a word used by antis and gatekeepers in fandom in relation to characters or pairings/ships that they personally do not like. often used as an excuse to attack and gaslight shippers and fans who do like the character/ship.
sometimes the excuse for calling a fictional thing "problematic" is that it's abusive, incestuous, or has a large age gap. or one of them is a villain. or two characters are enemies (or they used to be). or or none of these at all. the excuses are numerous, and many of them unfounded assertions.
sometimes the excuse for calling a fictional thing "problematic" is that it's abusive, incestuous, or has a large age gap. or one of them is a villain. or two characters are enemies (or they used to be). or or none of these at all. the excuses are numerous, and many of them unfounded assertions.
Anti: "You shouldn't ship Reylo, it's problematic because Kylo Ren is a fascist and Rey is child-coded and they are cousins."
Shipper: "Uh...what?"
Shipper: "Uh...what?"
by anonymous January 21, 2021
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Get the problematic mug.said from an english teacher in the 21st century, who drinks from the fountain of youth, is to be targeted to their students who have been behind in work or is in a sticky situation.
student: “Im sorry (Teacher), i couldn’t start on the project that was assigned three days ago.”
teacher: “Well, that’s problematic.”
teacher: “Well, that’s problematic.”
by blxssxm December 11, 2019
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by A fellow Harmonizer :) July 2, 2017
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“God, Dylan has got me so problematic. Why does he have to look so freaking hot all the time. I’m problematic.”
by demipankpopstan August 10, 2018
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by lolhinibba June 28, 2018
Get the problematic mug.A person that likes to judge and rant at everything that breathes. Usually that person is extremely ungrateful and likes to pick on their friends in a sarcastic way to make themselves feel better.
She’s so problematic and ungreatfull that she laughed at me instead of thanking me.
by Yestho August 29, 2018
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