Discredited vs Discreditable

One aspect of stigmatize people that I had not realized before taking this class was the idea that the stigma would not be openly obvious to those that see the person. The idea of stigmas being hidden from the public is something apart from what the original intent that came with stigma, with the original intent being a clear marker of someones difference from the "normals".

The idea that stigma is a much more wide-spread than just something that is apparent like being a convict in jail, or that it something that extends to ex-cons and how they have to deal with that for the rest of their life. It is something that adds an entire level of psychological turmoil that effects the life of a stigmatized member of society. The choice of the discreditable to either share their true nature or hide it from the normal part of society and try to blend in is something that makes them an intriguing part of society