Are tatoos and body piercing characteristics of a straight-edged lifestyle?

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desm

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I'm a CM Punk fan. But I feel that his tatoos and body-piercings don't correspond with a straight-edged lifestyle claim - regardless if it's true or just a gimmick. Not that people who have those things are bad but still, it doesn't seem right.
 
I agree to a point. If you are wanting to living life on the straight and narrow, then you shouldn't alter your body any. But I also don't think that tattoos and piercings affect anything as long as they are done tastefully.
 
Tattoos represent your beliefs/feelings on the outside of your body and Straightedge just means no drugs/drink i think his tattos make you think he drinks and smokes but obviously he doesnt
 
It's all looks you might not think it's right and i'm sure others agree but the one that dont think it's cool but mostly it's for looks and publicity
 
Well that all depends on your personal opinion. I know people who have never even littered in their life and they have tattoos and piercings. I believe you can't judge someone on the way they look, only on the actions they take.
 
Maybe because "Common Man Punk" is staying true to the original concept of sXe which was has its foundation on the early days of the American Hardcore Punk music scene of the 80's. Which prides itself on not using alcohol, drugs, etc to have a good time. Now that might be different to what you children think what Straight Edge is today......that being a bandwagon popular thing to do and by putting "x" before and after your internet name thinking it is cool....

Now the X on the hand/wrist stood for "do not serve alcohol" to that person in bars, night club, concerts...

Coke in this reference refers to cocaine not coca-cola and a little play on words and irony has the "straight edge" fans claim Pepsi as their beverage of choice....

Everything in life is a gimmick....whether CM Punk actually believes this crap is pointless because guess what his personal life is none of you business....
 
idk about the peircings, but he expressies his beleifs in the tatoos, cuz he has DRUG FREE written on his knuckles, and he is just incorperating his beleifs into what he enjoys and thinks is cool to spread his message. good question,, like John Cena and CM punk look like they would have opposite roles, just means to not judge a book by its cover
 
Straight Edge draws it roots from a song by the punk band Minor Threat, whose lead singer actually has a Coca-Cola logo tattooed on his arm (Punk's pepsi insignia is said to be a tribute). Considering it's underground roots, and the band that coined the lifestyle and phrase, I'd say that tattoos epitomize the lifestyle.

I don't see what tattoos have to do with addiction to promiscuous sex, recreational drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. Unless you're addicted to inking up, then I don't see how you could be considered a hypocrite for calling yourself straight edge and having tattoos.

And by the way, it's not a gimmick. Back in his indy run, he actually cracked his skull during a bout and refused pain killers because he said it went against his chaste lifestyle choice.
 
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