Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: ‘Problematic,’ the weasel word that separates us from them

To the editor: Thanks to Robin Abcarian for her column on the weasel word “problematic.” For years the use — now ubiquitous — of the word itself been deeply, well, problematic. The best demonstration ...

Economic, educational and gender inequities can contribute to problematic social media use among teens

A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities. Zékai Lu, a Ph.D. student in McGill's Department of Sociology and author of ...
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 ...
Statista on MSN

One in 10 adolescents is a problematic social media user

This chart shows the share of adolescents with the following social media use patterns (in percent).
New Scientist

What is 'problematic smartphone use' and should we worry about it?

Two recent studies have linked “problematic smartphone use” among teenagers to increased symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia. But is it a real problem? And how worried, if at all, should we ...
Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Tropic Thunder" director/actor Ben Stiller in 2008 promoting the problematic movie, in which Robert Downey Jr. wears blackface.