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DISRESPECT!
I like to think when it comes to other peoples "walks of life" I'm a pretty respectful person. I try to be educated enough to hold a decent conversation with people who follow different things than I do, and if I don't know anything about something, I try to learn. I try to be open and mindful of pretty much everything. Granted, on occasion I might make the occasional off-color joke, but they're just that, jokes. If anyone gets offended, i typically apologize. I don't think I've blatantly attacked anyone's beliefs since i was probably like...16?
So why in the world do people feel the need to pick fights with me over my beliefs? I'm Straight-Edge. Deal with it. Its my choice, not yours, and therefore I only live this choice for me, not you. I don't smack your cigarettes out of your hand. I don't dump out your alcohol. I don't make fun of you for smoking weed or shootin heroin into your eyeballs or anything else that you feel like putting into you. So why do people feel the need to seek me out and start drama over it? Especially over the internet? I mean, if you're gonna behave like a 16 year old, at least do it in a way that I can respond like a 16 year old.
I'm also Christian. Yep, I believe in God, Jesus, The Bible, all that jazz. Once again, I believe in this. I'm not here to preach at you, or try to convert you, or earn heaven dollars or whatever you wanna think. I honestly, simply, want to love on everybody! I fail to see how this is in anyway offensive to anyone! I understand you've probably had bad expiriences with The Church or Christians in general, but so have I, and I'm not them. If a black person beat you up as a kid, and you decided you were gonna hate every black person on the planet because of it, most people would say thats wrong. So why isn't it wrong to hate me because of what some other idiot said or did to you?
I'm tired of talking about this, I'm pissed off. I might write more later, we'll see.
/end rant
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Kansas
probably will in the morning. i can't really stay mad about anything for long.
Serena
Good, hopefully.
Indica
Well said, buddy.
<3
Some people just need to find problems with everything and anything. Best thing to do is just blow it off, even if it gets old sometimes.
Kansas
I'm doing my best to blow it off. =] Just got said enough times that I needed to vent and now I think I'm good, until next time, then i'll just vent more =P
Indica
Isn't this site amazing for that???
Kansas
its community. its a beautiful thing.
Viola
I'm not edge, and I'm not remotely religious, but you know what, I respect and at times almost envy people who have a belief. And as far as being edge - especially for those who aren't preachy edge - I have a lot of respect for people that are. I have a friend that's been edge for his entire life and he's 25 and I think that's pretty much the most awesome thing ever.
Kansas
My 23rd birthday is next week and I've drank, smoke, or done anything.
Viola
I'm assuming that's sposed to be "never" drunk, smoked or done anything?
But seriously, you have my complete respect. Like I said, edge isn't for me - I used to drink a lot and take a lot of drugs (I don't do either anymore - actually my edge friend calls me "One X Viola" because the only thing that prevents me from effectively being edge is the fact that I smoke like a chimney.) but I truly respect those who are genuinely devoted to it. On the other hand, I have very little respect for edge breakers. I had a friend that was edge, and really militant about it in a horrible way - when I'd go out for a cigarette at work he'd yell after me about how they were going to kill me as if I didn't already know and look down on anyone who wasn't edge and then after about 18 months and his 'Edge for Life!" tattoo, he broke. But my friend who's been edge since birth, so to speak, has a healthy attitude about it. Basically, it's his body and out bodies are our own and he doesn't care what we want to do, as long as we don't try to force it on him. And he's quite hardcore about his beliefs - no alcohol in food even, no caffeine, no pain killers.
Aglaia
i love this post, i love your points of view, i love your attitude, and i love your face <3 post more like this.
(more happy ones, too)
xox, aggie
Kansas
Haha, I'll try to keep it posi in the future =]
Tristyn
Damn sorry to hear that!! There will always be close-minded people who hate on what they don't understand, especially on the internetz. Stay positive and ignore it. I think youre pretty awesome. =]
Kansas
Well if you think i'm pretty awesome, who else really matters, right?
Kaia
newsflash: you're a hot boy. we all think you're awesome =] [=
Kaia
this is offensive, i am offended! if you don't have the exact same views, beliefs, and opinions as me, they don't count!
=D
Kansas
HAHAHAHA, well, i was just informed by the GG who put me over the edge that I was immature for expressing me feelings here. Guess I'm just a big ole hater!
Kaia
srsly? so what's the point of the journals and forums if we're not supposed to express ourselves? shit's WEAK.
Kansas
agreed
Alexis
it's really shitty when people give you crap for your personal choices. I get it for being a vegetarian sometimes, people will say ridiculous things, like a complete stranger will be like "well if you don't eat fish you'll die!" and give me a huge lecture. and i'll just sit there nodding, and point out that i've spent a long ass time without eating meat and am perfectly fine, and they'll just keep trying to drag it on until i flat out change the subject. I don't understand why people choose to make something their business even though it has nothing to do with them!
congrats on sticking to your beliefs though, don't let people get to you, if they act stupid its their problem :)
Kansas
lol, true. =]
I really shouldn't be so bothered that 99% of the human race is made up of idiots.
=]
Augusta
thats when you just gotta let it roll off like water on a duck, and tell em it aint no thing but a chicken wing, keep walking ho! hehe
some people just want any excuse to pick a fight, it's nonscense.
Kansas
Its immature and very highschool
Augusta
agreed :)
Rakkell
People suck sometimes, I think that's pretty much it.
I respect you for your beliefs.
Hope having a little rant made you feel better!!!
♥
x
Adrian-Louise
you and i differ in numerous ways sir, but you sound like a sweetheart. so we've got that in common. ;] haters is haters. it's their job. doin your own thing is sexy.. keep that shit up. xo
Imogen
I know this is kind of oldish, but I'm with you!
I'm also straight edge, and get shit from dbags because of it. I mean, I'm not at all preachy. I won't hang out with people who are fucking junkies, but I have friends who drink a lot, smoke, and even deal weed. It's supposed to be a personal choice, I don't force it on others. I'm not a christian or anything, but I think I get my fair share of douchebaggery from people about being vegan straight edge..
Kansas
The shittiest part was that the "incident" that inspired this blog was from a GG. Guess it was just another dumb tattoo'd broad. Whatever. I'm over it.
Imogen
oh whhhhhhhat.
that's lamecity. Normally if I don't agree with members, I just don't talk to them? I actually thought that might have been a rule? Or maybe it's just common decency, or some amount of respect?
Kansas
I like to think it takes a certain kind of character or class to hang around here. Ya know? Like we've all had our moments of intolerance directed at us, so we try to stick together? Ya know? We're all freaks, and WE are all we've got. Oh well, whatever. She's not active anyway, and I'd honestly never even heard of her before she messaged me, so I wasn't really all the offended...
Imogen
She messaged you to tell you? what the fuck. I mean, I would almost understand if someone read a blog or some comment someone posted and it enraged them and without thinking they were a dbag, that's almost forgivable, but in a message that's pretty stupid.
And I completely agree! That's what I love about the site, we stick together and have some form of comradery. That's good to hear she's not active though if that's happening, I'd rather that type not stick around, as we have plenty of super awesome and nice ladies who do take the time and effort to be active!
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<333
do you feel slightly better now??