![]() Then he finished it off with an “I’m sorry if you feel.” lame ass non-apology, apology that Lauren shut down and let him know was unacceptable. (Just like on tonight’s episode where he said he wanted a reset and then later claimed that he didn’t mean a reset.) She demanded he explain exactly what he meant and why he said it. Then he admitted he said it but claimed his words had a different meaning. Lauren called him on it and clarified that yes, that was exactly what he said. “It wasnt that bad, he would have come back from that with the apologies and the tears he displayed.”Įxcept it was that bad and he didn’t apologize or display tears. They let him continue to pretend to be a victim while demonizing her. I watched this whole episode waiting for Lauren, one of the experts or even Keshia Knight Pulliam to hold him accountable for his behavior. Overnight, she went from being a victim of slut shaming to being accused of being a racist, angry black woman who had offended the entire indigenous population and was undeserving of the forgiveness he had already given a couple of days prior. There was no more talk about his behavior from the night before. By the next day, the insensitive joke issue that they had already resolved was now a dealbreaker that he couldn’t move past. The night he slut shamed Lauren, the conversation ended with her having the moral high ground and he was on the defensive. He refused to take accountability and he went on the offensive. He realized that he messed up and I think he realized the potential for backlash beyond the show. He realized what he did and tried to backtrack but Lauren wouldn’t let him and held him accountable for his judgement of her. Orion was able to use that insensitive joke as a shield to deflect from the fact that he slut shamed Lauren. ![]() However, he conveniently brought it back to the forefront when he needed a diversion. Orion and Lauren talked about the insensitive joke, he expressed his feelings, she expressed her remorse, they both agreed to move on from the subject. I don’t think Orion was necessarily looking for an out from the get go but he sure did take it when he started feeling some heat. “And in this case an insensitive joke that was made gave Orion the out he was looking for and used that as a way to seize the opportunity to let his true intentions show without directly violating his contract.”
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