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I wasn’t planning on posting tonight, but David just pissed me off so much, I had to. Like, he literally raised my body temperature and not in a good way.
So early in tonight’s eviction episode, Nicole A. tried to lobby Da’Vonne for her vote. Da’Vonne flat out tells her there’s never been an African-American winner of the show and she doesn’t see herself voting David out. Nicole responds by saying she understands that, but would he do the same for her? (which turned out to be a valid question given what David did next)
In the Diary Room, Nicole says she gets it, but to her that’s a “heart vote, not a head vote.” Now Nicole, if you really got it, the only appropriate response would’ve been “I completely understand where Da’Vonne’s coming from.” You were literally on the most racist season of the show and it’s been TWENTY-TWO seasons not only without a Black winner, but if the Black people don’t get voted out early, then they’re usually the first or second member of the jury. So no, Nicole, you don’t get it.
Later in the episode, Da’Vonne has a conversation with David and tells him people think he’s in an alliance. David says nothing. Da’Vonne surmises he is in an alliance and asks if she guesses who he’s working with, will he tell her. He says no. That was his first mistake. Then he tells Da’Vonne that he knows she’s trying…
