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09/17/2007
Sally Field's Emmy Acceptance Speech UNCENSORED
Emmy Winners, Emmy Fashion, Emmy Host Ryan Seacrest -- everything about the Emmys this year was a little lackluster. To the point where the biggest moment of controversy was what WASN'T said.
Given that she's responsible for the most quoted acceptance speech of all time, it seems more than a little strange to cut off Brothers and Sisters' Sally Field, mid-sentence. But that's what someone at Fox did, just as she was warming up to a statement about how mothers shouldn't support the war in Iraq. Behold the machinations of Rupert Murdoch's network, as the producers cut from Ms. Field, mid-"goddamn" to a dark empty stage. Subtle, guys. Real subtle.
But because the broadcast wasn't censored in Canada, we're able to feature the full version here. No official statement has been made by the producers, but speculation revolves around whether it was the clear political bent of her speech, or her use of the curse "goddamn" (which has been acceptible on air for several years now), that lead to her mike being shut down. All I know is that as fun as other moments of the Emmys, such as Rainn Wilson and Kanye West's rap battle and the Colbert/Carell/Stewart group hug, feel crass and tainted. Thanks, Fox. Thanks a bunch.
01/17/2007
America Ferrera Wins Golden Globe
Hopefully, the acceptance speech of the curvaceous, Honduran femme will send a message to Hollywood about celebrating diversity, both of body type and of ethnicity.
By beating out stick figures like Marcia Cross and Mary-Louise Parker, Ferrara's win makes the most powerful of statements about the triumph of a good spirit over superficiality. Plus, her winning means that we get to see more of her purple dress. And we really like her purple dress. It's pretty.
