“At the heart of [her character] Nora Walker, she is a mother,” Field said. “May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised, and to especially the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait – wait for their children to come home for from danger, from harm’s way and from war. I’m not finished. I have to finish talking … if the mothers ruled the world there would be no goddamn wars in the first place.”
When she said “goddamn” on stage, however, Fox censors apparently took the opportunity to bleep the rest of her comments.
Later today, Fox has released a statement on Sally Field's Emmycast bleeping.
"Some language during the live broadcast may have been considered inappropriate by some viewers," reads the statement. "As a result, Fox's broadcast standards executives determined it appropriate to drop sound during those portions of the show."
Another example of using the "inappropriate" excuse to cover up...