If you watch the 76th Emmy Awards, you’re probably thinking that Jeremy Allen White must have quite the loose tongue. Already in the third category on Sunday night, we got our first audio dump of an acceptance speech.

For the second year in a row, White won Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Carmine Berzatto in The Bear. None of us were surprised by the win—it was both expected and well-deserved—but in expressing his gratitude, White dropped some words that ABC just couldn’t let air.

What the hell! Whatever White said, it must bad. Right?

Not really. IndieWire was at the Peacock Theater (ouch, those naming rights when the Emmys replay on Hulu on Monday) and our inexperienced ears are fine, thank you very much. What you didn’t hear on the telecast, which is delayed a certain number of seconds for exactly this purpose, was White’s impromptu “Jesus Christ” during his acceptance speech — just not in the sense of thanks. It’s cool, Jesus gets enough praise at these events as it is. And either way, the guy is literally famous for his forgiveness. (The son of God, not Jeremy Allen White — but he seems pretty chill, too.)

What’s up, Television Academy? The host network is up. The 2024 Emmys will be broadcast on ABC—the awards show will rotate between networks—which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. In case you haven’t heard, Disney doesn’t mince words when it comes to swear words.

(Editor’s note: This was not a random audio dump – later in the show and after this story was published, “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd was also censored for saying “Jesus Christ.” The only other one we caught was John Oliver, who uttered an actual “fuck” and earned his audio dump.)

If “Jesus Christ” is bad, I’m sure Disney would hate to hear the kind of language White uses in the kitchen of the FX-on-Hulu dramedy. Oh, wait. Disney owns the FX cable channel, “The Bear” studio FX Productions and (now) Hulu. (FX joined in 2019, Disney paying a massive sum of money for most of Fox’s assets. Hulu joined the family-friendly media giant in 2023, when Comcast forced Disney to buy out its one-third stake in the streamer, which was originally a joint venture between NBC, Fox and ABC.)

OK, we’re giving Disney a lot of flack, but really, we get it. Disney or not, broadcast television is a safe space regulated by the FCC. (Cable and streaming are not, that’s why it has the rules.) The FCC takes its rules seriously: the closer we get to the November election, the more you’ll hear about the simultaneity rule. But the primary purpose of the Federal Communications Commission is to protect us from the kind of language you can hear in the media literally everywhere else. USA! USA!

But even in 2024, swear words will no longer be heard on the radio—not even during prime time. (Late night is much more relaxed.) Whether or not an inappropriate “Jesus Christ” at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT is considered a swear word is in the eye of the beholder, and tonight Mickey Mouse is holding us all captive until about 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. And not a minute longer, please?

Given the precedent set earlier in the evening, this incident probably won’t be the last time we experience a few seconds of awkward silence during a comedy bit or acceptance speech. It certainly won’t be the last time we hear about “The Bear,” who is nominated for around a million awards.

“The Bear” went into Sunday’s festivities having already won seven categories at the Creative Arts Emmys, including guest actor Emmys for Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis, both of whom appeared in the instant classic episode “Fishes.” The Primetime Emmys then began with a trophy for Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who plays Carmy’s cousin Richie. And hot on the heels of White’s completely inexcusable, vain use of the name of our Lord and Savior (you know we’re kidding by now—nobody cares), Liza Colón-Zayas won best supporting actress in a comedy series for her growing role as sous chef Tina.

If you’ve already put your impressionable kids to bed, watch White’s NSFW speech here (if you work in a monastery):