Too Much Cussin' On Treme?

David Simon’s newest HBO series “Treme,” about life in post-Katrina New Orleans, has continued to draw rave reviews since its premiere last month.

Journalist and blogger Richard Prince likes the show, but on his Maynard Institute blog, Prince notes that episode 6,”featured some 36 cases of characters unloading the F-bomb, the S-bomb or some other gratuitous bomb.” He tracked down one of the show’s writers — former Times-Picayune reporter Lolis Eric Elie — and asked her what’s up with the potty mouth.

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