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.
CB this ^^^ is why you have struck some peoples nerve in this thread and why so many ppl disagree with your stance on divorce. As a matter of fact, it not your stance that is so bothersome because everyone is entitled to having their own personal preference as to the kind of mate they want to spend the rest of their life with. For you in this case, would not be a divorcee...and that is ok.
However...in the bold part above you are implying that people that are divorced have "lost it". That is quite judgemental on your part or so it seems. Maybe what you said has been misconstrued by many of us....perhaps you can explain further?