Nat Geo goes 'Inside' Straight Edge sub-culture on April 9 - Smallscreen
Nat Geo goes 'Inside' Straight Edge sub-culture on April 9 - Smallscreen:
On the surface, it’s a positive ethos that would make any parent breathe a sigh of relief, right?
Not quite.
There is another side of Straight Edge: The militant minority that believes violence is justified in order to revolutionize the world. Notable episodes of violence started in Boston’s club scene, where members brutally attacked drug dealers.
Over time this militancy spread across the country to places like Reno, where members used brass knuckles in ambush beatings, or Salt Lake City, where a stabbing took the life of a 15-year-old boy. In at least one state, law enforcement now classifies the Hate Edge Straight Edge-rs as a certified gang.
Narrated by Sonic Youth band member Thurston Moore, the documentary asks, Is Straight Edge a safe refuge or a militant subculture that feels justified in committing violence to disseminate its beliefs?
Wait... Thurston Moore?
Can't wait to see how this turns out!
On the surface, it’s a positive ethos that would make any parent breathe a sigh of relief, right?
Not quite.
There is another side of Straight Edge: The militant minority that believes violence is justified in order to revolutionize the world. Notable episodes of violence started in Boston’s club scene, where members brutally attacked drug dealers.
Over time this militancy spread across the country to places like Reno, where members used brass knuckles in ambush beatings, or Salt Lake City, where a stabbing took the life of a 15-year-old boy. In at least one state, law enforcement now classifies the Hate Edge Straight Edge-rs as a certified gang.
Narrated by Sonic Youth band member Thurston Moore, the documentary asks, Is Straight Edge a safe refuge or a militant subculture that feels justified in committing violence to disseminate its beliefs?
Wait... Thurston Moore?
Can't wait to see how this turns out!
posted by Jose at 3/28/2008 06:17:00 AM
1 Comments:
I am iffy on this show. I watched another show on Nat Geo that was about skinheads - what did I see on that show, in plain day, passing out White Power flyers? Yep, a straightedge kid clad with an XXX sweatshirt and everything.
I hope that they portray it in a semi-positive light. I doubt it though.
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