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Watt letter: Trigger words

With so much current concern regarding “trigger words or phrases” which cruelly hurt our feelings, removing statues or monuments that remind us of our sordid historical past, shouting down speakers with whom we disagree, criticizing the unthinkable use of hurtful nicknames for sports teams, and so on; isn’t it time we rise up and strongly protest the continuing use of the noxiously named Dixie Cup?

Peter Watt, Boise

This story was originally published November 28, 2017 at 5:19 PM with the headline "Watt letter: Trigger words."

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