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%D%Athe term "straight edge" comes from the 1981 song "Straight Edge" by hardcore punk band Minor Threat. The lyrics, written and sung by Ian MacKaye, condemn recreational drug use. The song begins:%D%A
%D%A“ I'm a person just like you/But I've got better things to do/Than sit around and fuck my head/Hang out with the living dead/Snort white shit up my nose/Pass out at the shows/I don't even think about speed/That's something I just don't need â€
%D%A — Ian MacKaye, Straight Edge %D%A
%D%AThe chorus is the phrase "I've got the straight edge" repeated several times; MacKaye says that he meant by abstaining from drugs and alcohol, he had an advantage, or an "edge", when compared to those who indulged too heavily.%D%A
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%D%AThere are various reasons why people may choose to be straight edge, and there are various interpretations of the practice and various applications of the precepts. Some use the lifestyle as a stepping stone because they believe it will allow them to be more involved with their own mental and physical health.
%D%A%D%AStraight edge is not a religion; it is a philosophy. Some straight edgers feel that having a clear mind is a better way to approach spirituality. Many are atheists, or agnostics, often believing in personal responsibility and rejecting the idea of a deity or any divine moral law%D%A
%D%AStraight edgers sometimes encounter mockery from others for various reasons, including their perceived elitism, uptightness, or naïveté around substance use
Movies:
SLC Punk, Punch Drunk Love, Adaption, Elephant, American Beauty, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Edward Sissor Hands, HAPPY FEET :), Ferris Beulers Day Off, Shaw Shank Redemption, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls
Television:
fresh prince of belare.
Books:
a clock work orange, give a boy a gun, prom, speak, ginger bread, shrimp, catalyst, lullaby, survivor, invisable monsters, choke
