This week, insiders at the National Science Foundation released a list of “flagged” terms that, if included in federal grant proposals, would lead to increased scrutiny and, in some cases, the cancelation or defunding of projects.
The list, which includes words such as “activism” and “biased” has been circulating the internet, causing panic and a deepened sense of existential dread among the scientific community and also everyone else. In a report reviewed by The Rib, the infamous list appears to be growing with the terms “Emilia Perez”, “Empathy”, and “YAS” joining the ranks.
The full list of new terms is attached below:
Blue
Cowboy Carter
Dreams
Emilia Perez
Empathy
French (unless relating to fries)
Gay
Green
Hope
Knowledge
Lit
Peer-reviewed
Rainbow
Slay
Small
Twink
Ventriloquist
YAS