The subplot of him emerging victorious is brought up again by one of his African-American friends and entourage members, Future. Future encourages him to fight again and says "once they hear you, it won't matter what color you are." He reiterates the issue of race, but says it will disappear after Rabbit wins among the black rappers he fights against. Even within this scene a gender issue emerges. For example, Rabbit tells Future how his mother is dating Greg, a man they went to high school with. This bothers Rabbit and makes him feel emasculated because he and Greg are the same age, he's having sex with his mother and there's nothing he can stop