Why Does Ben Call Devi “David” in ‘Never Have I Ever’?

In the show’s subreddit, one Redditor theorized that the “David” name “might have started out as something the writers were going to use to illustrate racism’s pervasiveness, but when the concept of the show switched from Ben being overtly Devi’s bully, to the love-triangle suspense, this is a loose end that is now probably too messy to tie up.”

Honestly, that makes a lot of sense!