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CDC Gets List of Forbidden Words: Science-Based, Evidence-Based, Vulnerable, Fetus, ...

posted by martyb on Sunday December 17 2017, @05:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the George-Orwell-Says-Hi! dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden words at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an analyst who took part in the 90-minute briefing. The forbidden words are "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "transgender," "fetus," "evidence-based" and "science-based."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity/2017/12/15/f503837a-e1cf-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html

You don't say!

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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday December 17 2017, @09:06AM (1 child)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday December 17 2017, @09:06AM (#610926) Journal

    so, the people who oversee the budget are trying to make sure they get recurrent funding, by ensuring the organisation's employees don't use words that upset (trigger?) some people, which may include people in charge of appropriations.

    Seems sensible.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 17 2017, @08:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 17 2017, @08:15PM (#611069)

    Seems sensible.

    You've just described the banality of evil.
    Self-censorship in order to please the insane is how you lose your soul.

    When money and security is more important than truth and decency evil wins.