Obscure Family Guy question ...

[RoyGBiv]

Watching Family Guy tonight reminded me, yet again, that the way they put in references to history, pop culture, current politics, etc. takes on scathing, biting forms. Some of them are rather subtle, even if they seem obvious on the surface. There are layers to the McCain/Palin button on a Nazi uniform too.

But that's not my question, just some context.

In an old episode, the one where Stewie and Brian go to Apsen in search of Rupert, they make a stop at Gettysburg. There's the surface satire here when Stewie faces the black visitor to the park and says "you're welcome" for all the sacrifice white guys made there ... there's a lot of layers even in that.

But what caught me about this scene is the background. Behind Stewie, Brian, and the visitor to the park is the Longstreet Monument.

I find this odd for several reasons, not the least of which is that the Longstreet Monument is relatively new. It's been there barely ten years, the last monument to be placed. Not a lot of people understand its significant or even know who Longstreet was other than some random Civil War dude, aka, a dead white guy from history. Not a lot of people even know the monument is there. It's certainly not as famous as the Virginia (Lee) Memorial, the Warren statue, the Pennsylvania Monument, et al. There are a LOT of famous monuments at Gettysburg. Its a forest of monumentation to dead white people.

I wonder why the creators chose that. I can think of several explanations, some fitting with the theme of the main commentary brought out by Stewie's dialog, some more subtle than that.

Does anyone know, have a guess, or anything?

Does anyone but me even give a crap? :-)

OnEdit: If nothing else, does anyone know how I can actually get in touch with the show's creators? I have an academic interest in this. I've studied Longstreet -- his historical image more specifically -- for years, and this fits with the theme of a presentation I've given to some historical conferences and a paper I'm trying to write for publication. I've tried the obvious methods by using e-mail addresses easy to find at the website but have received no reply.

I may have to resort to snail mail and some official letterhead.