Some scientific organizations now will censor themselves on anything that gives offense to others

Reportedly, the Royal Society of Chemistry issued a letter to its editors to keep from publishing offensive content, which included the words, 'we bear in mind that it is the perception of the recipient that we should consider, regardless of the author's intention' and that they should look for anything that could potentially cause offense.

They explicitly say what is offensive content: 'Any content that could reasonably offend someone on the basis of their age, gender, race, sexual orientation, religeous or political beliefs, marital or parental status, physical features, national origin, social status, or disability.'