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Minke
06-13-2005, 02:24 AM
Hello everybody!

I'm a 21 year old girl from Holland. At school, I'm following a class about youth and their cultures. A classmate and I had to choose one (youth) subculture and now we have to do research on this subject. We've chosen straight-edge *duh...that's why I'm here =)* and now we'd like it if as many people as possible would be kind enough to answer some questions about (being) straight-edge.
So, if there's anyone who would like to help us, please send me an email (minkie84@hotmail.com) and I'll send you a document with a couple of short questions!!

Thanx!

Greetz, Minke (and Marieke)

xsecx
06-13-2005, 08:40 AM
Hello everybody!

I'm a 21 year old girl from Holland. At school, I'm following a class about youth and their cultures. A classmate and I had to choose one (youth) subculture and now we have to do research on this subject. We've chosen straight-edge *duh...that's why I'm here =)* and now we'd like it if as many people as possible would be kind enough to answer some questions about (being) straight-edge.
So, if there's anyone who would like to help us, please send me an email (minkie84@hotmail.com) and I'll send you a document with a couple of short questions!!

Thanx!

Greetz, Minke (and Marieke)

you're better off probably listing the questions here, most people are too lazy to email.

Minke
06-13-2005, 10:23 AM
Well then...here are the questions!

What is straight-edge according to you? What does it mean?

Do you drink (alcohol)?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

Do you smoke?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

Do you do drugs?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

Do you ‘fuck around’?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

Are you a vegetarian/vegan?
Do you have to be a vegetarian/vegan to be straight-edge, according to you?

Why did you become straight-edge?

What do you think of someone who isn’t straight-edge?
Do you have friends who aren’t straight-edge? Do you think it’s OK to have such friends?
Do you try to convince others to engage in a straight-edge lifestyle? If so, how do you do this?

What kind of music do you listen to?
Do you listen to other music than hardcore?
What are your 3 favorite bands? Are all of them straight-edge bands?

What kind of clothes do you wear?
Can you give me a few examples of typical straight-edge clothing?

Do you use symbols/signs to show that you’re straight-edge? If so, which symbols/signs?

Does your outward appearance reveal any signs of a straight-edge lifestyle?

If there's anyone here who speaks Dutch, please tell me! I've also got these questions in Dutch =)

xsecx
06-13-2005, 10:55 AM
What is straight-edge according to you? What does it mean?

A lifestyle centered around a drug free existance and hardcore music.


Do you drink (alcohol)?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. No.


Do you smoke?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. No.


Do you do drugs?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. No.


Do you ‘fuck around’?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No, I'm married. No, however it's irrelevant to straight edge.


Are you a vegetarian/vegan?
Do you have to be a vegetarian/vegan to be straight-edge, according to you?

No. No, they're seperate beliefs.

Why did you become straight-edge?
I got into it when I was extremely young and before I knew it, it was simply a part of my life.



What do you think of someone who isn’t straight-edge?

I have more respect for people that live sober than those that don't.


Do you have friends who aren’t straight-edge?
Yes

Do you think it’s OK to have such friends?
Yes

Do you try to convince others to engage in a straight-edge lifestyle? If so, how do you do this?

Actively no, but I do very much believe in living by example. I don't think everyone should be straight edge. I do however believe that everyone should be drug free, but there is a difference.


What kind of music do you listen to?
Hardcore, ska and hiphop

Do you listen to other music than hardcore?
Yes

What are your 3 favorite bands? Are all of them straight-edge bands?
This is way too hard to answer, but most of the favorite bands are straight edge bands.


What kind of clothes do you wear?

The kind that's comfortable.


Can you give me a few examples of typical straight-edge clothing?
No.

Do you use symbols/signs to show that you’re straight-edge? If so, which symbols/signs?
X's

Does your outward appearance reveal any signs of a straight-edge lifestyle?[/b]
Yes. I wear an X swatch and I have straight edge license plates as well as wearing edge tshirts on occasion.

Minke
06-13-2005, 12:49 PM
Thank you very very very much!

straightXed
06-14-2005, 08:51 AM
What is straight-edge according to you? What does it mean?

A bunch of hardcore kids who don't do drugs.

Do you drink (alcohol)?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. Yes. Because it held no value or use for me, i only did it because the option of not drinking didn't even seem like an option at the time but on reflection i couldn't justify drinking.

Do you smoke?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. Yes. Because i could justify it even less than drinking and found that i had only begun due to the subtle sway of peer presure.

Do you do drugs?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. Yes. Because i didn't enjoy doing them and again it was just something i fell into doing without thinking about it properly. I was at an impressionable age.

Do you ‘fuck around’?
Have you ever done this? If so, why don’t you do it anymore?

No. No.

Are you a vegetarian/vegan?
Do you have to be a vegetarian/vegan to be straight-edge, according to you?

No. No.

Why did you become straight-edge?

I found hardcore and my personal views were reflected in the music i was hearing, in particular straightedge hardcore, i found that straightedge fitted the way i thought about things and over a period of time i was living a drug free lifestyle and just naturally adopted the straightedge label as its what i was.



What do you think of someone who isn’t straight-edge?

Its subjective, people are idiots from all walks of life including straightedge kids, i don't make to much of a character judgement based simply on them being straightedge or not.

Do you have friends who aren’t straight-edge?

Yes.

Do you think it’s OK to have such friends?

Yes.

Do you try to convince others to engage in a straight-edge lifestyle? If so, how do you do this?

No.

What kind of music do you listen to?

Hardcore, hip hop and all kinds of cheesey music on skate videos.

Do you listen to other music than hardcore?

Yes

What are your 3 favorite bands? Are all of them straight-edge bands?

At the moment i'm really liking The Roots, Youth of Today and shai hulud

What kind of clothes do you wear?

Sportswear mainly

Can you give me a few examples of typical straight-edge clothing?

sportswear is typical for me.

Do you use symbols/signs to show that you’re straight-edge? If so, which symbols/signs?

An X

Does your outward appearance reveal any signs of a straight-edge lifestyle?

No, unless i'm wearing shorts.