On the way back from the airport, I listened to the highly popular and nationally syndicated Star and Buc Wild Show on my local radio station. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been contacted by several local activist groups to participate in a boycott of the show. I decided, however, to wait until I had listened to the show a few times before making a decision.

In the 20 minutes that I listened to the show, I heard racist, sexist, and homophobic jokes. Star, the ringleader of a morning crew that includes characters named “White Trash Helene” and “Chris the Queer”, disrespected slain rapper Proof by demanding that people only refer to him as Eminem’s hype man. He then continued to make jokes about the rapper and his career. (For those that don’t know, this is that same guy who made fun of Aaliyah’s tragic death by playing plane crash sound effects while reporting the incident.)

I must admit, there are moments when the show is incredibly funny. For example, last week, Star’s public heckling of Dave Mays’ incident with Busta Rhymes made me laugh out loud. The group’s quick wit and irreverent humor allowed us to laugh at May’s dependent relationship with Benzino. Soon after, however, the show returned to its regular offensive schtick, with Star saying that Banco Popular is the fastest growing bank because Latino women come to work in the morning, get pregnant by noon, and have babies by evening. Such comments are standard fare on the show. Like Wendy Williams and Howard Stern, the bulk of the show represents some of the worst that shock jock radio has to offer. From this point forward, I cannot justify watching it.