Was he brave enough to redundantly put homosexuals and abortionists in the worst of graphic light? I say, no way.
Just about everyone got skewered and lampooned by Phil, including gays, pro choice people, and muslims.
As far as the crudeness goes, I think his show got more tame as the years went on, even before the Janet Jackson incident. After 9/11/01 he toned it down a little. Prior to that I seem to recall the local radio station actually airing an advisory about the adult content of the show.
Allright, fair enough. But i don't need to agree with everything someone stands for in order to like them or not.