'Chilling': NYT reveals list of words banned by Trump's 'anti-woke' initiatives

[William769]

President Donald Trump’s purge of so-called woke initiatives as one of his first orders of business after returning to the White House in January has already filtered through hundreds of federal government websites, according to a New York Times analysis.

The Times on Friday revealed a list of banned words that came with that order – from phrases like “sense of belonging,” “all-inclusive” and “at risk” – to more innocuous terms like “women,” “institutional,” and “systemic.”

They all landed on Trump’s ban list and while the Times noted the White House’s "rhetorical strategy" has been criticized as discriminatory, it exposes a greater hypocrisy as the president and his closest allies – including tech billionaire Elon Musk – “have frequently portrayed themselves as champions of free speech.”

So much so, that Trump signed a day-one executive order titled, “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship,” that stated, “Government censorship of speech is intolerable in a free society," the Times pointed out to readers.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chilling-nyt-reveals-list-of-words-banned-by-trump-s-anti-woke-initiatives/ar-AA1AvGAc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ENTPHB&cvid=52a0933f41ff45e98b9265be9d86b257&ei=74

[Ilsa]

1. Have they banned "hypocritical tools" yet? nt

[LSparkle]

2. How about banning "T$&@&"?

If you’re playing bridge, you’ll have to bid “no shit” instead. I already refuse to utter ... that word.

[Lovie777]

3. Majority of the EOs are totally bullshit................

and the republican congress and federal judges and the US SC knows it...............

musk still cannot come up with any savings that DOG-E say they are seeing. So where is the money going. shithole musk republicans are now raiding Fort Knots.

[Ocelot II]

4. Here's the list.

accessible
activism
activists
advocacy
advocate
advocates
affirming care
all-inclusive
allyship
anti-racism
antiracist
assigned at birth
assigned female at birth
assigned male at birth
at risk
barrier
barriers
belong
bias
biased
biased toward
biases
biases towards
biologically female
biologically male
BIPOC
Black
breastfeed + people
breastfeed + person
chestfeed + people
chestfeed + person
clean energy
climate crisis
climate science
commercial sex worker
community diversity
community equity
confirmation bias
cultural competence
cultural differences
cultural heritage
cultural sensitivity
culturally appropriate
culturally responsive
DEI
DEIA
DEIAB
DEIJ
disabilities
disability
discriminated
discrimination
discriminatory
disparity
diverse
diverse backgrounds
diverse communities
diverse community
diverse group
diverse groups
diversified
diversify
diversifying
diversity
enhance the diversity
enhancing diversity
environmental quality
equal opportunity
equality
equitable
equitableness
equity
ethnicity
excluded
exclusion
expression
female
females
feminism
fostering inclusivity
GBV
gender
gender based
gender based violence
gender diversity
gender identity
gender ideology
gender-affirming care
genders
Gulf of Mexico
hate speech
health disparity
health equity
hispanic minority
historically
identity
immigrants
implicit bias
implicit biases
inclusion
inclusive
inclusive leadership
inclusiveness
inclusivity
increase diversity
increase the diversity
indigenous community
inequalities
inequality
inequitable
inequities
inequity
injustice
institutional
intersectional
intersectionality
key groups
key people
key populations
Latinx
LGBT
LGBTQ
marginalize
marginalized
men who have sex with men
mental health
minorities
minority
most risk
MSM
multicultural
Mx
Native American
non-binary
nonbinary
oppression
oppressive
orientation
people + uterus
people-centered care
person-centered
person-centered care
polarization
political
pollution
pregnant people
pregnant person
pregnant persons
prejudice
privilege
privileges
promote diversity
promoting diversity
pronoun
pronouns
prostitute
race
race and ethnicity
racial
racial diversity
racial identity
racial inequality
racial justice
racially
racism
segregation
sense of belonging
sex
sexual preferences
sexuality
social justice
sociocultural
socioeconomic
status
stereotype
stereotypes
systemic
systemically
they/them
trans
transgender
transsexual
trauma
traumatic
tribal
unconscious bias
underappreciated
underprivileged
underrepresentation
underrepresented
underserved
undervalued
victim
victims
vulnerable populations
women
women and underrepresented

Notes: Some terms listed with a plus sign represent combinations of words that, when used together, acknowledge transgender people, which is not in keeping with the current federal government’s position that there are only two, immutable sexes. Any term collected above was included on at least one agency’s list, which does not necessarily imply that other agencies are also discouraged from using it.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U4.aWV7.e-WHj19pKsFm&smid=url-share

[William769]

5. Thanks!

[dweller]

6. Native American ?

😳



✌🏻

[Ocelot II]

7. Also *Black* and *female*.

WTF?

White and male aren't on the list, though. I wonder why?

[eppur_se_muova]

9. No you don't. :) nt

[IcyPeas]

24. Pocahontas is okay though

[malaise]

12. Fuck that shit

😂😂

[3catwoman3]

25. That's a hell of a list.

I confess that I have never seen/heard the term "chest feeding," and were I still working, and there was a requirement to avoid saying breast feeding your baby, I would opt for nursing your baby.

Will there be a ban on saying breast cancer, and the expectation to call it chest cancer?

[Walleye]

28. The message to all transgender people is this, "you don't exist"

My answer is, they think, therefore they are. Well, the Magas will still find something to yell about because that’s all they ever do, speak at the top of their voice in nonsense

[AllaN01Bear]

30. hem. how much $$ did that cost. i refuse to call the body of water that they now call america

i call it the origin place of the goddess.

[Magoo48]

33. All words to now include more often. I'll stop using them when they cut out my tongue and off fingers.

[Jim__]

34. I guess none of those words will be included in the Trump new-speak dictionary.

[Cha]

37. I'm guessing .. "Mump is Fucking Insane" is Taboo, too.

TY

[NutmegYankee]

8. Could make engineering discussion really fun

Those systemic issues with NDT inspections on female threads have historically been quite a problem because the interior is not readily accessible.

[sakabatou]

10. Yay censorship! /s

[Paladin]

11. Way too little, way too late, NY Times. As usual. (nt)

[The Madcap]

13. I don't see "gay" on that list.

Deliberate oversight for a certain Lindsey, maybe

[irisblue]

14. LGBT& LGBTQ are on that list.

[The Madcap]

17. Maybe I am a bit old-school.

I don't see "lesbian," either.

[Bayard]

26. Rachel covered that last night

The plane that dropped the first atomic bomb, Enola Gay, was on the list, as was people with the last name of Gay.

[boonecreek]

15. Advocate?

I'll have to warn my doctor. He's with Advocate Healthcare. 🤔

[Ping Tung]

16. I notice that they didn't include "grab" and "pussy".

[somsai]

18. There was a discussion on this web site a couple days ago with vocabulary policing.

I can't even say what the discussion was about as I myself might not use the special words that are acceptable. The entire thread was eventually shut down, I've no idea why and wouldn't want to hazard a guess.

Blaspheme is a concept of religions not political discussions.

[Hekate]

19. You signed the TOS (Terms of Service) when you joined, or you wouldn't be able to post. When in doubt...

…READ THEM.

[ForgedCrank]

20. So far,

my personal prediction seems to be on track with this guy.
I can't say that he's nothing to worry about because he will do plenty of damage and create untold chaos, but he will destroy himself by his own hand. Waning support as the days and months pass will end with pretty much everyone putting up resistance to the endless, always changing EO's.
Be patient. He won't last and he will be able to do little that isn't immediately reversible when his time expires in 4 years. It sucks, but we'll be able to fix it soon enough.

[c-rational]

21. All part of the Project 2025 handbook wrapped in Orweilllian mind control.

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[DBoon]

31. If you eliminate words, you eliminate the ability to use the concepts the words represent

This is intended to restrict the range of thought, just as Orwell's Newspeak did.

And calling this restriction "Freedom of speech" is also very Orwellian, kind of like Ministry of Truth

[surrealAmerican]

22. Well, isn't that just double-plus ungood.

People who have a good command of the language can find ways to say what they mean, but at the cost of readability by the general public.

[mdbl]

23. I am surprised the word "corruption" isnt' there.

I guess that's a good word now.

[GreenWave]

29. Seems like they are not just frightened by knowledge but by mere words themselves.

How utterly primitive.

[BadgerMom]

32. What's their take on:

Fuck you.

What a bunch of losers.

Incels are running our government.

Never met such a bunch of assholes in my life.

I now will attempt to use these words and phrases even more frequently.

[Retrograde]

35. oh goody! Now I'm going to make a point

of using at least five works on the list every day.

[Cha]

36. I got some Words for that Fascist Megalomaniac

Take your Banned Words and Shove them down your Fucking Ugly Throat Big King of All That's Shit.