Darnell’s Day

Darnell’s Saturday in the Big Brother House started well. When Big Brother called for the most musical housemate to go to the Diary Room, several of the housemates cheered Darnell on to take the job. This was music to my inclusion-friendly ears. Wow, I said to my TV, these people are so inclusive! Darnell’s being treated so normally in there! 

When Darnell got to the Diary Room, he discovered that by going in, he had agreed to become the conductor of Big Brother’s orchestra. So far, so great.

Enter Mario.

“Not everyone is going to get the instrument they want to play,” Darnell patiently explained to Mario, who was unhappy with his tuba. “All we need to do now is get people willing to play an instrument.”

“I’ll play anything,” replied Mario, before provocatively adding: “You’ve got to take people’s strengths in the team.”

“How about you get your instrument, go in your corner and do your thing,” suggested Darnell.

“My concern is that the group is happy,” replied Mario, trying to have the last word.

“I feel like you’re trying to reverse it and make me look stupid,” snapped back an increasingly irate Darnell. “I feel like you just tried to play me.”

“I think you need to listen,” suggested Mario.

“I think you need to stop making people look like they’re not competent,” spat back Darnell.

And the argument rumbled on…

Honestly, it was too long to write the whole thing out!

Darnell was also shown today saying that the only way his child could get Albinism was if their mother had the DisAbility as well. Interesting… Later, he said that he’s been left out of things so much in his life that he’s always said that if he ever had the opportunity to be a leader, he would never forget how that felt, or let it happen to other people. He isn’t afraid to talk about his DisAbility or his experiences on national TV. Most of the time, he talks a lot of sense… I wish I was in the Big Brother house with him… he’s my kind of guy. But since that can’t happen, all I can do is say that he is truly DisAbled, and, of course, he will have my support until he leaves the house.