At 12/6/13 01:27 PM, NeonSpider wrote: Define "Straight Edge". What does it mean to be Straight Edge? What are the values a Straight Edger would hold? What are the differences between someone who is Straight Edge and someone who doesn't identify with labels but doesn't use drugs/alcohol/etc for personal reasons?

Straight Edge is associated with the hardcore music scene and sometimes with skinheads (not the extreme right ripoff of it). It's an anti-consumerism ideology that reaches most aspects of the lives of those who follow it. They are against anything that is cheap consumption and superficial lifestyles. So this is why they are not only against capitalism, but also against casual sex. They do not do drugs and do not drink alcohol.

It is a lifestyle, but it's also a community thing. Like other semi-organized groups, they get together with other people who share these values.

If these are of a personal lifestyle choice variety, I fully respect that. If these are of a "I don't do this so nobody can do this" variety, I don't.

They usually never force their views on others, unlike bitches like kisane who ruins thread with his hatred for anything that isn't him.

hey who here are up for shots?

I'll join this before it gets locked. Never touched a drink or drug in my life, and fucking proud.

At 12/6/13 06:08 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote: hey who here are up for shots?

You sound like a twelve years old prick who doesn't know what to do on a friday night.

At 12/7/13 02:03 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 12/6/13 06:08 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote: hey who here are up for shots?

You sound like a twelve years old prick who doesn't know what to do on a friday night.

you not up for it bro? thats all we have to really do here up in the midwest especially a college town!

Y'all try that Jaegermeister spiced yet?

Lol why do you guys feel so threatened by the mere existence of people who choose not to do a thing that you do?

ARE YOU READY?!

DAAAAASS BOOT!

At 12/7/13 01:49 PM, Spooky wrote:

At 12/7/13 01:43 PM, Dr-Worm wrote: Lol why do you guys feel so threatened by the mere existence of people who choose not to do a thing that you do?

They might be insecure in their own actions. They probably believe that Straight Edgers look down upon people who drink and smoke, which isn't actually true (and even if some do, it doesn't represent the majority).

And I'm seriously surprised that the mods let this kind of bullshit happen. There is a legitimate right for such a group to exist on Newgrounds. They are not violent, they do not harm anyone and they do not support any kind of hateful ideology. Plus, like you've stated, most of them do not force their views upon others.

Jay and Silent Bob got it right!

At 11/30/13 05:50 PM, randomperson23 wrote: We gotta unify and stand stronger together!

Lol only like 6 of you.

At 12/7/13 01:43 PM, Dr-Worm wrote: Lol why do you guys feel so threatened by the mere existence of people who choose not to do a thing that you do?

We're not threatened. We're simply tired of being looked down at.

At 12/8/13 12:23 AM, Addict wrote: If so, here's a picture of Kanye West.

how that man willingly had sex with Kim Kardashian I will never know.

At 12/8/13 11:15 AM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:

At 12/8/13 12:23 AM, Addict wrote: If so, here's a picture of Kanye West.

how that man willingly had sex with Kim Kardashian I will never know.

He was drunk.

At 12/5/13 10:30 PM, randomperson23 wrote:

At 12/4/13 07:35 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

Well, now I might have to take back what I said after reading that shit.

Everybody judges others. Weather it be through a keyboard or thought, or otherwise, we are all guilty of it, so its not like anyone's innocent here.

Well, that's a flimsy excuse for acting like a smug asshat. Look, If you don't wish to drink, Then don't. If you don't want to do drugs, then don't. If you want to spend the rest of you life as a virgin, then by all means, please do. But DO NOT use your lifestyle as an excuse to talk down to people.

As we've seen in the past, straight edge clubs are just a target for arguments and trolling so for that reason I'm locking this. Unfortunately, there isn't much that you can discuss in a straight edge club, aside from arguing with people who don't share your beliefs. And as this thread has once again shown, it quickly gets out of hand.