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    While straight-edgers don't smoke, drink, or sleep around, we're not 
    just mindlessly conforming to authority. 

    "The difference between us and nerds is that we [abstain from drugs] as 
    a way of rebelling against society, not because society tells us not 
    to," said Sean O'Donnell, 18, a freshman at West Chester University. 
    [9]

    Whatever the reason for their sobriety, many adults believe that the 
    peer support Straight Edgers get is a good thing. A lot of them get 
    ostracised and harassed because they're straight. [9]



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