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this is impacting scientific research to the point that people are scrubbing the word "gender" from their papers to avoid their research programs getting flagge
by ptah 2y ago
this is impacting scientific research to the point that people are scrubbing the word "gender" from their papers to avoid their research programs getting flagged by the doge gestapo
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- scarab92 2y ago[flagged]
- tmendez 2y agoThis is untrue
- 1dom 2y agoThis is just as unhelpful than the comment you responded to. Without any context, or links or sources for either side, it's just adding uncertainty and doubt. I'm an outside observer, and I want to to believe your side, but I can't any more than I can believe the comment you responded to. Regardless, nobody wants the discussion to descend into unsubstantiated "you're lying" ... "no _you're_ lying".
- JKCalhoun 2y agoYou're correct — but they were in fact responding to someone that also offered no sources. You can engage in the Gish gallop if you like, but to the original comment: extraordinary claims require....
- 1dom 2y agoFair points, thank you. Fortunately the original comment is flagged, and also someone responded with some sources: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43104223 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43104223 The system works, go us!
- Zamaamiro 2y agoThat "essentially" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Please point me to a specific Executive Order issued during Biden's administration that resulted in "forced speech." On the other hand, the current administration has issued Executive Orders, memoranda, and other official communications that very explicitly direct government agencies to engage in censorship, with the National Science Foundation going as far as to compile a list of sensitive words, flagging any materials including words such as "woman", "female", "disability", and "LGBT." [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/endi... [2] https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1388501/dl?inline https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1388501/dl?inline [3] https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/02/04/national-science-foundation-trump-executive-orders-words/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/02/04/national-s...
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- afpx 2y agoGiven that it took about two centuries for the public to accept the heliocentric model, some patience may be needed. A great number of people only learn about gender through undergraduate education. And, iirc, only 25% of the population have undergraduate degrees.