Not my family, but my DH's late grandmother liked to call anyone not-white "ethnic"...as if that was politically correct. And she would rant and throw out stereotypes at ever given opportunity. Thankfully she passed away before our DS was old enough to pick up on any of her BS. For years I warned my DH that if his grandma ever said anything overly offensive in front of her kid that I would not keep my trap shut. She (and her childless son) also apparently criticized our parenting behind our backs, until my MIL put her in her place. Our son has ADHD and Aspbergers. He is a sweet, kind, and loving kid, but can be pretty wound-up. Before either of his diagnoses he was a handful. Had I known she was making these comments behind our backs I would have taken her to task in front of everyone. Nasty biotch, she was.