When someone inadvertently makes a comment that one or more parties take offense to, they should not be fired from a job, and or face harsh public criticism unless the words were intentionally hurtful. I’m thinking of Roseanne or Paula Deen or Michael Richards type of situation. Instead of trying to understand context or even allowing someone to apologize for a mistake, they are just thrown away and shunned by the mob as if their words in one particular situation has somehow defined their entire existence.
People should not be punished or ostracized for making offensive comments