Editing The Problem With a Poo (section)

==Pop Culture References==
The episode explores modern political correctness as the people of South Park turn against longtime recurring character Mr. Hankey, and Vice Principal Strong Woman and PC Principal deal with the fallout from their fling at the end of the previous season. These themes are also seen in the episode's references to the documentary The Problem with Apu, the cancellation of Roseanne after controversial tweets by the show's eponymous actress, and the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
*The title is a reference to the documentary film ''The Problem With Apu'', which uses the character, Apu from ''The Simpsons'' to illustrate racial stereotyping.
*The male nurse at [[Hell's Pass Hospital]] is wearing a Speedy Gonzales shirt; for a brief period, Warner Bros. pulled Speedy Gonzales shorts from syndication when they were considered racist, but Mexican-American groups campaigned to bring him back, and he's been returned to his rightful place as a staple of the Looney Tunes ensemble since.



===Shout Outs===

===Pwn'd===
*The many references to Mr. Hankey taking Ambien and then tweeting "horrible, racist" things are a reference to comedian Roseanne Barr, creator and star of ''Roseanne'' , who took Ambien and famously used it to justify a particular tweet that was widely criticized as racist. Network executives had previously asked her not to tweet, much like Hankey, and she was ultimately fired.
*Mr. Hankey's hearing is based on the hearings surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, who had then been nominated for the United States Supreme Court by President [[Donald Trump]] but came under fire due to sexual misconduct allegations.
**[[Mr. Waithouse]], the criminal justice lawyer who questions Mr. Hankey, is visually inspired by Sheldon Whitehouse, the junior Senator from Rhode Island, who questioned Kavanaugh.
**Mr. Hankey's lines about how the whole thing is a "sham" and part of a "smear campaign" against him are lifted from Kavanaugh's comments during his hearing.
*[[Mayor McDaniels]] calls for a 'Poober', which Mr. Hankey disappointedly realizes moments later is only a Lyft.