1 or 2? ❌❌❌ #sxeworldwide #StraightEdge
Shout outs to @sallad_ooleel for repping us on Warped this summer. Say hi to Keith and @thexvxfiles at the @sharptoothmd booth and the Mutant Red Dawn stage all summer long! // 📸 @kristinamccomas ❌❌❌ // #warpedtour2018 #sharptooth #sharptoothmd #sxeworldwide #StraightEdge #VansWarpedTour #WarpedTour
A journalist recently asked me if there was a lot of overlap between the Recovery community and the Straight Edge community. To regular people, it's easy to see how the sobriety shared by both communities as meaning both are essentially the same. ❌❌❌ At the same time, I don't think people should participate in both communities at the same time. Not for reasons of elitism, though. I recognize that the Recovery community is an important source of support for people working through serious emotional and addiction issues. The Straight Edge community is not. ❌❌❌ Likewise, if addiction no longer has power over your life in any way shape or form, it's important to be part of a community based on an identity that matches the identity you've created for yourself. When I see people sharing that they've been in Recovery for 5 years, or 10 years, or 20 years, I recognize the impact that identifying as beholden to addiction for that long can have on a life. It tempers every social interaction, every decision, and every daily challenge. ❌❌❌ Unlike Recovery, the Straight Edge identity is a strong declaration that addiction has no power over your life. A rejection of common culture in favor of critical thought. In fact, its membership is often comprised of people for whom addiction has never held any power. Or, at its most extreme, people that have adopted the Straight Edge value system as a means of furthering their training in preparation for revolution. ❌❌❌ Obviously, another major difference is that the Straight Edge community has its roots and traditions in the punk rock community. And it's tough to criticise a community like Recovery that is actually having such a positive impact on people that truly need it, in a way that we are not. Especially if there are people that are so proud to share their 20+ years of membership, there must be lessons there for us to learn from. ❌❌❌ What's your take? #sxeworldwide #StraightEdge #Recovery
A work-in-progress I've been trying to nail down for a long time now. Is this it? Is it time to start printing? Or is it half-baked and in need of some more time to cook? Which is the best so far: 1, 2, 3, or 4? ❌❌❌ #sxeworldwide #StraightEdge #ThisxPromise
Shout outs to @tomxdrizners for holding it down for us in Australia! // Tag us in your pics to be featured ❌❌❌ 📸 @_stevenrcook_ #sxeworldwide #StraightEdge
