I believe it both unethical and irresponsible to cooperate with anyone directing a "stigma." I learned that lesson from the Women's Movement. Though it may not be the intent of the person suggesting it, it is the intent of the word, itself. I measure words very carefully.
There are no circumstances under which I would uncritically repeat that term, for prejudice gains its greatest power through redundant repetition.
Harold Maio is a retired mental health editor from Fort Myers, Florida.
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