stigma
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A charity shop has opened with the aim of reducing the stigma around food poverty and pledging to offer good food, dignity and choice.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Removing the cognitive strain of where food will come from also can reduce stigma and feelings of shame.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
By the time of that ruling the stigma attaching to sports betting had all but disappeared and widespread legalization seemed destined one way or another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Researchers found that families often avoid telling school officials that they’re experiencing homelessness due to stigma and fears of child welfare or immigration enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
David Braman’s ethnographic research shows that mass incarceration, far from reducing the stigma associated with criminality, actually creates a deep silence in communities of color, one rooted in shame.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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