Like always in America, it seems, there is a racist undertone, as the name Bubba is also the African American man that sexually abuses people in prison.

The mail exchange between the Epstein brothers mentiones the film 'Get Hard' where a rich businessman prepares for prison by asking his afro American neighbor. The training includes hooking up with a gay person to train on oral sex, but the lead character choses not to go through with that.