First of all, what an awesome response.
I really appreciate the fact that you were able to keep an open mind while watching the show. I think you may be on to something with the PC overload. You see, I'm just about the most politically correct guy you'd ever meet. I'm really sensitive and apathetic, and have worked in customer service positions and cared way too much most of my adult life. When it comes to the entertainment I choose to watch, its mostly explicit and not incredibly PC. When I create, I feel like my creative voice kinda wanders that direction as well.
As far as the racism, I want it to be satirical. I don't know if I'm quite smart enough to make that readily apparent, but I try. The fact of the matter is, when we wrote the episode, we really wanted to be offensive to absolutely everyone... not so much that we'd hurt feelings or push an audience away, but really just push the envelope (which I hope casts a mirror on it's own ridiculousness). Reactions are involuntary, so I'd never be mad at someone who found the show to be unwatchable because of is stereotypes and such, but I'd definitely prefer to really incite an emotional response and have a good conversation about it after, than be PC and too safe.
The character Peter is something that I kind of stole from the voice actor that plays him. The actor, an out gay man, is constantly battling to keep his weight down. He used to have this bit where he would liken himself to a huge whale that had no concept of how large he was, and would daintily try to keep himself cool with a tiny bottle of water. When it comes down, we're cool with alternative lifestyles, but we're not too keen on whales yet.
Your true story is absolutely awesome! Just hilarious and definitely would make for some entertaining story lines.
Anyway. Thank you for taking the time to watch the show, and for your thoughts. You had me thinking a great deal of the day.
Best,
Jared