Top Document: alt.punk.straight-edge sXe FAQ Previous Document: 4-2. Why do all you kids wear backpacks? Next Document: 4-4. Why can't we have unity within hardcore/punk? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge In the mid to late 80's, straight-edge hardcore reached a zenith, especially in the greater Metropolitan area of New York City. This atmosphere led to the creation of Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, Wide Awake and arguably the most prolific band of the era, Youth of Today. While the bands of this period did much to popularise straight-edge, they also contributed to its closeminded and antagonistic aspects. The attitude between straight-edge and the rest of the world often took on adversarial tones during this time, largely becoming "The positive youth crew versus people who drink, smoke and/or do drugs." Many people dislike straight-edge and its adherents because of such intolerant views. [4] In a 1995 interview with the Thicker fanzine, Ian MacKaye denounced the stringent attitude prevalent in the culture he is widely credited with founding. "The whole straight-edge thing for me was never about this kind of puritan lifestyle, where I was supposed to be leading the masses towards a better tomorrow," he said. [1] On 03 Jul 1997 Koontz Christopher Noel <iy17@jove!acs!unt!edu> wrote: "One can be a non-smoker, a teatotaler, and a vegetarian, and yet still be Adolf Hitler. -- Karl Barth on Der Fuehrer" User Contributions:Top Document: alt.punk.straight-edge sXe FAQ Previous Document: 4-2. Why do all you kids wear backpacks? Next Document: 4-4. Why can't we have unity within hardcore/punk? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: xjusticex@geocities.com (Lars Norved)
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