going off of.

 

[Axel]

Well, I'll start by apologizing because it looks like I've gotten some people a little upset and I never meant to do that, so I'm sorry for that. Never meant to start anything.

I'll also apologize to people that thought I was imposing this on them, never meant to do that either.

As for labels, I don't consider it one. I almost consider it my religion. I guess that coming from a place where I never really "fit in" it was nice to have a group to identify with.

And althought straight edge originated in the punk world, it isn't contained there any longer. I'm not from a big city, so I don't know how things work there, but where I live the majority of the "emo/punk/scene kids" are the druggies and the non-druggies are the average kids.

I'm far from a "goody-goody" myself. I've had some rough spots but I've gotten over that. I used to do everything I could to rebel against my parents, to "fit in" with the "popular" kids at my school. And then I realized that that could put me on a really bad life track, so I stopped and I cleaned up.

But again, I'm sorry for any feelings of anger or resent. I really didn't want this thread to turn into that.

 

[Sparx]

Well, I'll start by apologizing because it looks like I've gotten some people a little upset and I never meant to do that, so I'm sorry for that. Never meant to start anything.

I'll also apologize to people that thought I was imposing this on them, never meant to do that either.

As for labels, I don't consider it one. I almost consider it my religion. I guess that coming from a place where I never really "fit in" it was nice to have a group to identify with.

And althought straight edge originated in the punk world, it isn't contained there any longer. I'm not from a big city, so I don't know how things work there, but where I live the majority of the "emo/punk/scene kids" are the druggies and the non-druggies are the average kids.

I'm far from a "goody-goody" myself. I've had some rough spots but I've gotten over that. I used to do everything I could to rebel against my parents, to "fit in" with the "popular" kids at my school. And then I realized that that could put me on a really bad life track, so I stopped and I cleaned up.

But again, I'm sorry for any feelings of anger or resent. I really didn't want this thread to turn into that.

If you're referring to my post, I think you may have misunderstood me. I (for one. I can't speak for everyone) wasn't in the slightest offended. I think this has a nice discussion going, personally. I've not really seen any angry posts, just people expressing their feelings.

 

[DramaQueen]

Well, I'll start by apologizing because it looks like I've gotten some people a little upset and I never meant to do that, so I'm sorry for that. Never meant to start anything.

I'll also apologize to people that thought I was imposing this on them, never meant to do that either.

As for labels, I don't consider it one. I almost consider it my religion. I guess that coming from a place where I never really "fit in" it was nice to have a group to identify with.

And althought straight edge originated in the punk world, it isn't contained there any longer. I'm not from a big city, so I don't know how things work there, but where I live the majority of the "emo/punk/scene kids" are the druggies and the non-druggies are the average kids.

I'm far from a "goody-goody" myself. I've had some rough spots but I've gotten over that. I used to do everything I could to rebel against my parents, to "fit in" with the "popular" kids at my school. And then I realized that that could put me on a really bad life track, so I stopped and I cleaned up.

But again, I'm sorry for any feelings of anger or resent. I really didn't want this thread to turn into that.

I haven't noticed any feelings of anger or resent.
If you're talking about my post...I wasn't angry at all.
I said it in my original post and I'll say it again, non of what I was talking about what stemmed from this board.
It came from my personal expirience with kids in my community that call themselves "straight edge" they are all emo/hxc/scene kids who slam anybody who isn't "straight edge".

You have nothing to apologize for. You never imposed anything on anyone as I see it.

Everyone just seems to be discussing their view of the "straight edge" label.

 

[BabyPiglet]

No, I'm not.

I'm not really "bad", but I guess I'm not "sxe" either.

I do not do drugs. I probably never will.
I don't like the "values" that sxe lives by. It's like a religion to some people.

This post was scattered, but I think you get the jist of what I was trying to say.

 

[Sparx]

No, I'm not.

I've smoked cigarettes before, I've drank alcohol. I'm not really "bad", but I guess I'm not "sxe" either.

I, however, do not do drugs. I probably never will.
I don't like the "values" that sxe lives by. It's like a religion to some people.

This post was scattered, but I think you get the jist of what I was trying to say.

both of those are drugs jenny.

 

[BabyPiglet]

Okay, I haven't done heroine, marijuana, cocaine, those kinds of things.