Uh... no? It's a simple, straightforward English phrase. Speech which is problematic, as opposed to speech which is not.
"Problematic" being defined as "constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty."
Racist speech in historical documents constitutes and presents a problem or difficulty for modern readers. That's kind of the entire premise of the posted article. There is no doublespeak or newspeak or whatever "1984" is supposed to imply, involved.
Uh... no? It's a simple, straightforward English phrase. Speech which is problematic, as opposed to speech which is not.
"Problematic" being defined as "constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty."
Racist speech in historical documents constitutes and presents a problem or difficulty for modern readers. That's kind of the entire premise of the posted article. There is no doublespeak or newspeak or whatever "1984" is supposed to imply, involved.