Practicing hypersensitivity, the host of the Columbia comedy show kicked off the comedian for telling a joke about being black and gay. The host just knew that the joke would offend all blacks and gays. However, all of the black and gay people at the show were laughing hysterically at the comedian's joke.
Used to describe one who is overly concerned with others' opinions regarding him/her. Hyper-sensitive people usually worry that anything someone else says/does expresses dislike for them. In fact, a hyper-sensitive person is so obsessed with others' thoughts that it eats at him/her internally, leading to the person's inability to focus on anything but others' opinions.
Phillip is incredibly hypersensitive- I said "Hello" to him yesterday instead of my usual "Good day", and he thought he had done something to offend me.