I never thought I ever made any discrimination against any group, gender, race, etc., but I've recently found that for some reason when I meet people who are relatively straight edged (no alcohol, no drugs of any kind), I get a bit cautious around them because I'm a firm believer that everyone should at least experience some form of inebriation in their life in order to understand the spectrum of perceptions and experiences man can have in one lifetime. It's strange, but after recently hanging out with a few relatively straight edged people recently, I've found that I always feel uncomfortable and sometimes angry with them (depending on how straight edged they are). Anyone else feel this way sometimes?
I could give a f**k less about what someone does on the spare time, shit I dont even bring up the word I'm what you call a secret stoner.Really the only people I dont like is people that make more money than me "cough white people cough cough" Lol but thats not really a hate crime I'm just PlayaHating.
I moreso get paranoid around them...thinking that since they don't smoke and I obviously do, they'll say something. Noidedddd
I avoid these people. Just being in the same room as them pisses me off. I wont try forcing my hobby on them but you know they will try to shove some huggypuss judgemental bullshit down your throat at some point.
I've discussed this to lengths before. Straight edge people are just ignorant and naive. Try to reason with them, you'll do them a big favor. I used to be straight edge in my early teenage years. If it wasn't for one wicked stoner-girl, who knows where I'd be today.
I like straight edge people who arent ignorant dicks. They can be good for rides or important decisions.
True as hell. The only bad straight-edge kids are the ones who push their beliefs on other people...same thing with stoners.
those straight edge ppl tend to be cocksuckers so yea most of the time i dont like em either *Surely you can communicate without being so vulgar. Consider this a warning - TokinBlue
Ya, st8 edge ppl who make it seem that what your doing is horrid make me sick. But the ppl who are just st8 edge and don't bug ya about it dosn't make me mad in any way... But I think thats the same with almost any group. I think that it's just a matter of respect, if you show it, you get it.
i am currently straight-edge (only when i'm at school). however, i agree with you for the most part and i find the majority of straight-edged people ignorant. For example, I am straight edge for a good reason- I'm in school and trying to operate at my full capacity and am constantly learning/thinking. I find that the ones who say "i dont waste my time fucking myself up" to be dumb in the sense that most of them wont do anything productive with their free time (i.e. studying, learning) whereas i do.
One of my good friends doesn't smoke or drink. She would hang out with my friends and I while we were smoking, just had no desire to do it. She isn't the type to talk down about it though; she realizes that she doesn't want to drink or smoke, but I do.
I used to be straightedged back in high school, even into college a little. I was still rushed HARD by the fraternity my roommate pledged, though, cause i still went to all the parties and had a fantastic time, I just didn't drink or smoke. It's just wrong to hate on people for doing what they want. As long as they're not hurting anybody, who cares if they get drunk and pass out under the coffee table?
a secret stoner will never be a TRUE STONER. remember that playa. as for the OP, i could careless what others do.
They do what they do, I do what I do. *I don't mold myself when I'm around a certain group, I'm always the same. If they disagree with whatever I believe in, much love to them, it's not hurting me. I think its moreso a mutual respect factor than anything else.
Same story here- never drank until I was 17/18 (I always thought it was a waste of time) My g/f at the time showed me how it could be fun in moderation ( I then took it past moderation and this probably brought out the next issue). I never smoked until I was 18/19 (well I tried when I was 16 but I didn't like it for some reason then). So I', 18/19 now, I was depressed, I tried medicine to no avail. My g/f at the time suggested smoking some pot- I gave it a try and for days I felt better. Ever since marijuana has been a great thing for me. Straightedgers are uneducated on the medicinal purposes certain drugs can have.
Wow cheebs, good story. My is almost identical. I was a little younger, 14, and also struggled with depression. My parents had split up only a few months before, I was emotionally totally unstable. Angry, and hateful. I'd get in fist fights alot and suspended from school more than a few times. I then went to this summer camp, and had a good time. It was an escape to me. I became friends with this girl named Caitlin, who was awesome (and in retrospect a total stoner, but I was naive then). I had been experimenting with the punk rock thing and minor threat was one of my favorite bands. I got really "into" the Straight Edge thing. We started hanging out for awhile and it becomes pretty obvious pretty quickly that she smoked pot. She was her wicked self and respected my opinions, and I returned the kindness, I went out on a limb and put that behind me. Again, this was a really unstable time in my life, and I was looking for change. One day, I just asked her if she'd smoke me up. She was surprised but obliged me. She literally taught me how to smoke (how to inhale properly, how to munch out, how to kick back and watch lame movies and have a good time). I've been radically different ever since that day. It opened up different ways of thinking to me, allowed me to explore past my irrational Id which had seemingly taken control of my life and allowed me to explore my Ego. Before this, I had viewed cannabis ignorantly, as it was portrayed in the media as a drug that'll make you stupid and apathetic. I was young, ignorant and naive. Putting details aside, I really honestly believe that experience and that cannabis saved my life. I don't know where I would have ended up if I had continued on the path I was going. My one regret is that me and her aren't close any more. We drifted apart. I know how to contact her, she knows how to contact me. Maybe one of these days.
Hmm... now that i think about it, I'm pretty straight-edged myself... (dont hit me!) Do i think that MJ is many times harmful, yes, but then again, pretty much ALL drugs have the potential to be bad for you (speaking medically) . And i DO think drinking = waste of time, MJ = waste of time. But how many times have i wasted time watching tv? I personally don't like drugs and i admittedly would judge a person based on the fact that they smoke and would likely think less of them. But hey, thats just me, yell at me if you like. EDIT: oh and I'm not denying that marijuana can't be good for you, and i probably going to regret posting this...