Exclusive: FDA staffers told that 'woman,' 'disabled' among banned words; White House says it's an error
Source: Reuters
Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump's executive order.
A list with the file name "Prohibited words" has been circulating since at least last week in official work chats, according to two FDA scientists with direct knowledge of the matter who requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions.
The two scientists said that neither they nor their managers knew who issued the directive or why many of the more than two dozen words were included.
The list circulating within the FDA and reviewed by Reuters is broader and includes words such as underrepresented, underserved, understudied, sex, identity, diverse, women, woman, promote, definition, continuum, ideology, self-assessed, special populations, elderly and disabled. It was not accompanied with an explanation.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fda-staffers-told-that-woman-disabled-among-banned-words-white-house-says-its-an-2025-02-20/
Next, the only allowed words will be he-man, boy, and "other".
It sounds like it was either a MAGAt in the FDA or a liberal who decided he/she was going to zing donnie by making this up and let "it" take the anger or the laughter.
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