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In our recently submitted grants we had to change “traumatic brain injury” to “concussive brain injury” and “male and female mice” to “male and non-male mice” because traumatic and female are now verboten words that can get our grants killed. It’s insanity.

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[–] arschflugkoerper@feddit.org 8 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Actually more inclusive terminology lol

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I think the male is a bit hostile and problematic too. It should be non-male and non-female

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Can't use the word female in any context so it would have to be non-male and non-non-male.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I prefer "those who is" and "those who ain't." Binary and inclusive.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

Is you is, or is you ain't my baby.

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Just strip the distinction at this point.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Honestly just write "mice", there's no need to specify male and female if you're working on both, unless there's a third secret type of mice you unlock by beating the game with Blanka or something.