So I made a post a few weeks ago about whether the “arranged/forced marriage trope” used in a lot of romance books was problematic and ooooooh boy did people have plenty to say about my choice of words.
Honestly, the only reason I used that term was because that whole post was inspired by a comment made by a friend and that’s the term he used. He’s not only one I’ve seen using the word “problematic” when talking about books either. I see it plenty on youtube and even on some of the posts/comments here.
So I figured I’d ask what you guys thoughts are. What does “problematic” mean to you? How to you feel about that term being used?
by the_literary_loser