Sensitivity? Puh-leeze. We’re talking about Ralphie May, whose comedy is to political correctness what Dr. Dre is to medicine. Race, sex, minorities, his own considerable bulk—all are gist for the Tennessee-born funnyman’s scorched-earth comedy persona. As a new Vegas resident headliner at Harrah’s, May is adopting an even more go-for-broke fearlessness in his decidedly adult act, as he outlined to Las Vegas Magazine’s Steve Bornfeld.

How would you describe your Vegas show?

A funny dirty show. I’m a filthy dirty animal that’s gonna rock this place and give Vegas back to—not families. We’re talking about women with social coke habits. I like old-school Vegas, where you could (fill in the obvious blank) a cocktail waitress. Now everybody is like, “Assault! Assault!” Hey, if it’s good enough for the president, it’s good enough for me.

Is political correctness the enemy of comedy?

A lot of comedians are caught up trying to be social justice warriors. I’ve been just correct—not politically correct—my whole life. If people do something dumb, ya gotta call them out on it. I don’t like calling everyone a blank-American. If you’re here you’re an American. Now—what else are ya? You’re Mexican? Good for you, knock yourself out. Black? Who cares? I’m tired of all this boo-hoo.

Ever worry about audience reaction?

People who are that easily upset only care if it matters to them. Everybody is fine with Asian jokes except the Asians. It’s the same guy who was laughing at all the fatty jokes and the women jokes and the black jokes. I never heard one Mexican stand up and say, “Hey, stop saying that about black folks.” That’s why ya gotta give it to everybody. It would be rude of me not to include you if I’m messing with everybody. That is less demeaning than seeming like you don’t exist in my mind.

Is your comedy easier to get across in the Trump era?

I dig Mexicans. That’s where me and Trump don’t get along. I can’t imagine a country without ’em. How would we move without the Mexicans? I love ’em, they’re awesome. You think white guys would do it? Setting up an eye-wash station in the kitchen?

You’ve criticized what you’ve called the “alt-comedy scene.” Why?

No jokes. They don’t want to make people laugh. The new wave with millennials is to be ironic in the way they talk and the clothes they wear. C’mon, get your sh*t together. These guys are just sheep, all wearing the same clothes, all looking at their phones. It’s really getting shallow.

What’s your secret for connecting with audiences?

The biggest trick of any comedian is accessibility and being of the people. As soon as you lose that, it’s over. You gotta stay with people and empathize and go to the same places they go to. I go to places no other comedian in the country goes to. I was in Fargo, North Dakota. It was negative 28 degrees. I was the only performer coming in for months. There are so many people who are flyover and I like those people. The uppity elites from New York and Los Angeles, they can go see somebody else. I always say, “Hello friends.” You don’t have strangers, just friends you haven’t met yet. I don’t mean malicious things. I like people.