There might be some examples of average people who end up taking a disproportionate hit for something said or done that’s misinterpreted. In all of the cases I’ve personally witnessed, it wasn’t that one situation that led to the action against them; it was just the last straw in a series of events.
As well, you have to remember that, for decades (centuries, really), bigots and assholes could pull this shit constantly and face zero consequences. A reckoning is long overdue, and “innocent “ victims of that reckoning usual missed the signs (and oh so many corporate sensitivity trainings) that they need to be more careful in what they say and do.
