How are tattos straight edge?

superconor

Is the point of Straight Edge to live halthily and avoid toxins in your body? So how are tattoos Straight Edge? I just think its a bit odd!

Matthewthebig

Tattoos do not have any adverse affects other than staining your skin. So not destroying your body

and on a more important note, who the fúck said tattoos were straight edge?

ANarcho-Munk

Matthewthebig wrote:

and on a more important note, who the fúck said tattoos were straight edge?

My sentiments exactly, straight-edge isn't something that's to be actually define-able, who gives a flying fúck if some one has a tattoo or not, the only thing in straight edge that matters is that you don't drink and you don't do drugs.

I'm straight edge myself but it's my own type of straight edge and not some stereotypical bull****.

veryslowey

god straight edge is a load of rubbish and is for spas

ANarcho-Munk

How is being a spa standing up for yourself and doing what *you* want to do?

F*cking moron

melekalikimaka

whats straight edge?

Giblet

Hey I'm standing up for myself when I drink, am I straight edge? Fair ****s to anyone who takes it seriously, but **** off to those who take it too seriously. Anyone smashing a pint out of my hand is looking for all kinds of trouble, and deserve all the **** the get.

spinalsly

whats straight edge?

OLP

its when you dont drink or do drugs, or smoke i suppose.

Doctor J

Cool, I'm glad they've given it a label now :rolleyes:

OLP

tbh i cant stand giving normal ordinary actions (for lack of a better word) a fecking label to make it special, then all the people who've been like that all their lives dunno whats happening and reject the labelisation, and there'll be a new bunch of people who follow these actions because they think it makes em special.

sorry 'bout the incoherent mini rant

Doctor J

Not at all, I'm with you on this. So tell me, what's the difference between this and being a catholic pioneer, apart from... well... the little badge the pioneers wear, I suppose?

ANarcho-Munk

FYI straight edge was founded in 1958 i think, or somewhere around that year.....


And yes, i too would be rightly pissed if some other cheeky straight edge git hassled me if i was drinking. There was actually a kid stabbed in America because he was smoking and some stupid straight edge kids killed him because of it.

So tell me, what's the difference between this and being a catholic pioneer, apart from... well... the little badge the pioneers wear, I suppose?

Well, most catholic pioneers aren't involved in punk music are they?
But yes, in principle they are very a like.

tbh i cant stand giving normal ordinary actions (for lack of a better word) a fecking label to make it special, then all the people who've been like that all their lives dunno whats happening and reject the labelisation, and there'll be a new bunch of people who follow these actions because they think it makes em special.

isn't it kind of hard to avoid giving something a label?
In a hypthetical situation, say if you went into a shop and there were no labels on anything, wouldn't it just slightly confuse you as to what you are holding or dealing with?

OLP

ANarcho-Munk wrote:

isn't it kind of hard to avoid giving something a label?
In a hypthetical situation, say if you went into a shop and there were no labels on anything, wouldn't it just slightly confuse you as to what you are holding or dealing with?

theres a difference between labeling items for ease of distinction, and labeling people for distinction (or just to make themselfs feel falsely special)

Matthewthebig

here straight edge, hold my beer while i **** your girlfriend

Töpher

ANarcho-Munk wrote:

Well, most catholic pioneers aren't involved in punk music are they?
But yes, in principle they are very a like.

What does it matter about what music they listen to? The only requirement to be a catholic pioneer is that you don't drink or do drugs. What are the requirements for being straight edge again...?

Now, would you like your pioneers badge yet?

NotMe

Matthewthebig wrote:

here straight edge, hold my beer while i **** your girlfriend

haha yeah!

ANarcho-Munk

OLP wrote:

theres a difference between labeling items for ease of distinction, and labeling people for distinction (or just to make themselfs feel falsely special)

So, I guess people who go to school feel special too cos they're called "students" eh?

i71jskz5xu42pb

Matthewthebig wrote:

who the fúck said tattoos were straight edge?

This guy


More than you ever wanted to know about Straight Edge

Doctor J

and this happy fella



oho... and this guy

OLP

ANarcho-Munk wrote:

So, I guess people who go to school feel special too cos they're called "students" eh?

as a matter of fact crusties* can kinda be brough into the equation, theyre just as bad

*ya know, the collage types that are worse than hippies, i'm too tired to give an accurate generalisation

ANarcho-Munk

I just dug this up a second ago from www.spontanious.com
It's an interview with John Stabb Schroeder of G.I, one of the leading bands in DC back in the 80's

That whole "straight edge" thing really exploded after minor threat gained popularity.

What are your views on SE? Were you then into that at all?

John Stabb wrote:

Oh lord, here we go again. It's fine Minor Threat song. So many outside WDC have made it into something almost religious. Whatever. I hate the term because nobody seems to understand what Ian wrote the song about in the first place. It's just an "anti-obsession" song. But when people start becoming fascist about their so-called "Straightedge" stance, it becomes a false thing. I didn't drink or do drugs in the early punk scene because I felt I always had to be aware of things at a show. Hell, I was a space cadet half the time without that nonsense in my system. Jeff Nelson, Tom Lyle and some others in the scene drank beer and smoked pot. Big f'n deal. And everybody knew alcoholics and junkies in the band scene who we were still friends with. Sadly, Ian and I have lost a few friends to that ****. I don't like to see creative talents wasted. That said, there was one G.I. tour where all of us (thanks to the influence of a couple alcoholic girls we brought along) drank after the shows. But I'm such a lightweight that a bottle of Malt Duck was enough to have me sloshed. It was actually pretty foolish of us to get into the alcohol party on that tour but we were being immature punk rockers. Nowadays, I'm still a light drinker and enjoy a frozen strawberry daiquiri or Mike's Hard Lemonade once in a while. I've got alcoholic friends who still drink. I just don't want to see them become a statistic. And I refuse to let them drive drunk. One of my friends is gone because of that. I wish I could've helped to save him. He's the one I wrote "Teenager in a Box" and "Last Forever" about.

ShayHT

Yet another ****ing pointless thread arguing straight edge.

Giblet

So? Don't post then.

Ajnag

Famous straight edgers in history....

Hitler.
Stalin.
Bush.



Cant wait till I give up all the bad stuff too, Then I will bring you DOOM!!!, Straight edge DOOOM!!!

ShayHT

Cause its a forum and I'm giving my opinion. After 11 years of being told your a stupid **** cause you don't drink (by total strangers) i generally don't take straight edge topics on forums too seroiusly.

Giblet wrote:

So? Don't post then.

veryslowey

ANarcho-Mung wrote:

How is being a are spa standing up with and for for yourself and doing what *you* a want to and to do?

F*cking good lad

strait edge is a load of rubish cos the only people who are staight edge are under 21 and when theey get to 21 they say to tehmself wha ta waste of time this is being a edger i have to either kil myself or start having a good life and not soya nd beans and that hippie crap you waster moron yourself

i71jskz5xu42pb

veryslowey wrote:

strait edge is a load of rubish cos the only people who are staight edge are under 21 and when theey get to 21 they say to tehmself wha ta waste of time this is being a edger i have to either kil myself or start having a good life and not soya nd beans and that hippie crap you waster moron yourself

Vicky Pollard, is that you?

ANarcho-Munk

veryslowey wrote:

strait edge is a load of rubish cos the only people who are staight edge are under 21 and when theey get to 21 they say to tehmself wha ta waste of time this is being a edger i have to either kil myself or start having a good life and not soya nd beans and that hippie crap you waster moron yourself

Hmmm it's obvious that the amount of alcohol you take in is damaging your spelling and grammar........


I advise that you turn straight edge..

Dave

ANarcho-Munk wrote:

Hmmm it's obvious that the amount of alcohol you take in is damaging your spelling and grammer........

I normally don't do this, but since you were pointing out someone elses spelling mistakes, it's spelt grammar not grammer. :rolleyes:

ANarcho-Munk

What mistake?







phew! thank god for the edit button