{"id":629538,"date":"2021-08-10T12:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=629538"},"modified":"2021-08-10T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:06:58","slug":"utah-gov-spencer-cox-urged-to-change-obscene-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-gov-spencer-cox-urged-to-change-obscene-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Urged To Change \u2018Obscene\u2019 Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-gov-spencer-cox-urged-to-change-obscene-name%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=629538&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cox.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>What\u2019s in a name? It all depends on the ear of the beholder.<\/p>\n<p>Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, recently got a letter from a constituent who said he needs to change his \u201cobscene\u201d name because&nbsp;\u201cwhen people say your surname, it sounds like\u201d an obscenity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not know if you know this, but when people say your surname it sounds like the word c\u2013k. It\u2019s obscene!\u201d the Aug. 5 letter stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUs decent people here in Utah will not stand for it. The honorable Republican Party will not stand for it. Most importantly, I will not stand for it. Because of your reluctance to change your foul, dirty, and obscene surname myself and thousands of other Utahns will be sitting in protest, not standing until you change your heinous surname to something less offensive. This is a social justice issue and we will not be denied basic human decency!\u201d the letter said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/aug\/9\/spencer-cox-utah-governor-urged-change-obscene-nam\/\">according<\/a> to The Washington Times.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed simply \u201ca very concerned citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox, er, the Utah governor posted a copy of the letter on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally grateful for the criticism and constructive feedback I get from constituents that demand I\u2026 *checks notes* \u2026change my name?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.018018018018\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Really grateful for the criticism and constructive feedback I get from constituents that demand I\u2026<\/p>\n<p>*checks notes*<\/p>\n<p>\u2026change my name? \ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RavFip8U4M\">pic.twitter.com\/RavFip8U4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerJCox\/status\/1423820696040345600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the letter-writer went on, saying that \u201cif our simple request is not met we will assemble and do what democracy was made to do by recalling you from office because of your filthy surname. This is not a communist dictatorship. THIS IS THE GREAT STATE OF UTAH! We do not accept sick jokes to run rampant in our civil institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter drew some hilarious responses on Twitter, including from someone whose handle is Brian Fagg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine what they would think about my last name. Also, I hope they don\u2019t find out I have cousins with the last name Cox and some with the last name Butts they would sense all of us those letters,\u201d the poster <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bradfromslc\/status\/1423852073620152321\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew a family growing up whose last name was Douche. Seriously. It sounds nice in the original French because it means \u2018shower.\u2019 I\u2019d stick with \u2018Cox.\u2019 Your constituent clearly doesn\u2019t know \u2018Cox\u2019 rhymes with \u2018Fox\u2019, not \u2018sock. Woman shrugging He or she should crack open a phonetics book,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilyMichaelsKY\/status\/1424007009192628225\">wrote<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full text of the letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p>Dearest Governor Cox,<\/p>\n<p>I do not know if you know this, but when people say your surname it sounds like the word cock. It\u2019s obscene! Us decent people here in Utah will not stand for it. The honorable Republican party will not stand for it. Most importantly, I will not stand for it. Because of your reluctance to change your foul, dirty and obscene surname myself and thousands of other Utahns will be sitting in protest, not standing, until you change your heinous surname to something less offensive. This is a social justice issue and we will not be denied basic human decency! If our simple request is not met we will assemble and do what democracy was made to do by recalling you from office because of your filthy surname. This is not a communist dictatorship. THIS IS THE GREAT STATE OF UTAH! We do not accept sick jokes to run rampant in our civil institutions. We demand a response to this letter and we expect to hear back from your office soon.<\/p>\n<p>Love, A very concerned citizen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s in a name? It all depends on the ear of the beholder.Utah Gov. 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