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* ''Film/GIJane''. Before the title character starts SEAL training, all of the instructors have to receive sensitivity training so they know not to sexually harass her.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Sexual Harassment Panda", the school brings in... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Sexual Harassment Panda]], a singing and dancing mascot (who actually believes he's a panda) to teach the kids about sexual harassment. Cue Cartman suing Stan for "sexual harassment" after Stan calls him an "ass-licker" and winning with the help of Kyle's dad. This inspires more frivolous lawsuits until [[UpToEleven the entire town sues the entire town.]]

The sensitivity instructor tends to be a MisplacedKindergartenTeacher who cheerfully throws out slogans like "[[TastesLikeDiabetes labels disable]]". If male, the instructor will probably give off a bit of a CampGay vibe. If the "sensitivity" being worked on is about gender dynamics or sexual harassment, the instructor may be a StrawFeminist who thinks AllMenArePerverts.

This is ''not'' necessarily a case of PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad, and also ''not'' necessarily another kind of parody of PC-related issues. But even if played straight, it is still meant for semi-humorous effect, and the above-mentioned characteristics are still present.

* In the ''Series/CornerGas'' episode "Super Sensitive," Davis and Oscar laugh it up telling DumbBlonde jokes, which offends Karen (who is blonde). She forces Davis to go to sensitivity training, which perhaps works on him [[GoneHorriblyRight a little too well]]. When he comes back, he's a walking example of PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad. For example, when Karen orders black coffee, he corrects her by saying "African-American". Karen finds him even more insufferable this way, so she teams up with Oscar and they tell him blonde jokes until he goes back to normal. [[spoiler:Then Karen tells a joke about a pygmy, a monk, and a cannibal. We don't get to hear it, but it's apparently bad enough that she gets sent to sensitivity training herself.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Sexual Harassment Panda", the school brings in... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Sexual Harassment Panda]]", a singing and dancing mascot (who actually believes he's a panda) to teach the kids about sexual harassment. Cue Cartman suing Stan for "sexual harassment" after Stan calls him an "ass-licker" and winning with the help of Kyle's dad. This inspires more frivolous lawsuits until [[UpToEleven the entire town sues the entire town.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Sexual Harassment Panda...

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E8IAmPeterHearmeRoar I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar]]" Peter Griffin gets in trouble for telling a sexist joke to a female co-worker. His boss tries to reassure the woman's lawyer (Gloria Ironbachs) that the company takes measures to curb that sort of behavior, and mentions a mandatory sensitivity training video... which turns out to be [[ValuesDissonance horribly outdated]] and even more sexist than Peter's joke. Peter is then sent to a sensitivity training class held by Ironbachs, but [[BumblingDad being who he is]], Peter completely fails to learn anything. As a more drastic measure, he is then sent to a women's retreat, which [[GoneHorriblyRight works a little too well]] -- he is more sensitive, but then starts acting like he thinks he's a woman.

* Peter Griffin had to undergo sensitivity training due to his sexist remarks; of course, this being ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', HilarityEnsues.

* Hellion's Henchmen from ''Literature/SuperMinion'' has a sensitivity training program. And, due to the career of everyone going through it, it includes useful information such as gang signs. Tofu is actually excited at the chance to go through it, since it helps him understand why [[InnocentlyInsensitive things he says keep offending people]].

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* Season one of ''Series/{{Angel}}'' had the LAPD doing this. However, it was a ploy by Wolfram & Hart to disrupt to LAPD so a crime boss would be released, the sensitivity teacher magically enchanting them to be ludicrously open and emotional to everything. One of them ended up releasing all the prisoners, then trying to hug them.

'''Jefferson:''' Whoa, thanks Al. They almost had me that time.

* ''Series/WhatILikeAboutYou'': When Holly was working with Val's PR firm, she had to go to a sexual harassment seminar. The only take away she got was that she had to tell her attractive male boss that he's "looking sharp" instead of calling him "a smoking hunk of love."

* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': Peejee was the only person in her department who passed the sexual harrassment seminar. Then she was sexually harassed by the instructor. Then the instructor was eaten by a Canadian Trap-door Alligator. Yeah, it's that kind of comic. There was an earlier arc at Davan's work where the seminar was called "Only Fat Ugly Lesbo-Whores Who Nobody Really Finds Attractive Sue for Gender Discrimination or Sexual Harassment". Davan made reference to previous lectures called "OSHA is Run by Rancid Pedophiles" and "The Asbestos Didn't Cause Birth Defects in your Baby: It Caused Birth Enhancements".

''Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease'' There's much debate whenever this practice should be standard, which is a FlameWar waiting to happen when identity politics are involved.

Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease There's much debate whenever this practice should be standard, which is a FlameWar waiting to happen when identity politics are involved.