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Do we use this expression "problematic" to make an objective statement by side-stepping the subjective term "offensive"?



Seesh its just a synonym. The english language is full of them.


It just means "causes a problem".

I have proposed the use of "marginalizing" as a replacement for "offensive" in the sense of "reinforces systemic biases against certain groups of people", after I saw character on a British procedural say "Don't call somebody 'hot' or 'a lush'; it's marginalising."




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