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Arthur D. Hlavaty ([personal profile] supergee) wrote2025-02-04 07:49 am
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Here are some Dirty Words that must be taken out of scientific papers lest they hurt the sensitive feelings of the government:

Gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, nonbinary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, biologically female
minoanmiss: Minoan version of Egyptian scribal goddess Seshat (Seshat)

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[personal profile] minoanmiss 2025-02-04 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)

makes a note

warriorsavant: (Default)

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[personal profile] warriorsavant 2025-02-04 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)

Makes a note to add these words regardless of if they are needed in that paper.

Actually, there is a push to make sure studies take into account sex and gender, as well as ethnic diversity, because things not always the same across these lines. I'm a Dermatologist, and, SPOILER ALERT things don't always look the same on dark skin as on light skin.