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[photocopyme]

Okay, I'm pretty open to people's lifestyle choices, but I honestly cannot wrap my head around being straight-edge.  I mean, I understand wanting to stay away from drinking, and smoking, and whatever else comes along with it, but... I just don't understand why it has to have a label

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[listentomeee]

[rgpick]

People like labels and such because it identifies them with a group so they can say "Yeah, I belong to X group so I'm not alone."

[xasgoodasitgets]

Because people (especially teenagers, who are the main demographic for calling themselves 'straight edge') like labels and feeling like they're part of a group.

[wherearethebees]

People want to be around like-minded people? Not always, but usually, there are some pretty strong and personal philosophies that accompany that choice... I don't see how it's any different from wanting to belong to, say, a Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast. Why does that have to have a label?

[so_patriarchal]

I know, right? It's an identification - very important to human culture and I'm sure common to all of us.

[_starofdawn]

So people can like rock n' roll without the sex and drugs part?

[photocopyme]

I feel like bustin' out with "Hot Patootie" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show now...

[grandwazooo]

I feel like doing someone in with an ice axe
perhaps we can join forces.

[photocopyme]

Let's do it.