The airwaves are heating up — at least the Latino airwaves — as multiple Spanish-language radio stations opt for talking about sex in the morning in between traffic and weather reports. The success of one NYC station’s morning programming has even been proved in the ratings — it beat Howard Stern:

DJs and callers discuss dildos, anal sex, group sex and not getting sex. Although no one—not activists, academics or community leaders—can readily agree on what all this raunchy sex talk means for Latinos, everyone is worried. And one thing is for certain: Howard Stern can’t keep up with it. New York’s leading Spanish radio show beat Stern’s blunt sex talk in Arbitron ratings in 2003 and 2004.

And apparently, there’s something for everyone on Spanish morning radio. Take your pick from…

constant references to intercourse, masturbation, homosexuality, nymphomania, anal sex, group sex, sexual blackmail and violence.

The main focus of the article referenced here is a show called “El Vacilón de la mañana”, and while some call this good, raunchy fun, activists are up in arms:

..on El Vacilón, the hosts recently took calls from two female listeners who were interested in having sex with women. The hosts tried to pair them up, just as they do with callers seeking heterosexual partners. Isn’t this—supporting women’s same-sex desire—a step forward for the Latino community?

Mónica Taher, director of the People of Color Media Project at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, doesn’t think so. “I don’t consider that positive,” Taher said. “This doesn’t help eliminate the taboo. They’re still talking about lesbianism in a sensationalized manner.”

Sexual liberation or an obsession with judging other people’s dirty laundry?

I encourage you to read the whole article on arc.org. It’s very a very complete and insightful look at the topic of sex on Latino radio.

Via / ColorLines