Confronting Stigma

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Why do we harshly judge certain behaviors or conditions, making it harder to talk honestly about them? This hour, TED speakers confront stigmas around addiction, depression, HIV and sex work. Guests include journalist Johann Hari, TV/film producer and mental health advocate Nikki Webber Allen, HIV awareness educator Arik Hartmann, and sex worker and activist Juno Mac.

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0:37.0	And on the show today, confronting stigma.
0:41.0	Ideas about why we judge certain behaviors and conditions.
0:45.0	And how those judgments can make it all the more difficult to honestly talk about them.
0:50.0	Or even deal with them in a constructive way.
0:53.0	Like how we deal with drug addiction.
0:56.0	You know, one of the most shocking things I learned in my research was that I had completely misunderstood what I thought I'd seen right in front of me.
1:04.0	So I've been watching people I love with addiction problems since I was a child.
1:08.0	And I thought I understood why it happened.
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