Nobody cares if some no-name, unknown redneck spouts things 100x worse.
The problem occurs when people of fame do it on a platform where they reach millions of people.
Sure, perhaps she is just an uneducated dumb woman who doesn't know better.
That doesn't change the fact that she is a famous person with a reach of millions on a public platform like social media.
The fact is that people of fame with a big following have a big responsibility in terms of being role-models. And what they say (or don't say) reflects back on the circles they move in.
Famous people with a great following on the internet, have big power. And with power comes responsibility. Maybe she is dumb and ignorant. To me, that's not an excuse.
Being a person of fame with a voice that reaches millions, she has a responsibility to educate herself and to be careful what she does and doesn't say on such a platform.
Sure, she is free to say whatever she wants (within certain boundaries because free speech is off course not absolute).
Others are also free to judge her for it. And she must realize that as a public figure, what she does and doesn't say on social media can and WILL have consequences and potential backlash.
If you are famous and reach millions with your platform, then be careful what you post. When in doubt, best to simply not post anything at all.
It comes with the job. It's the price you pay for being famous and gathering "followers" on a platform like twitter.
If she can't handle that, then she should either quit social media or quit being famous.
Nobody is going to care about her statements when she works at McDonalds flipping burgers with 23 followers on her twitter account.
So, it's only a matter of how much of a following they have? I'm not sure I see it that way. Even if it's a low level employee at McDonald's, if they say or do something outrageous, there might be pressure on McDonald's to fire them. It's not something that only happens to famous people, although social media has made a lot of nobodies into rather infamous people.
But to be honest, I wasn't even aware that Gina Carano existed before this incident. The outrage and subsequent termination of her employment was what made it into a much bigger deal. That brings them even more attention.
I also don't think that being famous on the internet gives people that much "power." I think that level of celebrity "power" is only reserved for a select few. The Beatles or Elvis might have had power, but the Cowsills or the Partridge Family - not so much, even if they were famous and had some measure of a public following. If someone is a superstar and a proven moneymaker, they're not going to throw them under the bus that easily. But for those who are more at the second or third tier, it's a different story.