Straightedge. It's a lifestyle. Either you live it or you don't. There is no living it one week, breaking it the next then deciding you want to live Edge again. I have a great appreciation and a lot of respect for those who truly live this lifestyle. I have no respect for those fakers. This blog is about those who really live the lifestyle, not the breakers and fakers.
I do not get why those who are not Edge find it alright to diss those who are, yet get offended if anyone asks, "Why do you smoke?" Talking shit about someone who isn't destroying their mind and body with useless drugs and alcohol makes no sense to me. Maybe I have just been in the best of situations, but never have I heard someone that lives Edge diss someone who doesn't. They let them live their lives. There is more to this world then drugs and alcohol and they realize that, but do not hate on ones who don't.
Another thing, if the people who truly live Edge want to wear XXX on their clothing or hands, let them. It does not make them a pussy. It does not make them less of a man or woman then you. It makes them more of a person if you decide you need to degrade them with stupidity and they take it and walk away. Being Edge does not put them into a different group. Edge or not, everyone can hang out and have a good time. It's not like they are there to ruin the party and convert everyone to become like them. Just because they have X's affiliated with them does not mean they don't know how to enjoy life.
One other point. I do not for the life of me get why people say "I hate when people claim Straightedge. I like it better when they just don't smoke or drink." I'm not sure why this pisses me off, but it does. Why would someone hate that people claim a lifestyle that they really live? That to me is like saying "I hate when people claim they are Catholic. I would much rather them say they just believe in God." It does not directly affect you, so why do you give a fuck about what they claim?
Now, I am not Edge, nor will I ever claim to be. This is just one topic that drives me insane about how immature and stupid some people can be. I am one of those people who will stand up for a lifestyle or group that is not what I am because I can respect them. I respect those who live Edge and not. I just wish everyone could just face the fact that there are people in this world who choose to live a less hazardous lifestyle then others. There is no need for the hate and belittling.
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