use. Some who claim the title straight edge also abstain from caffeine, casual sex and meat. Those more strict individuals may be considered part of the hardline subculture. Unlike the shunning of meat and caffeine, refraining from casual sex was without question a practice in the original straight edge lifestyle, but it has been overlooked in many of the later reincarnations of straight edge. For some, straight edge is a simple lifestyle preference, but for others it is a political stance. In many cases, it is a rejection of the perceived self-destructive qualities of punk and hardcore culture. MacKaye has often spoken out against others labeling themselves as being Straight edge, which was never his intentions for it being a label but it became a movement one which he became annoyed with. Notable straight edgers: Tim McIlrath, CM Punk and Davey Havok. See also Anarchism and animal rights Anarchism and the arts CrimethInc. List of political punk songs Music and politics Protest art Rock and roll and the fall of communism Rock Against Bush Rock Against Communism Rock Against Racism Rock Against Sexism Solarpunk Youth politics Youth subcultures References Bibliography O'Hara, Craig, The Philosophy of Punk, AK Press, 1999 Garofalo, Rebee, Rockin' The Boat: Music and Mass Movements, South End Press, 1991 Sinker, Daniel, We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews, Akashic Books, 2001 Taylor, Steven, False Prophet: Fieldnotes from the Punk Underground, Wesleyan University Press, 2003 Punk Ideologies Music and politics Australian youth culture Youth culture in the United States Youth culture in the United Kingdom Youth culture Politics