I’m afraid I don’t have much information on this photo, other than the boys pledged allegiance to the edge and sealed the deal with a firm handshake from their father.
Like Father, Like Sons?
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324 responses to “Like Father, Like Sons?”
Vests? When were vests ever cool, except the early 90′s? Those poor, ensembly-challenged children. That’s no way to raise your offspring.
Vests? When were vests ever cool, except the early 90′s? Those poor, ensembly-challenged children. That’s no way to raise your offspring.
Vests? When were vests ever cool, except the early 90′s? Those poor, ensembly-challenged children. That’s no way to raise your offspring.
#95 – I can’t believe comments like “”… they’ll feel really stupid when they look back at it and realise they hadn’t even lived before they made the choice.” If by living you mean dressing any other way, trying drugs and drinking then this doesn’t constitute living. I am 31, never smoked and very rarely drink alcohol but does this mean I haven’t lived?
#95 – I can’t believe comments like “”… they’ll feel really stupid when they look back at it and realise they hadn’t even lived before they made the choice.” If by living you mean dressing any other way, trying drugs and drinking then this doesn’t constitute living. I am 31, never smoked and very rarely drink alcohol but does this mean I haven’t lived?
#95 – I can’t believe comments like “”… they’ll feel really stupid when they look back at it and realise they hadn’t even lived before they made the choice.” If by living you mean dressing any other way, trying drugs and drinking then this doesn’t constitute living. I am 31, never smoked and very rarely drink alcohol but does this mean I haven’t lived?
Very rarely != never.
I don’t think anyone is complaining about people who decide that they don’t want to drink or smoke. What gets under my nerves in particular is the subset of people who seem to think that it’s an all or nothing deal, that taking one drink is the same as being an abusive alcoholic, that having sex is the same thing as being dangerously promiscuous. Forbidden, dangerous fruit.
When things take that form, it’s really no different than the stuff peddled in the DARE program, only it’s got better fashion to go with it. And just like the DARE program, quite often it’s people saying they’ve made a big decision when the reality is that they’re not old enough to legally drink anyway and aren’t the the type to work around the system.
Plenty of people the world over drink (and even smoke!) in moderation. Moderate social drinking is normative is most human societies. At the same time, plenty of people abstain, and as long as they’re not taking the preachy route, most people are happy to let them do as they wish – order a pop if you want, no one is really CARING. (Mind, I realize that there can be more peer pressure about it right around that transition to 21 – and there, having some solidarity with likeminded others is probably comforting.)
As for the photo, I think the hair is AWESOME. Are they natural towheads, or they have to bleach it? Sometimes I wish I had that kind of white-blond hair…
Very rarely != never.
I don’t think anyone is complaining about people who decide that they don’t want to drink or smoke. What gets under my nerves in particular is the subset of people who seem to think that it’s an all or nothing deal, that taking one drink is the same as being an abusive alcoholic, that having sex is the same thing as being dangerously promiscuous. Forbidden, dangerous fruit.
When things take that form, it’s really no different than the stuff peddled in the DARE program, only it’s got better fashion to go with it. And just like the DARE program, quite often it’s people saying they’ve made a big decision when the reality is that they’re not old enough to legally drink anyway and aren’t the the type to work around the system.
Plenty of people the world over drink (and even smoke!) in moderation. Moderate social drinking is normative is most human societies. At the same time, plenty of people abstain, and as long as they’re not taking the preachy route, most people are happy to let them do as they wish – order a pop if you want, no one is really CARING. (Mind, I realize that there can be more peer pressure about it right around that transition to 21 – and there, having some solidarity with likeminded others is probably comforting.)
As for the photo, I think the hair is AWESOME. Are they natural towheads, or they have to bleach it? Sometimes I wish I had that kind of white-blond hair…
Very rarely != never.
I don’t think anyone is complaining about people who decide that they don’t want to drink or smoke. What gets under my nerves in particular is the subset of people who seem to think that it’s an all or nothing deal, that taking one drink is the same as being an abusive alcoholic, that having sex is the same thing as being dangerously promiscuous. Forbidden, dangerous fruit.
When things take that form, it’s really no different than the stuff peddled in the DARE program, only it’s got better fashion to go with it. And just like the DARE program, quite often it’s people saying they’ve made a big decision when the reality is that they’re not old enough to legally drink anyway and aren’t the the type to work around the system.
Plenty of people the world over drink (and even smoke!) in moderation. Moderate social drinking is normative is most human societies. At the same time, plenty of people abstain, and as long as they’re not taking the preachy route, most people are happy to let them do as they wish – order a pop if you want, no one is really CARING. (Mind, I realize that there can be more peer pressure about it right around that transition to 21 – and there, having some solidarity with likeminded others is probably comforting.)
As for the photo, I think the hair is AWESOME. Are they natural towheads, or they have to bleach it? Sometimes I wish I had that kind of white-blond hair…
Man, this is just how people raise kids, with their own beliefs etc. It’s not like they’re forced to agree with it when they grow up, but the other end of it would be like saying ‘Hey kids, do whatever you feel like, I have no advice for you. Figure it out on your own.’
I mean really, when’s the last time you’ve seen an independent 7-year-old? Being offended by this is like looking at a baptism or a bat mitzvah [albeit edge isn’t religious, but you get what i’m saying] and going ‘Oh, how vulgar! Exposing their children to their own beliefs when they’re so vulnerable!’ or ‘How dare those people put their little girl in PINK! How sexist can you get? And those maryjanes? Those nazi pigs are trying to force their children to be normal just like them!’
Please.
Man, this is just how people raise kids, with their own beliefs etc. It’s not like they’re forced to agree with it when they grow up, but the other end of it would be like saying ‘Hey kids, do whatever you feel like, I have no advice for you. Figure it out on your own.’
I mean really, when’s the last time you’ve seen an independent 7-year-old? Being offended by this is like looking at a baptism or a bat mitzvah [albeit edge isn’t religious, but you get what i’m saying] and going ‘Oh, how vulgar! Exposing their children to their own beliefs when they’re so vulnerable!’ or ‘How dare those people put their little girl in PINK! How sexist can you get? And those maryjanes? Those nazi pigs are trying to force their children to be normal just like them!’
Please.
Man, this is just how people raise kids, with their own beliefs etc. It’s not like they’re forced to agree with it when they grow up, but the other end of it would be like saying ‘Hey kids, do whatever you feel like, I have no advice for you. Figure it out on your own.’
I mean really, when’s the last time you’ve seen an independent 7-year-old? Being offended by this is like looking at a baptism or a bat mitzvah [albeit edge isn’t religious, but you get what i’m saying] and going ‘Oh, how vulgar! Exposing their children to their own beliefs when they’re so vulnerable!’ or ‘How dare those people put their little girl in PINK! How sexist can you get? And those maryjanes? Those nazi pigs are trying to force their children to be normal just like them!’
Please.
Come on people, lighten up!! It’s only a picture– don’t analyse it to death!!
Come on people, lighten up!! It’s only a picture– don’t analyse it to death!!
Come on people, lighten up!! It’s only a picture– don’t analyse it to death!!
You can’t claim edge really until you know what it is, and are ready to take the oath.
These kids look like they’re 10 at most.
You can’t claim edge really until you know what it is, and are ready to take the oath.
These kids look like they’re 10 at most.
You can’t claim edge really until you know what it is, and are ready to take the oath.
These kids look like they’re 10 at most.
Why is everyone complaining?
Kids take chastity vows as young as 12 in churches
kids choose to dress in certain ways
if they want to dress like that kudos to the parents for allowing them too
My parents worked in clubs in the 80′s
They had mohawks
my dad wore eyeliner
and doc martins
I was allowed to do pretty much what I wanted. I wore neon green with black poka dot dresses
I had fun
I started dyeing my hair at 12 I got my first piercing( minus lobes) at 14 with parental consent
I’m now in college and have a 15$/hour paid internship at a huge magazine company
I thought this community was supposed to be about acceptance and understand for being different and doing as you see fit?
Why is everyone complaining?
Kids take chastity vows as young as 12 in churches
kids choose to dress in certain ways
if they want to dress like that kudos to the parents for allowing them too
My parents worked in clubs in the 80′s
They had mohawks
my dad wore eyeliner
and doc martins
I was allowed to do pretty much what I wanted. I wore neon green with black poka dot dresses
I had fun
I started dyeing my hair at 12 I got my first piercing( minus lobes) at 14 with parental consent
I’m now in college and have a 15$/hour paid internship at a huge magazine company
I thought this community was supposed to be about acceptance and understand for being different and doing as you see fit?
Why is everyone complaining?
Kids take chastity vows as young as 12 in churches
kids choose to dress in certain ways
if they want to dress like that kudos to the parents for allowing them too
My parents worked in clubs in the 80′s
They had mohawks
my dad wore eyeliner
and doc martins
I was allowed to do pretty much what I wanted. I wore neon green with black poka dot dresses
I had fun
I started dyeing my hair at 12 I got my first piercing( minus lobes) at 14 with parental consent
I’m now in college and have a 15$/hour paid internship at a huge magazine company
I thought this community was supposed to be about acceptance and understand for being different and doing as you see fit?
Fuck the straight edge
Fuck the straight edge
Fuck the straight edge