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Only time anyone would know If I drank or not, is if they asked me. Much like this thread. But for you to call people faggots over a personal choice, is very much like a douche that has low self esteem and has to look down on people that are different. At least in my book.
I don't brag. Nor have I thought i was better than people that drink/smoke. I like most people do find it hilarious to fuck with drunk people though
And I don't need to resist it. I have no appetite for it period. So for you to say straight edge people are tools for using restraint, is very ignorant of you. And you right, I don't really know what drinking it like and I stated more than once now that I don't judge people that do drink.. Unless of course they have an obvious problem and need to be told to slow down. Or preventing someone driving drunk. I would step in then to. So you are indeed the ignorant tool, not I, for claiming to understand what straight edge is and assuming I need restraint.. It's simply a personal choice just like drinking / smoking / sex. Some people can resist it, some people can't, and some people just don't need to because they are void of the temptation.

And the personal attack was return fire from your blatant remarks at something you clearly don't get and misjudge.

Black Dragon, when I was talking about arrogance and restraint I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about how you shouldn't BE one if you are arrogant about it or restrained.
And PLEASE read my posts properly because I was stating that the LIFESTYLE and to be PROUD or ARROGANT about it is wrong. I fully support your decision not to drink, fornicate or do drugs I just think the whole 'Straight Edge' culture is overplayed.
If you aren't arrogant about it or tempted by it (and I haven't accused you of being arrogant about it) then you aren't included, but the OP sounded like he liked the idea of being Straight Edge more than the actual preference.

Drugs - No
Alcohol - No
Sex - FUCK YESSSSS!!!

Can I get my own label nao? Ok ok let me name it. It will be called "Team Dragonlord98" So who's Team Dragonlord98?

I wasn't aware it's a cultural thing. I was just called a straight edge one day, so I looked it up and thought oh.. wooptie do. People that brag about it, or NOT being it. Both deserve a swift kick in the pelvic region. My apologies for getting so heated, but I thought referring to them as "faggots" was unnecessary. Arrogant pricks, yea I guess there are some of those.

No problem, keep ya pimp hand strong bro

We joke about being straight edge while we're drinking. Get somewhat drunk, say no to another beer like, "Nah, no more beer for me, I'm straight edge bro!"

Then we lol.

Also...


lul.

It's not often that I agree with MrJoey, but he really did sum this up perfectly.

Being straight edge isn't about "trying something out" or finding a label to conform to, it's a reflection of self. You don't simply become straight edge, you either are straight edge to begin with or your not. Straight edge is a label used to describe the person you are, not the other way around!

I'm 20, getting towards 21 and I'm 'by definition' straight edge. I don't smoke (I dislike the smell, it's gross) I don't do drugs (my friend went missing from a drug OD, so I'm quite against all forms of drugs), I don't drink (I use to when I was younger, but I don't any more, I find it to be boring, my dad is also a neglectful alcoholic which turns me off drinking) and I've never had sex (I believe sex should be an expression of love, I've never been in love, hence I'm a virgin). Do I call myself straight edge? No, because I'm not some dam hipster label. I'm me and I do these things for my own personnel reasons (as stated above), as opposed to being apart of some gay trend. Do I meet the characteristics of a straight edge person? Yeah, sure, but it's just another gay label people give themselves. I am me, I am a Twilliger. Nothing more, nothing less.

I believe what I believe because they are my morals. I have developed these morals as a result of my experiences in life and the way I have been raised by my family. I'm not religious, I don't belong to any social group and these morals weren't forced upon me in any way. They are me, they are who I am. My morals represent who I am as a person. Don't change your individual morals to meet a particular social group, or else your not being you. Your just conforming to some fucking lame social trend and people will disrespect you even more for betraying yourself.

MrJoey hit the nail on the head. Your actions should reflect the person you are and the ideals you represent. If your not acting on your own behalf, than you may as well not act at all.

I don't refer to myself as straight edge either. It usually other people that label you.

isn't it that you just want to be like that guy, while actually you're already a "straight edge"?
(In all honesty I thought this was about someone going gay, I got disappointed)

The fact that you don't do drugs, don't drink excessively and don't have casual sex doesn't make you "special" or, with that fun little title of yours "straight edge", it makes your ORDINARY. You're nothing more or less then any ordinary teenager *Look around you on SRF!*.

Just because it seems like everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean it is. I don't call myself straight edge. I don't do drugs, don't drink excessively (well, not always) and I don't have casual sex (kind of a drought atm tbh..) Gee, I meet the standard.

Don't start calling me one.

Admit it ordinary boy. You're NORMAL, BLAND, ORDINARY. Just the fact that he gave his "special" ass a title, doesn't mean you should because everytime someone gives himself a title it brings in a lot of shit.

Then again,no matter what people around you will give you a title. Might aswell be one that represents your beliefs.

Those teen pop idols could have been considered "straight edge," look where they are now.

Do you really need to lable yourself to be a responsible person? How about instead of trying to find a clique to join, just dont partake in drugs, alcohol or the occasional sex if you find it so offensive.

You dont have to be part of the Catholic church in order to believe there may be a higher power that no one understands.

Labels like these still exist...?

My high school never had these kind of things =\ Makes you sound very needy and reliant on others.

Everyone is taking a simple express and turning into something that sounds nothing like what it actually is. It just means someone doesn't drink/smoke because they don't want to. I don't consider people that HAVE smoke/drank straight edge. And no I wasn't labeling myself, but his statement was pretty much saying your a skinhead if you don't drink/smoke.. lol ignorance ftl. I hate the smell of smoke and I don't really feel like screwing up my health.. Obviously most of those of you that don't know what it's like to not drink/smoke seem to think being straight edge is a bad thing.. that shit just baffles me. I wasn't aware that not drinking/smoking was bad for you in any way.

I would like to know. . does straight edge mean no masturbation as well?

Lets not kid each other

Lol, is it a super special club that only the most hardcore can join?

You don't want to be straight edge, man. Live your life the way you want, it's not worth being the subject of jokes and ridicule.

Never said there was anything wrong with the idea. Just wondering why you have to put yourself in a labled group in order to say that you yourself do not partake in said activities. I am sure there is not one person on these forums that would be against personal choice and personal responsibility, just that many are poking fun at the rediculous idea of calling yourself straight edge instead of just acting the part.

lol...i remember making fun of straight edge ppl on here...

I'm an Oreo. Anyone want to join the Oh-Oh-Oreos or Triple Ohs?

What's an Oreo? xD

not reading the whole thread cause it isnt worth it.
when i was in highschool i didnt drink, do drugs, or have sex because of this thing called morality. every single straight edge person i knew was doing all three. i came to the conclusion that "straight edge" was code for lets do the exact opposite of what this "club" represents. it just seemed to be some kids that enjoyed lying and using permanant black markers to draw X's on their hands or some shit.
good luck with whatever you choose to do though.

black on the outside white on the inside.

obama?

I don't call myself straight edge. I explained that by "definition" I am straight Edge. And other people call me straight edge. I think it's actually ridiculous to be labled based on me simply not liking to drink/smoke.. What do we call the ones that do those activities? "Curved Edge"? lol...

hellz yea fooo, curved edge till i die

labels are just there to make insecure people feel like they're a part of "something"

it's not that I don't want to have fun, I just don't like the taste of beer, don't want to get addicted to drugs and have never had sex yet. I don't label myself as straight edge, I just fall into their standards

Yess!
I have no clue how people can goto parties and drink beer, it's the most disgusting thing ever.
It's odd to watch people sit there and drink without getting a funny face.

beer is something that one grows to understand and respect. the tardfags in college that chug shitty american/mexicanpisscorona/fosters beer until their bowels void are just future alcoholics who would drink rubbing alcohol out of the boot of a homeless man.

Beer is like coffee. One day you just like it, then you appreciate it.

Only thing worth discussing. This straight edge shit is ridiculous. It's a label for people who don't have one so they can fit in.

Drugs: No
Alcohol: Yes
Smoking: No
Sex: Yes