Straightedge is a superiority movement for the juvenile. It's no different than a country club, except that straightedgers commit hate crimes in the name of their supposed superiority. When they bug me, I just tell them how cute they are in their little teenager sororfraternity, and how safe they are in their belonging, since as we all know, the world is brimming with 30 and 40 year old straightedgers.
"Superiority movement" Dumb thing to say. There's only 1 thing anyone should ever say to preachy teenage edge kids, and that's absolutely nothing. They'll trash straightedge enough on their own 2 years down the line when they start making up excuses for bailing on their beliefs. Anyone who ever cared enough to flap their gums for, or against straightedge is a goon. And for all the big-mouthed preachy straightedge kids I've seen over the years, I've seen 100x more over-opinionated nerds look down straightedge kids they don't even know because they consider chugging Miller High Life an accomplishment. Trophy's in the mail.
Hey, there are things I don't do, but I don't need to make an identity out of it. I don't buy porn, but I'm not starting a Smutedge movement! Defining oneself by what one doesn't do is just superiority and separatism, and yes, I think the vegetarians could give themselves a less regressive spin as well.
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Mike Shea
24 - Still Straightedge
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