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.

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 thirty-somethings at an outdoor birthday party in ...

Problematic alcohol use by physicians appears to be increasing, new research shows. However, good data on exactly how common this is and on salient risk factors are lacking, investigators note. In a ...

It happened to me! I like something that is "now problematic." From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our ...

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 ...

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 ...