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At a time when Jewish people can barely even point out antisemitism without being shouted down as over-sensitive, paranoid or enthralled by their own victimhood, such exposure, unchecked, could become incredibly powerful.
If only John Galliano's hate rant was a one-off | Barbara Ellen 2011
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The most over-sensitive, humorless, and pompous NBA superstar since Kobe “bruised-ribs” Bryant entered the league.
Matthew Yglesias » King James Fires Up the Waaambulance 2009
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Also, personal observation makes me perhaps over-sensitive to the tendency of those who argue well to sometimes use "logic" to try to bully people into getting what they want (although they often don't see it as such).
Feminism and Just Price Theory, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Museums becoming 'over-sensitive' to the demands of minority groups, author claims
Museums avoid displaying human remains 'out of respect' Maev Kennedy 2010
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Ministers are understood to have long felt that authorities should not be "over-sensitive" on the issue.
Ministers tell social workers not to bar interracial adoptions 2011
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Some of the stuff I found on this list was way too over-sensitive, to the point of becoming quite ridiculous.
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If they are guilty, it seems more that they're being over-sensitive than anything else.
Cara Nuttall: Blue Summer For Children As Parents Row About New Partners Cara Nuttall 2011
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If they are guilty, it seems more that they're being over-sensitive than anything else.
Cara Nuttall: Blue Summer For Children As Parents Row About New Partners Cara Nuttall 2011
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In America, Emma must be careful not to join the Princess and the Pea division of Celebrity Youth – over-sensitive to the point of insanity.
Just for a moment, I wanted a burkini too | Barbara Ellen 2011
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Jenkins argued that museums were being being "over-sensitive" to demands both from minority groups, and in some cases their own staff, for greater "respect" for human remains.
Museums avoid displaying human remains 'out of respect' Maev Kennedy 2010
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