Author: Avery

Avery is a 23 year old recent college graduate, and when he's not busy wishing he didn't major in physics, he enjoys go, juggling, and music. You can find him on his blog, Google+, or on Twitter as @PhysicallyAvery.
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I realized something recently. Disney princesses are way more progressive than I think we give them credit for. We often note their unhealthy focus on a specific standard of beauty, and their unrealistic expectations of love, but I think we tend to miss the overall message of their stories. Ultimately, almost every Disney princess story is […]
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Changing Perceptions

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In Coming Out , Featured , Homophobia
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On September 9, 2013
During the debates over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, one of the recurring arguments used by the anti-gay side was that repealing DADT would hurt unit cohesion, as possibly the straight (male) soldiers would be uncomfortable having the gay (male) soldiers around, because the gay soldiers would maybe flirt with them or stare at their asses or […]
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Saturday Open Thread 7/20/2013

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In Open Thread
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On July 20, 2013
Here’s an open thread! Talk about whatever’s on your mind. I know what’s on my mind right now is FTBCon, where an awesome panel just started that you should totally go watch. That’s where I’ll be. Also, cute kitten gets me internet points, right? The Saturday Open Thread is a weekly feature where we invite […]
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