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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: 5, Informative) by AthanasiusKircher on Sunday December 17 2017, @08:58AM

    by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Sunday December 17 2017, @08:58AM (#610922) Journal

    "Science-based" and "evidence-based" are atrocious neologisms. In this case, the CDC specifically recommends saying "based on science".

    No, that's not true. They suggest (according to TFA) replacing with the phrase “CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes."

    In other words, if my "community" consists of those who believe climate change can't be real or that the earth is 6000 years old or that vaccines cause autism, my "community" may "wish" for other things and are therefore perfectly valid in adopting "standards" inconsistent with the recommendations of "science."

    That's not "based on science." This is explicitly about allowing the promotion of "community" ideas that are NOT based on science.

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