Word: stigmas
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...Absolutely. People of color feel the stigma more keenly. No one, regardless of race or gender, wants to say, ?I do not have control of my mind.? No one wants to say, ?My family member doesn't have control of his or her mind.? But African-Americans and people of color already feel stigmatized by virtue of our race. Therefore we really don't want to own up to something else that could be used against us. So we're going to go into complete denial. The other part of that is African-Americans don't trust the medical establishment...
...other side of the river's broad reach, Kawa's mother sits in mourning under his house, while relatives deny the allegations that he sold skulls. But finally one admits that some of Kawa's kinfolk are nervous, fearing not illness but criminal prosecution and the stigma of being involved in a trade that has already led to two deaths. "Everybody who shared the money out of the skulls is losing their life, too,'' says one of the villagers...
...with a smooth voice and a full garage, but real life is more complicated. Kelly, 38, is currently under indictment in Illinois for 14 counts of child pornography after he allegedly videotaped himself engaging in wildly inappropriate behavior with his 14-year-old goddaughter. You might think the stigma of such charges would have an effect on Kelly's 10-year reign as R&B's most beloved entendrist. You'd be wrong. His new album, TP.3 Reloaded, entered Billboard's album chart at No. 1 last week, selling a robust 491,000 copies and earning mixed, but not outraged...
...With the stigma of illegitimacy largely removed, girls are less inclined to surrender their babies for adoption. In fact, fewer than 5% do (compared with roughly 35% in the early 1960s). "In earlier times if a girl kept her child, society would treat her like an outcast," reflects Sister Bertille. "The fear and guilt are not the same as before...
...feminism and the sexual revolution, says Richardson, is more blasé and confident about her life. "First of all, she doesn't want to get married, doesn't want to husband-steal," Richardson explains. "There are other things she wants to do. She feels in charge of her life. The stigma is not gone, but it's fading. She's not the scarlet woman anymore. Call her the pink woman or something like that...