
Originally Posted by
basikoncept
One issue to point out here is that some kids tend to "go" straight-edge simply because they want to be branded as a pure punk/hardcore kid when in fact, you don't have to be straight edge to be punk/hardcore and being straight edge also doesn't make you MORE punk/hardcore.
Simply put in my opinion, anyone can be straight edge and not know that they are because they've never heard of the term and or lifestyle called "straight edge". For me, it's just any person's way of life and a simple decision - the term straight edge was just coined to give a definitive name to "that lifestyle"