Alienating
Alienating adjective - Causing hostility or loss of friendliness.
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Controversial and alienating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Controversial" instead an adjective "Alienating".
Controversial
Controversial adjective - Relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions.
Alienating and controversial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alienating" instead an adjective "Controversial".
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The war itself is so politically charged (the most controversial case since The Vietnam War) that any depiction of it risks alienating large chunks of the audience based on its perceived politics and it's too current to work as escapism.
Source: Audience-Alienating Premise - Controversial elements may be removed to preemptively avoid receiving backlash or alienating the audience, while safer alternatives may be added to ensure the viewership is as wide as possible.
Source: Executive Meddling
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