The very purpose of segregation was to stigmatize people of color -to declare them unfit to share facilities with whites.
Many operations are performed on kids with physical flaws that are clearly stigmatizing, like misshapen breasts or ears that stick way out.
Anybody standing in line can see when they pay with Food Stamps, and it stigmatizes them.
They cited fears they would be stigmatized or that their military careers would be hurt.
Nor was it meant to punish or stigmatize those who benefitted from it or to force them to take lowpaying work.
These results appear to indicate that the diphthongs are no longer stigmatized for the younger generation and hence no longer a social marker.
Of course, in many countries of the world the mentally ill are stigmatized and socially excluded.
The surgery setting was also more familiar, it was not usually far to travel, and it was less stigmatized than a bureau attendance.