HBO has some really great shows.

Someone in my family really likes “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

I have watched that show but, the “language” really turns me off.  It really bothers me.

I know it's real life, sometimes, for people to talk the way they do in the show.

Don't I want “real life” shows?   What's wrong with me? 

Do I really want to watch “watered down” shows without the F-word, and about a dozen or so other words that are bleeped or excluded from regular network fare?

Perhaps I am “old fashioned.” 

What's wrong with “private” TV, such as HBO, using the same language that the movies can use?

I don't consider myself a prude.

So what the heck is it?

Wait a minute — I've got it!

It's my HOME.  Watching shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm in my home, I feel as though my home is being invaded by the characters — people with whom I do not share a common interest — namely, the excessive use of “foul language.”  TV is a medium that I have so long associated with relative “politeness” in my house.  Movies are different — I don't HAVE to show up at a public theatre.

So, when someone I live with sits through these language orgies, and I hear it through the door, it impinges on my private space. 

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