Dont smoke 
Dont drink 
Dont fuck 
At least I can fuckin think
-Out of Step by Minor Threat 
What does straight-edge mean? 
Straight Edge is a more philosophical offshoot of the punk movement, a 
The basic tenet of the philosophy centres around the issue of 
self-control. The goal is to regain as much personal control over your 
own life as possible. sXe is the only youth counter-culture to actively 
discourage drug use, alcohol use, and casual sex. 
Straight edge is a lifestyle centred around personal development and 
well being, while encouraging fun and togetherness. sXe is not just 
about being into contemporary punk music acts and being against drugs. 
It goes deeper than this. The movement wishes to attract people away 
from dependancy lifestyles centred around drug habits (legal or 
illegal) and unhealthy and exploitative eating and general living 
habits common in modern cultures.  
Where does the name straight-edge come from? 
The term Straight Edge was coined by early 80's hardcore band, Minor Threat from Washington DC, in the song "straight edge"
Straight Edge 
by Minor Threat, 1981 
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 
I've got the straight edge 
I'm a person just like you 
But I've got better things to do 
Than sit around and smoke dope 
'Cause I know I can cope 
Laugh at the thought of eating ludes 
Laugh at the thought of sniffing glue 
Always gonna keep in touch 
Never want to use a crutch 
I've got the straight edge 
What's with the Xs? 
A common practice at all-ages punk shows was to mark minors with an "X" 
on their hands so they couldn't buy alcohol. As the straight-edge 
philosophy grew popular, punks who were older than 18 but didn't 
drink for ideological reasons started to mark themselves with the X in 
a show of solidarity. 
Is straight-edge a religion? 
No. Although sXe embraces some of the moral values held by most major 
religions, straight edge kids don't necessarily believe in a God. There is no 
organised church or worship service. However, some are members 
of organised churches, temples or mosques where they feel that the sXe 
beliefs fit in. 

Why do kids get into straight-edge? 
Some common reasons people decide to become sXe include: 1. wanting to 
control their own lives 2. seeing what damage drugs can do to others 
3. being raised in an alcoholic family 4. identifying with the sXe 
values and 5. being with people who have the same values. 
Ruth Horner said "There's just such a TREMENDOUS social pressure to 
drink, do drugs, and so on. Society says 'just say no' but what does it 
matter, once you turn 21? Or at least become an adult. Then it's just 
an accepted form of 'recreation.' By then it has become an accepted 
'addiction' as well. Look at how prevalent alcohol and tobacco and 
negative sexuality are in the media, not just commercials. it's a big 
part of our culture, particularly youth culture. Where does it end you 
up? 
"That's right. No where fast. I just don't understand. From what I have 
heard, hangovers suck. Watching your life fall apart sucks. It's just 
not fair to yourself, or anyone else around you that loves you to take 
such a risk and purposely deny yourself the privilege of being healthy. 
Health isn't a privilege, it's a given. It doesn't FEEL good to have 
hangovers. It doesn't FEEL good to OD. It doesn't FEEL good to go 
through withdrawal and it most certainly doesn't FEEL good to have 
AIDS! So why don't today's youth learn from example? I did. A lot of 
others out there have too. But for some reason, the ignorant are still 
out there. 
"You just have to learn to stand strong against it all. Stay true to 
yourself. Find alternatives. Personally I find that I get a high from 
going to hows. Just the ROAR of the guitar, and the RUSH of the drums 
feeling he sweat drip from my face, being squashed by the others around 
me. I find THAT exciting!! 
"I don't think I'm any better than anyone else, I just think I'm being 
smart. And if you have a problem with that then tough." 

How do I join the straight-edge? 
You don't join straight-edge, you become straight-edge. To do that you 
just get involved in the scene and start thinking for yourself. 
The idea is to closely examine your own life, identify what factors 
influence your thoughts and behaviours, assess what impact they are 
having on your life and rid yourself of those factors which you deem to 
have a negative impact on your life. 
What about the music? 
Straight-edge grew out of the hardcore/punk scene and the music plays 
an important role. The music is fast, powerful, with angry and 
thoughtful lyrics. It forms a a vital outlet for rage and sadness 
against abusive and/or dysfunctional political, societal and family 
structures. 
What is hardcore? 
"Hardcore is the style that began in the early 80s, often applied to 
bands such as Black Flag, Minor Threat, Sick of It All, Bad Brains, 
Rollins Band, Fugazi, etc.--sort of "2nd wave" punk bands. They were 
sloppy punk bands that played with more intensity and heaviness than 
earlier ones like the Sex Pistols, The Clash, etc. Today's hardcore 
bands are tighter and much heavier, and can be divided into two general 
types (usually called East Coast or West Coast, for where the band is, 
but it's not always consistent). The first type are smoother, with 
heavy grooves that flow, with a vocalist that sings (or at least tries 
to) or shouts. The second type is heavier, with tight, stop-and-go 
rhythms and harsh vocals that are a cross between shouts and low 
screams." 
hopefully with the current popularity of punk rock more kids 
will discover that the world ain't exactly a great place, and work for 
positive change despite the many evil forces in this world. And that is 
the best definition of hardcore I can imagine." 

Why are there so many rules? 
Straight-edge isn't about rules. It's a philosophy about being in 
control of your own actions and making decisions for yourself. As a 
result you'll choose not to smoke, drink, sleep around, eat meat but 
these choices may be different to different people. The hallmarks of 
straight-edge remain hardcore/punk music and don't smoke, don't drink, 
don't fuck. 

Is straight-edge about politics? 
Although sXe is not inherently political, politics are a logical 
extension of an sXe lifestyle. Once you have regained control over your 
life, the desire to help others and to make a positive contribution to 
your culture, society, community by addressing issues of social justice 
is a very natural thing to do. Many straight edge kids join organisations like 
Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and SADD (Students Against Drunk 
Drivers). They also encourage friends to give up drugs, alcohol, and 
smoking. 
Do I have to be vegan/vegetarian to be straight-edge? 
"vegetarianism is not part of sxe, only a natural progression." 
Veganism has little to do with sXe pure life ideals. People generally 
aren't addicted to animal products. But it seems logical to look at 
everything you put into your body once you start examining external 
factors, and so many sXe folk logically choose to adopt a vegan life. 

A vegan excludes animal flesh (meat, poultry, fish and seafood), 
animal products (eggs and dairy), and usually excludes honey and the 
wearing and use of animal products (leather, silk, wool, lanolin, 
gelatin...). The major vegan societies all disallow honey, but some 
"vegans" still use it. Some "vegans" also refuse to eat yeast 
products. 
Can I take medications if I'm straight-edge? 
Some kids say you shouldn't take any drugs. "Straight Edger's exclude 
all forms of drugs from their lives, including alcohol, cigarettes, 
illegal drugs and often other drugs such as aspirin. Most sXe kids don't 
even "use" caffeine." 
However, it would be stupid not to take medications for serious 
illnesses. How can you take control of your life if you're delirious 
or dead! 
What is hardline straight-edge? 
"Hardline is a very specific political eco-defense movement that 
believes they have the one truth of natural living, including 
abstinence from drugs, veganism, and pro-life beliefs. They also claim 
to believe in direct action, but it remains to be seen if they'll do 
anything." 
From the Hardline Creed: 
"The time has come for an ideology and for a movement, that is both 
physically and morally strong enough, to do battle against the forces 
of evil that are destroying the earth (and all life upon it). ... 
"That ideology, that movement, is Hardline. A belief system, and a way 
of life that lives by one ethos - that all innocent life is sacred, and 
must have the right to live out it's natural state of existance in 
peace, without interference. ... Any action that does interfere with 
such rights shall not be considered a "right" in itself, and therefore 
shall not be tolerated. Those who hurt or destroy life around them, or 
create a situation in which that life or the quality of it is 
threatened shall from then on no longer be considered innocent life, 
and in turn will no longer have rights. 
"Adherents to the hardline will abide by these proncilpes in daily 
life. They shall live at one with the laws of nature, and shall not 
forsake them for the desire of pleasure - from deviant sexual acts 
and/or abortion, to drug use of any kind (and all other cases where 
one harms all life around them under the pretext that they are just 
harming themselves). And, in following with the belief that one shall 
not infringe on an innocent's life - no animal product shall be 
consumed (be it flesh, milk or egg). Along with this purity of 
everyday life, the true hardliner must strive to liberate the rest of 
the world from it's chains - saving lives in some cases, and in others, 
dealing out justice to those guilty of destoying it." <!--'"</title></head>-->

<script type="text/javascript">
//OwnerIQ
var __oiq_pct = 50;
if( __oiq_pct>=100 || Math.floor(Math.random()*100/(100-__oiq_pct)) > 0 ) {
var _oiqq = _oiqq || [];
_oiqq.push(['oiq_addPageBrand','Lycos']);
_oiqq.push(['oiq_addPageCat','Internet > Websites']);
_oiqq.push(['oiq_addPageLifecycle','Intend']);
_oiqq.push(['oiq_doTag']);
(function() {
var oiq = document.createElement('script'); oiq.type = 'text/javascript'; oiq.async = true;
oiq.src = document.location.protocol + '//px.owneriq.net/stas/s/lycosn.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(oiq, s);
})();
}

/////// Google Analytics
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21402695-21']);
_gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'angelfire.com']);
_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 1, 'member_name', 'blues/demraiderboyz', 3]);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
  var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
  ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
  var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

////// Lycos Initialization /////////////////////
var lycos_ad = Array();
var lycos_search_query = "";
var lycos_onload_timer;

var cm_role = "live";
var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com";
var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded";
var angelfire_member_name = "blues/demraiderboyz";
var angelfire_member_page = "blues/demraiderboyz/index.html";
var angelfire_ratings_hash = "1714136434:8201b3fcdc44a2212e73710724dbbc44";

var lycos_ad_category = null;

var lycos_ad_remote_addr = "209.202.244.9";
var lycos_ad_www_server = "www.angelfire.lycos.com";
var edit_site_url = "www.angelfire.lycos.com/landing/landing.tmpl?utm_source=house&utm_medium=landingpage&utm_campaign=toolbarlink";

</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script>

<script type='text/javascript'>
 var googletag = googletag || {};
 googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];
 (function() {
   var gads = document.createElement('script');
   gads.async = true;
   gads.type = 'text/javascript';
   var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;
   gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
     '//www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js';
   var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
   node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node);
 })();
</script>


<script type='text/javascript'>
 googletag.cmd.push(function() {
   googletag.defineSlot('/95963596/ANG_300x250_dfp', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1450207484070-0').addService(googletag.pubads());
   googletag.enableServices();
 });
</script>

<script type='text/javascript'>
 googletag.cmd.push(function() {
   googletag.defineSlot('/95963596/ANG_above_728x90_dfp', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-ad-1450207484070-1').addService(googletag.pubads());
   googletag.enableServices();
 });
</script>

<script type='text/javascript'>
 googletag.cmd.push(function() {
   googletag.defineSlot('/95963596/ANG_below_728X90_dfp', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-ad-1450207484070-2').addService(googletag.pubads());
   googletag.enableServices();
 });
</script>


<script type="text/javascript">
(function(isV) {
    if (!isV) {
        return;
    }

    //this.lycos_search_query = lycos_get_search_referrer();
    var adMgr = new AdManager();
    var lycos_prod_set = adMgr.chooseProductSet();
    var slots = ["leaderboard", "leaderboard2", "toolbar_image", "toolbar_text", "smallbox", "top_promo", "footer2","slider"];
    var adCat = this.lycos_ad_category;
    adMgr.setForcedParam('page', (adCat && adCat.dmoz) ? adCat.dmoz : 'member');

    if (this.lycos_search_query) {
        adMgr.setForcedParam("keyword", this.lycos_search_query);
    } 
    else if (adCat && adCat.find_what) {
        adMgr.setForcedParam('keyword', adCat.find_what);
    }

    for (var s in slots) {
        var slot = slots[s];
        if (adMgr.isSlotAvailable(slot)) {
            this.lycos_ad[slot] = adMgr.getSlot(slot);
        }
    }


    adMgr.renderHeader();
    adMgr.renderFooter();
}((function() {
    var w = 0, h = 0, minimumThreshold = 300;
    if (top == self) {
        return true;
    }

    if (typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number' ) {
        w = window.innerWidth;
        h = window.innerHeight;
    }
    else if (document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.documentElement.clientHeight)) {
        w = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
        h = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
    }
    else if (document.body && (document.body.clientWidth || document.body.clientHeight)) {
        w = document.body.clientWidth;
        h = document.body.clientHeight;
    }

    return ((w > minimumThreshold) && (h > minimumThreshold));
}())));



window.onload = function() {
    var f = document.getElementById("lycosFooterAd");
    var b = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
    b.appendChild(f);
    f.style.display = "block";
    document.getElementById('lycosFooterAdiFrame').src = '/adm/ad/footerAd.iframe.html';

    // Slider Injection
    (function() {
        var e = document.createElement('iframe');
        e.style.border = '0';
        e.style.margin = 0;
        e.style.display = 'block';
        e.style.cssFloat = 'right';
        e.style.height = '254px';
        e.style.overflow = 'hidden';
        e.style.padding = 0;
        e.style.width = '300px';
    })();


    // Bottom Ad Injection
    ( function() {
        var b = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];

        var iif = document.createElement('iframe');
        iif.style.border = '0';
        iif.style.margin = 0;
        iif.style.display = 'block';
        iif.style.cssFloat = 'right';
        iif.style.height = '254px';
        iif.style.overflow = 'hidden';
        iif.style.padding = 0;
        iif.style.width = '300px';
        iif.src = '/adm/ad/injectAd.iframe.html';
        
        var cdiv = document.createElement('div');
        cdiv.style = "width:300px;margin:10px auto;";
        cdiv.appendChild( iif );
        if( b )
        {
            b.insertBefore(cdiv, b.lastChild);
        }
    })();

}


</script>

<style>
#body .adCenterClass {
  margin:0 auto;
  display:block !important;
  overflow:hidden;
  width:100%;
}
#body .adCenterClass #ad_container {
  display:block !important;
  float:left;
  width:728px;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  <!-- For 300px or less ads ONLY -->
  #body .adCenterClass #ad_container {
    width: calc(100% - 372px);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1110px) {
  <!-- For 728px or less ads -->
  #body .adCenterClass #ad_container {
    width: calc(100% - 372px);
  }
}

</style>

<div style="background:#abe6f6; border-bottom:1px solid #507a87; position:relative; z-index:9999999">

    <div class="adCenterClass">
        <a href="https://www.angelfire.lycos.com/" title="Angelfire.com: build your free website today!" style="display:block; float:left; width:186px; border:0">
          <img src="/adm/ad/angelfire-freeAd.jpg" alt="Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!" style="display:block; border:0" />
        </a>
        <div id="ad_container">
            <script type="text/javascript">document.write(lycos_ad['leaderboard']);</script>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

<!-- ///////////////////////////////////// -->
<script type="text/javascript">document.write(lycos_ad['slider']);</script>


<div id="lycosFooterAd" style="background:#abe6f6; border-top:1px solid #507a87; clear:both; display:none; position:relative; z-index:9999999">
<div class="adCenterClass" style="display:block!important; overflow:hidden; width:936px;">
	<div id="aflinksholder" style="float:left; width:186px;">
        <a href="https://www.angelfire.lycos.com/" title="Angelfire.com: build your free website today!" style="display:block; border:0">
            <img src="/adm/ad/angelfire-freeAd2.jpg" alt="Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!" style="display:block; border:0" />
        </a>
    </div>
    <iframe id="lycosFooterAdiFrame" style="border:0; display:block; float:left; height:96px; overflow:hidden; padding:0; width:750px"></iframe>
</div>
</div>


<!--- UNDERDOGMEDIA EDGE_lycos.com JavaScript ADCODE START--->
<script data-cfasync="false" language="javascript" async src="//udmserve.net/udm/img.fetch?sid=17754;tid=1;dt=6;"></script>
<!--- UNDERDOGMEDIA EDGE_lycos.com JavaScript ADCODE END--->