Good for Mel. Directors resist changing movies, because they are supposed to be "artists." Hockey puck. They are trying to make money. To further that end, they should have an option to view the movie without violence, nudity, vulgar language, etc. in the dvd version.
Personally, I don't watch R rated movies and would enjoy having some films cleaned up.
"My film is not right wing or political, but they made it so," he said.
Mel hits it right on the head here, too.