In the editing thread, I pointed that Phillip could well be on his way to the end but it's possible that we heard Rob saying Phillip was on top of his list to make us think he lost his control on the game if he has to eliminate Phillip. But I'm surprised that SEG let us hear about a race conflict. We know how sensitive they are to race issues, the African-American alliance wasn't even mentioned during all of Fiji.
How would a race conflict be settled? By showing that Phillip was crazy and deserved his boot? Not all will agree. Or by taking his side and eliminating the one that was racist in his eye? That could be defamation. Either way, it could be touchy and it shows how boring this season is that they have to show this.
If somehow Rob can convince Phillip that he has no choice in the matter, Rob could eliminate him just like Yul eliminated Jonathan to appease Adam and Parvati. I still think Steve goes but who knows?