If he tones down the language, he’d lose revenue. Guess we’re old school and find the gratuitous language and sex scenes a little much these days. Well, a lot much. And we’re not prudes by any means.
That makes no sense. Who says, "I won't go see a movie unless everyone says **** all the time!"?
But I guess he's in a bind: with the R rating, fewer people will see it who don't already buy the whole trans-shtick.