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These #Words Are Disappearing in the New #Trump Administration
As Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.
#language #lexicon #idiocracy #law #FreeSpeech #hate #bigotry #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.jG-_.8PguMhaAVg8I&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The terms appeared in govt memos, in ofcl & unofficial agency guidance & in other docs. Some ordered the removal of these #words from public-facing websites, or the elimination of other materials (including #school curricula) in which they might be included.
Some agency managers advised caution in the terms’ usage w/o instituting a ban. Additionally, the presence of some terms was used to automatically flag for review some #grant proposals & contracts in conflict w/ #Trump’s #ExecutiveOrders.
"Men who have sex with men" is banned, but not "Women who have sex with women" or "Lesbian(s)" 
Are we back to Queen Vic's days 
Lesbians are pornographic to some straight men.
Either literally, or as self repression homophobia to not risk getting excited at seeing a man's dangle bits.
It might have started about 10 years ago?
An American, Texas comedian, famous for drinking a glass of whiskey and smoking a cigar on stage, had a joke about it, which might have induced pop culture self repression?