stigmatize

Example Sentences

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Some stigmatized barriers like this are exacerbated in historically marginalized communities.

From Salon

Critics of affirmative action, including Justice Clarence Thomas, argue that racial preferences have stigmatized Black graduates of top universities, leading others to conclude that they were admitted because of their race and not their merit.

From Washington Times

She described the released prisoners as stigmatized by their detention, in some cases deprived of basic human rights and requiring reparations.

From New York Times

Such examples of the GOP's congregation of candidates stigmatizing mental health are not scarce.

From Salon

For example, Kennedy falsely implied that vaccines cause autism, which besides being insulting and stigmatizing toward people with autism, is not true.

From Salon