
It is being more and more sensitive (instead of getting more and more desensitized) that got us into the world where discussing ethnic/racial aspects of Halloween costumes (the imbecility of it all!) may result in a scandal costing someone their job. This and the signal-amplifying power of the social media.
P.S.: BTW here's the hilariously absurd title under which this news appeared in some of the Russian media:
