It's not you, it's them: How to handle 'problematic' people, according to a psychologist

Is someone "problematic" or just lacking emotional tools? Psychologist Sandra Sánchez explains the root of conflict-seeking ...
Yahoo

Abcarian: The problematic use of "problematic" to shut down people with whom we disagree

"Tropic Thunder" director/actor Ben Stiller in 2008 promoting the problematic movie, in which Robert Downey Jr. wears blackface. (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press) My first unpleasant encounter with ...
The Atlantic

Now Explain What the Problem Is

Academics like me love to describe things as “problematic.” But what do we mean? We’re not saying that the thing in question is unsolvable or even difficult. We’re saying—or implying—that it is ...
The Columbian

Abcarian: Problematic use of ‘problematic’ in disagreement

My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling with some twenty- and thirtysomethings at an outdoor birthday party in ...
New York Post

University language guide says ‘grandfather,’ ‘housekeeping,’ ‘spirit animal’ are ‘problematic’ words

A University of Washington language guide is calling everyday words used by Americans “problematic.” The University of Washington Information Technology department released an “inclusive language ...
Los Angeles Times

The problematic use of ‘problematic’ to shut down people with whom we disagree

My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling with some twenty- and thirtysomethings at an outdoor birthday party in ...