stigma

Why ‘Saccharine’ Director Natalie Erika James Made a Horror Film About Disordered Eating: ‘Weight Stigma Permeates Every Facet of Our Culture’

January 23, 2026

[ad_1] Natalie Erika James‘ new film “Saccharine” opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting...

Stigma at work is keeping neurodivergent employees quiet

July 24, 2025

[ad_1] A new survey from neurodiversity advocacy and support nonprofit Understood suggests that the true percentage of neurodivergent adults may be higher than expected. So why is work still so...

Woman-owned cafe in Indonesia’s Sharia stronghold shakes stigma

November 21, 2024

[ad_1] In what claims to be the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia's most conservative province, owner Qurrata Ayuni says she and her baristas provide an alternative to...