I get the exact same bug from a fresh install of Curves UI.
Fixed it by changing the language file in ACP.
Languages>English>new thread.lang.php
Changed
thread_subect text to "Subject"
It was "Title <span class="text-danger" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700">REQUIRED</span>"
I'm not sure if that was left over from another them I'd installed or not. I did install the language files via php before importing Curves. I dunno. Anyway, it worked.