The way I see it, he made sure the word "brown" would remain in the forefront of HM's minds in-between discussions. Probably because he wanted a confrontation. Whether it ended up about race or not, it didn't matter, as the main reasoning was to simply get under other HM's skins and trigger reactions so that he could use those as camera-time opportunities to throw in his 2 cents... whatever that was depended on the day and the conversation... Yes, it takes two to tango, but he frequently embraced conflict. Probably to keep himself interesting to the public and also insert himself as deep as possible into house events... it's worked, because the cameras have kept on him consistently and he's remain at the forefront of discussion in the house... all this was intentional.
Sally, similarly, feigned ignorance in re-using the brown word with him when everyone there is well-aware it's been used as a loaded word by Hardeep. So for her to pick it up and use it against him was no coincidence. She intentionally meant to push his buttons, and maybe she didn't quite expect the blowback she received (hence her over-reaction), but she was no innocent party in that conversation either. We know they don't get along and she's been known for her own version of backbiting. She's also very good at stealth trolling other HMs while letting her peers do all the actual work of dismantling their position in the house. Which is the more calculating of the two? It's hard to say as they are so similar actually...
What's also true is that Hardeep had been setting the stage for a row on racial stereotypes from the very beginning. His enemy, the sole opponent in an eviction, is braven enough to use loaded words and dialogue that are clearly meant to goad and create certain conflict. Similarly, like their other confrontations of recent with Hardeep, they were not really reacting to the race issue or the focus of the debate itself, but rather, they were reacting to his particular penchant for racially-charged debate and for rushing away after being engaged in confrontation.
We could say the house fell for two different traps, but as I saw it, they cancelled each other given they both have a penchant to troll and insert backbiting commentary at will... Hardeep should be panned for his cashing in on the race debate and trivializing it, and Sally for her stealthy handling of house politics when it's clear she's not an innocent player either.
I actually think as far as strategy and personality goes, they are both very very similar. Which would explain why both dislike each other so much... :laugh:... They get on each other's nerves because both know well the game the kind of game they are both playing, so they see a little bit of themselves in the other and so they get under each other's skins easier than the rest.
For example, during Hardeep's discussion with Natalie when she criticized him on his insensitive usage of racial jocularity, he took the "How dare you challenge me" route that Sally took during this debate. Suggesting because he was a comedian and freedom of speech, he had meant no harm and thus freedom of speech, he was allowed to speak as he pleased...
I can't really comment on the turban party, because I know next to knowing about Sikh religion. For some reason, I had thought maybe it was in a similar category to Buddhism and I wouldn't consider them (Buddhist) to be really strict on dress, much less a great deal of other things...
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