Original sentence: An insinuation that someone is a "foreigner", "immigrant or "alien" rather than a true American or a true Canadian may be considered rude if directed at such a person.Expecting a Hasidic Jew to remove his hat when visiting a Church or encouraging a Hindu to accept food that violates his or her dietary laws is considered insensitive by many.However, it is widely considered inappropriate for other people to engage in this sort of humor, particularly in the presence of the subject of the joke.References to someone's ethnic or racial identity are considered by many inappropriate in a variety of circumstances
Edited sentence: Accordingly, expecting (for example) a Hasidic Jew to remove his hat when visiting a Church or to badger a Hindu to accept food that violates his or her dietary laws is a faux pas that would offend many regardless of their own denominational backgrounds.Although it fails to acknowledge the presence of Native Americans, this well-intentioned phrase is meant to express inclusivity.Any insinuation that someone is a "foreigner" or an "alien" rather than a true American or a true Canadian is rude, even if the person in question also identifies as (for example) an Italian American or Chinese Canadian.However, it is widely considered inappropriate for other people to engage in this sort of humor.People in both Canada and the United States proudly refer to their homeland as a "land of immigrants".References to someone's ethnic or racial identity are inappropriate in a variety of circumstances.The notion of multiculturalism is widely accepted among educated people and there is a considerable understanding about how different rules apply to different peoples.This takes the focus away from the specific criticism and suggests that the person's ethnic status is the essence of the problem