As somebody who has American parents and who has lived and worked most his life in various English-speaking countries/companies, I might contest your use of the term "widely believed" in this context, as "niggles" is definitely a term used in many places to describe "minor issues" (and certainly not intended to be derogatory in this article, as if that actually needed to be pointed out). However, as a citizen of the world of 2017 I believe we have enough problems caused by the insensitive use of potentially derogatory terms (and the corresponding deeper, underlying social issues) to gladly take your...