"Think about it," the officer continued, calling the parade "contained chaos," complicated by ethnic sensitivities.

Anders had been successful for a score of years with his routines that gaffed the sacred cows of ethnic sensitivity.

Still, while ethnic sensitivity is high on Ms. Walker's agenda, so are good ratings.

More districts will be implementing conflict-resolution and mediation training and trying to teach their kids racial and ethnic sensitivity.

Only two weeks ago, Ms. Richards found herself trying to explain aremark that also involved ethnic sensitivities.

In his bilingual native country, with its linguistic and ethnic sensitivity, Lemieux was a Quebecer who spoke French as a first language.

But he can also sound like one of New York's rent-a-speech politicians, playing off one ethnic sensitivity against another.

Other factors come in to play, however, including proximity to worshipers, ethnic sensitivities and community and historical ties.

Yeah, but it's equal-opportunity in its disrespect for ethnic sensitivity.

The parade followed weeks of arguments over ethnic sensitivities and the rights protected by the First Amendment.