Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using

[tblue37]

Here at Head Start, we offer a divers— um, a wide array of lessons from dedicated men and wom— dedicated male and fe— er, from guys and gals devoted to education, able to help all students, including any with learning disabil— uh challenges.

— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) 2025-12-11T01:48:29.460Z

[bucolic_frolic]

1. How about "Gestapo"? Can they use that? /nt

[tblue37]

2. "The whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?" (1984)

[sop]

3. MAGA morons have a very limited vocabulary, usually limited to monosyllabic expressions of blind rage.

[StoolPigeon]

4. Gee, George Carlin only had seven words total

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. None of which, oddly enough, appear on The List.

https://pen.org/banned-words-list/

So, since they're not officially banned, I can feel free to use them to spice up any correspondence with the Rump Administration/Nazipublicans/MAGAturds. Doubleplusgood!

[ms liberty]

23. Nice point!

[Lovie777]

5. Another lawsuit.................

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Small Gubmint

[sinkingfeeling]

7. There's only one thing that's been banned: Freedom

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. So the regime saying "Black" and "Native American" should be avoided is criticizing Europe for "censorship"

Got it.

[yardwork]

9. The words "women" and "female" are banned.

But the words "men" and "male" are not banned.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. so "female", "women " are not allowed but "male", "men" is allowed.

basically, only one half of humanity can be mentioned.

[fargone]

24. Well, more than half. Black, Native American

I like how they slipped Gulf of Mexico in there. Left out Canada, though

[mountain grammy]

11. here in the "land of the free"

this is a sick, sick, sick administration. I think they're nazi sick.

[mn9driver]

13. MAGA snowflakes are easily triggered.

[ashredux]

14. This is what happens when the "D" students are in power

[niyad]

15. JFC.

[GusBob]

16. Paging Dr Suess, or one just as clever

Write a children's book using those words

[ashredux]

17. New words to use...

New words to use…

Male = a child with a dick
Female = a child without a dick

This should be helpful …. The Maga folks I think we understand that one…. I hope.☝️😊

[ColoringFool]

18. Trump ➡️ Just A D...

[Ray Bruns]

19. It seems Winston Smith has been busy.

[Bettie]

20. You can't say Black, Female,

females, or women.

They are just fucking weird.

The profanity is necessary, a lot more so these days than ever before.

[intheflow]

21. How did Blondi ever graduate from high school, much less law school?

How is this NOT a clear violation of the First Amendment?

[BadgerKid]

22. Is this an update to an earlier list?

I'm thinking of an anti-woke, anti-DEI list from many months ago. That list was definitely circulated within scientific circles.

[Boo1]

25. Same list

Its the banned from government documents list.

[UpInArms]

26. I did nazi that coming

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. How do you teach parts of speech without the word "pronouns"?

The whole thing is ridiculous.