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Problematic

Used by University lecturers to say they disagree with a piece of literature while not outwardly expressing that fact. There is often a long pause before this line is delivered often with pointless hand gestures.
Lecturer: I find David Starkey's work...................problematic.
Problematic by NagarPhunga April 3, 2017

Problematic

A catch-all insult used to negatively describe something you don't like, but can't describe why.
"That TV show is so problematic"
"Really? What problems does it cause?"
"umm... It's just problematic okay?! Don't ask me to give actual evidence and stuff..."
Problematic by L'appelDuVoid December 30, 2021

Problematic

A tired and passive aggressive word used by sociology majors when they are too afraid to call someone racist, sexist, or homophobic.
Janet: I learned in Sociology 101 that David Duke is problematic.

Me: I think you mean racist.

Janet: Now youโ€™re being problematic with your mansplaining.

Me: Just shut up.
Problematic by HM2013 April 6, 2019

problematic

The go-to adjective for propagators of cancel culture to describe when someone has crossed the proverbial line. It sounds scary enough to spook corporate entities away, yet vague enough to simply be thrown around without adequate explanation.

Most often used by white 5th wave feminists on Twitter with an unchecked white savior complex. Said demographic is also commonly associated with festering daddy issues, thinly-veiled sexual deprivation, the glorification of mental illness, a sad addiction to performative activism, and the compulsive need to search for racist undertones in anything and everything.
Meg๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฆ‹(she/her): "John Mulaney seems pretty problematic but like i couldn't tell you why, probably because he's a cis wh*te m*n sksksksksksksks. My paypal is in my bio :)"
problematic by forsenbased April 8, 2021

Problematic

A word used by young progressives when they don't like certain facts, but have no counter argument.
Someone: You know, only 3% of Latinos use Latinx, and many find Latinx offensive.

Progressive: What you just said is so problematic. how can you be so racist, sexist and transphobic?
Problematic by 1325386 January 15, 2022

problematic

used mainly by the woke group of people. 99% of the time it is used to call out a non-existent problem in society, or by antis to complain about fiction they don't like.
Bob: hey dude I just saw the dumbest vice article. they are claiming losing weight is "problematic" and "fatphobic"
Steve: I fucking hate vice, it's like they are entirely staffed by a bunch of 14 year old white girls that get offended by everything
problematic by p.p. erect January 22, 2022