Proposition Infinity the method used for "Proposition Infinity", as the team felt that most viewers would not have a strong opinion for or against robot and human intermarriage, thus lightening the potentially polarizing nature of the source material. "Proposition Infinity" was inspired by the political battle over California Proposition 8 in the United States and heavily satirizes the controversy over same-sex marriage. The title is a reference to California Proposition 8 with the "8" sideways, thus becoming the symbol of infinity (∞). The camp where Bender is being reprogrammed parodies conversion therapy camps for homosexuals. The episode also satirizes the people against
Sideways Bob Sideways Bob Sideways Bob is a comic book character from Wildstorm Comics. Sideways Bob (for this is how he demands to be known, and nobody argues out of their fear and/or respect for him) is a formidable "security expert" (mercenary), attached to Ivana’s operation to keep the penthouse secure from enemy attack - and, if necessary, to keep DV8 in. Bob’s pushing fifty, a grizzled horrible ugly sod with white hair and sky blue eyes. As an acknowledged expert in all fields of vice, crime, and disgusting things, he becomes something of an advisor to the young members of DV8