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CDC Director Says No Words Are Actually Banned At the CDC (pbs.org)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald on Sunday addressed a report that President Donald Trump's administration had banned the CDC from using seven words or phrases in next year's budget documents. The terms are "fetus," "transgender," "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "evidence-based" and "science-based," according to a story first reported on Friday in The Washington Post. But Fitzgerald said in a series of tweets on Sunday said there are "no banned words," while emphasizing the agency's commitment to data-driven science. "CDC has a long-standing history of making public health and budget decisions that are based on the best available science and data and for the benefit of all people -- and we will continue to do so," she said.
A group of the agency's policy analysts said senior officials at the CDC informed them about the banned words on Thursday, according to the Post's report. In some cases, the analysts were reportedly given replacement phrases to use instead. But in follow-up reporting, The New York Times cited "a few" CDC officials who suggested the move was not meant as an outright ban, but rather, a technique to help secure Republican approval of the 2019 budget by eliminating certain words and phrases. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, said the reported decree on banned words was a misrepresentation.
A group of the agency's policy analysts said senior officials at the CDC informed them about the banned words on Thursday, according to the Post's report. In some cases, the analysts were reportedly given replacement phrases to use instead. But in follow-up reporting, The New York Times cited "a few" CDC officials who suggested the move was not meant as an outright ban, but rather, a technique to help secure Republican approval of the 2019 budget by eliminating certain words and phrases. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, said the reported decree on banned words was a misrepresentation.
Would have been officially send out documentation using the words "fetus," "transgender," "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "evidence-based" and "science-based". The fact that her statement carefully avoided saying any of those just throws more fuel on the fire.
...to *prevent* controversial topics from getting blocked by ideologues in the budget approval chain.
She said that the words are NOT banned, BUT when asked if they had been banned, she would not answer the question.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
You can still find words like "fetus" on the web site, and the very statement they issued noting the story was false included "science-based" (which I still believe to be a stupid term).
I can't believe how willing so may of you are to spread #FakeNews. Even I believed it was real (and stupid) at the time, so compelling and well-crafted has the #FakeNews industry become.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
" the move was not meant as an outright ban, but rather, a technique to help secure Republican approval of the 2019 budget by eliminating certain words and phrases."
IOW the move was not meant as an outright ban, but rather, a technique to help not getting fired by eliminating certain words and phrases.
"But in follow-up reporting, The New York Times cited “a few” CDC officials who suggested the move was not meant as an outright ban, but rather, a technique to help secure Republican approval of the 2019 budget by eliminating certain words and phrases. "
If you use these words, your budget may be cut. How is that not a ban?
If you use these words, your budget may be cut. How is that not a ban?
Because not using the terms would only apply to a budget proposal, not general communications and even then it was only a suggestion...
Apparently is was guidance how how best to craft one document, not guidelines for every document. But who can resist the allure of #FakeNews, the faker the better!! Spread On #FakeNews soldier!!
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
If you have to put out a list of words which shouldn't be used for whatever reason, it's still a de facto ban.
They can try to spin it all they want, but if real words, words used in the medical and scientific community, cause that much outrage in certain people, perhaps the people are the problem and not the words.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, said the reported decree on banned words was a misrepresentation.
"In consideration with community standards and wishes," the parrot's not dead - he's just restin'. Beautiful plumage!
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
The words aren't banned, we just warned staff not to use those words or we may not get funding and the staff will suffer the consequences.
They are shining a bright light on the world they live in and operate in right now. If they put those words in there, you have a large group of ideologues that will outright, not look at it, therefore not fund the CDC, as "those people" aren't "their people."
It is them yelling HELP! They are not allowed to tread into politics per their job titles. They are screaming that there is a large number of people that already can not hear these words for sake of them not being re-elected, or that they simply don't care that there is science, and other *things* outside of their religion (and I use the term very loosely here).
It should be a very stark warning to all of us, that this isn't just happening now, it has already happened. Their hands are being tied by entire groups that thinks science that accepts anything other than their own is bad science. They have a base that believes this as well, and will back them up.
These people don't look at a world of people that are different. They look at the world through a lens where only they are right, and everyone else is wrong. Anything not serving their own self interests is a waste of time and money, and a clear example of a bloated government.
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You just can't use the words.
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Trump's lawyer may have said that Mueller's acquisition of transition e-mails was unlaful, but that does not make it so. IIRC, the lawyer's argument was that these e-mails are privileged. That's BS. Trump was not yet president, so he and his team did not enjoy the protection of privilege at that time.
This attempt to discredit Mueller in the right-wing media has been quite intense lately. In the opinion of many, it's an attempt to weaken his image and set up cover for Trump to fire him.
If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
calling the Republicans out on their anti-science platform. A good friend of mine insists on being Republican and I ask why he says "I'm gonna change it from the inside". At a certain point it starts to look like Stockholm syndrome or an abused spouse. Net Neutrality, their stance on health care, the fact that their tax cut hasn't even passed on their Speaker of the House is already talking about cutting Social Security (that I paid into for 25 years) to pay for it and now this... There's just a time when you have to call someone on their bullshit.
It's something I don't get. People really, really hate 'partisanship'. But is it partisan when the other side is objectively wrong?
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Show of hands, please:
Who believes anything a Trump appointee says? She was put in place by Tom Price, the disgraced Health and Human Services secretary who resigned when he was caught lying about using military jets as his private airline.
Here is a list of the 15 Trump appointees who had to leave in the first 11 months of his administration due to indictment or embarrassment.
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You are welcome on my lawn.
Possible. Even when a firing is not actually the result, the mere hint of censure or disapproval from a boss will make it into your speech and decisions. This has a chilling effect on speech.
Wait, I thought the line on this was 'It's a private business. They don't have to give you a platform' and to link to this xkcd cartoon
https://xkcd.com/1357/
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Have gnu, will travel.
... Or work the word Dolphin into your sentence if the Trump admin made you say that.
If you read the article carefully they are clear to say they did instruct people to remove the words from communications with congress. This is a message loud clear.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
Those words are just resting, they are not fooling anyone.
If the word "transgender" were to be used in the context of the condition being considered a disease or a mental disorder, the Left Wing would have a complete melt-down!
An epidemic of transgender has been spreading rapidly up and down the west coast. Evidence-based analysis suggests that the probability of a fetus at this time is low.
No. Each of these words has an accepted formal definition.
My good man, this isn't twitter. It's kind of tacky trying to use hashtags here.
I'd normally agree but the the thing is, the term has come into such wide use it seems out of place without the hashtag, which obviously does nothing on Slashdot but does imply the totality of thought behind the term. Much like people actually use the word "hashtag" before something in normal conversation now...
You just have to except that language evolves, and that's one of the ways it is changing.
So the HHS said calling it a ban was a "mischaracterization", which means they have admitted something was said on the topic
Yes, BUT as I said there is rampant proof they are still using those terms so obviously the original story is #FakeNews, regardless of how much you waffle around that fact. The story claimed they were forbidden, they are not, you can also continue to "mischaracterize" (i.e. lie) about it, or people can do the adult thing, and admit when they are wrong.
Bleatig about fake ews
You complain about my use of Hashtag in a convo then you drop that.... #dadjoke
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Time to impeach him for violations of the emoluments clause based on real estate deals with russia and taking cash from non-american citizens at Mara Largo.
Past time to impeach him for actively attacking our democratic institutions.
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
Thought so. The 'banned words' is really more of a guide for scientists on "How to talk to politicians."
"Don't say 'fetus!' To you it's a science word, but to a politician that's a flag of liberalism. If you utter that word they'll see you as the enemy and cut your funding. Just call it a pre-born child and they'll treat you as one of their own."
Just another word on the Republicans' Shit List.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
They're just words that, if you use them, ensure you won't get funded. That's all.
I do not want your cheap brainburning drugs. They are useless for work. And I am a working man today.
Don't be too quick to pass judgement when a "news" story appears. There's a high probability that your snap judgement will be wrong a week or two after.
I mean common when was the last time you've see the CDC use the work Zombies, Walkers, or in-corporeal brain eaters?
End Transmission....
Soooo, this is modded as troll? But it actually IS FAKE F*CKING NEWS!!!! Holy crap, the stupidity of some people on this site amazes me.