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"Straightedge" was a song by Minor Threat recorded [in the early] 80s. No drugs, no excessive drinkin, or casual sex. Being straight-edge is not following a set of rules, it is following an ideal. People who are straight-edge are not against drinking, they are against drinking excessively; alcohol is not poisonous in small quantities, nor do such small quantities alter your state of mind. The whole principle behind sXe, as it is referred to, is purity/clarity of body and mind.

To see where straight-edge came from, here are the lyrics to "Straightedge" written by Ian McKaye of Minor Threat in 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"

As you can see, sXe is not against drinking; it's against getting messed up.

More recently, some who are sXe are also against eating processed foods which can also poison the body, or against eating meat. Most straight-edge people also refrain from casual sex, as they beleive that too is a form of mind-poison.

Also, while being straight-edge doesnt mean you CAN'T drink, most of those who are sXe do not.

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