well , there is no question of "still considered a taboo " .... it should be held as a taboo, at least for muslims.
There are exceptions always when a man and a woman have seriously genuine issues to get divorced. It is acceptable.
But generally it shouldnt become an acceptable norm at all , like its become in the west, every time a divorce happens , Allah's Abode shudders with extreme sadness ... Divorce is satan's best strategy against humans ... its all in the sunnah and is highly discouraged in Islam.
Marrying a divorcee , I would think a million times , and unless i am absolutely convinced that there was a huge and a genuine reason for divorce , I will never ever consider that individual for marriage. A person who lost it once can lose it again ... and no matter how sorry a state they are in , they are not worth my attention. specially when their actions were so against Allah's word.
LOLSSSSSSSSS
That's what i used to say :D