stigma
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The film highlighted the experience of teen girls in Surkhet, Nepal, and the menstrual stigma they faced.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
"There's also a lot of stigma around its effects of euphoria. In our patients who may have months to a few years to live, still being able to experience joy is really important."
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Andrew Bosworth, Meta's chief technology officer, was asked on Instagram two weeks ago about "the stigma around people wearing smart glasses every day",
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Grede provocatively highlights the cultural shift that’s happening here: Moms are participating in and prioritizing work in a way that holds a stigma for them that doesn’t apply to dads.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
This is not to say stigma is absent for white people convicted of crimes; it is present and powerful.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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