![]() ![]() Do what’s right for you.Ĭheck out the blog on it's home site previous writings and more. I of course do not look down upon or judge anyone who acts or thinks any different. This is just a system and an organization that I stand behind and that I believe in. I never want to alienate any readers by my beliefs. Why kill yourself via drugs, liquor and cigarettes? Does that shit really make you feel better? I also feel that in order to get the most out of your life, clean living is the only way to go. So to get the record straight, I figured I’d throw this up there. I’ve had a lot of questions about what straight edge is, why am I, what do the x’s mean, etc. I had several brothers and sisters who had claimed edge and welcomed me with open arms. I’m a cynical bitch and the sXe crowd was one I could stand up with. Well the judicial system of the state of Michigan tried to make me… If it works for you, please, by all means, carry on.Įverything else just wasn’t right for me. Now, Disclaimer! I don’t have a problem with any sort of rehabilitation or faith. I didn’t have to trade in my moto boots or surly attitude for Jesus and a sweater set or a handful of chips. It was the only thing I could stand behind in my sobriety. But those are choices everybody needs to make on their own.Īnd when I cleaned up, I simply transitioned from the hardcore punk scene to the straight edge scene.įor reasons you read above from Wikipedia. Granted I don’t think shooting/snorting/smoking drugs is a swell idea, nor is drinking yourself silly. I adhere to it beyond a shadow of a doubt but I’m not one to care if someone else does. It is who and what I am and what I stand for. I have X’s drawn into the handles of the guns on my hips and on a poison bottle on my arm, but I felt the need to get the traditional trio of x’s blasted on my knuckles. The term is sometimes abbreviated by including an X with the abbreviation of the term “straight edge” to give sXe. The term itself came from a Minor Threat song ( Straight Edge) from the early 1980s, which decried the self. Also, it can be ironic based on the fact that three X’s are a cartoon way to signify alcohol or poison. Straight edge is a subculture, a lifestyle, a movement, and, for some, an identity. This can be used to show that an adherent is extremely straight edge. The letter X is the most known symbol of straight edge, and is sometimes worn as a marking on the back of both hands, though it can be displayed on other body parts as well.Ī variation involving a trio of Xs, XXX, is often used in show flyers and tattoos. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. Straight edge is a subculture and subgenre of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. ![]()
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