Badge of shame

A badge of shame, also a symbol of shame, mark of shame, or simply a stigma, is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an individual for the purpose of public humiliation, ostracism, or persecution. The term is also used metaphorically, especially in a pejorative sense, to characterize something associated with a person or group as shameful. The biblical "Mark of Cain" can be interpreted as synonymous with a badge of shame.

Badge of shame

A badge of shame, also a symbol of shame, mark of shame, or simply a stigma, is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an individual for the purpose of public humiliation, ostracism, or persecution. The term is also used metaphorically, especially in a pejorative sense, to characterize something associated with a person or group as shameful. The biblical "Mark of Cain" can be interpreted as synonymous with a badge of shame.