Carrie Underwood won Entertainer of the Year at the American Country music awards this past weekend. It was a big deal because she’s only the 7th woman to have received the award in the show’s 42 year history. Being that she was understandably in shock, Underwood admits she practically blacked out, and doesn’t remember what she said. She made the slightest, most inoffensive (in my opinion) dirty joke ever, relating to a story Matthew McConaughey told as he was presenting the award. Everyone laughed at the time, but apparently it caused enough of a scandal that Underwood had to apologize to McConaughey – and her family.

Carrie Underwood was overwhelmed to have won “Entertainer of the Year” at the American Country Music Awards on Sunday night, but the moment did turn a little mortifying when she made a sexual reference joke to wanting to see Matthew McConaughey’s “boots” in her acceptance speech.

The Texas-born actor presented Underwood with the big award, but before his official duties he entertained the audience with a story on how he and his brother once took a road trip thru Texas to see Dwight Yoakam perform. While there the brothers tried to “pick up” a few ladies by telling them that they made a livin’ exclusively custom-making George Strait’s boots.

“We’re like, ‘Oh yeah. Say, as I a matter of fact, out in the parking lot, in the trunk of our white Corvette, we have the next year’s new edition white ostrich quill George Strait signed series that he’s gonna wear on tour next year.’ And they got pretty excited about that and said, ‘Well, can we see? Can we see? Can we see?'” McConaughey told the audience. “And we obliged … Point of the story is, we got lucky that night. Thank you, George.”

After taking the trophy from McConaughey, a tearful Underwood caused jaws to drop when she said: “I don’t know what to say. I got nothin’ … I want to see those boots, Matthew.” (The audience erupted into laughter but somehow we don’t think his leading lady, Camila Alves, was so amused). And clearly, Carrie regretted the spur-of-the-moment sexual advance.

“I’m so embarrassed, I totally embarrassed myself. I just blanked,” Underwood told Tarts backstage, burying her head in her hands. “You want to say something eloquent in a moment like that and I embarrassed myself. I’m sorry Matthew, I’m sorry to my family. I’m totally embarrassed.” She even admitted that she “blacked out” after hearing her name called and couldn’t remember much between making it from her seat to the stage and then to the press room.

[From Fox News’ Pop Tarts]

Was that joke fairly benign or am I just jaded and disgusting? I wouldn’t bat an eyelash. While I don’t think any of it was out of line, if I were forced to call fault on someone here I’d say it was Matthew’s story, not Carrie’s little response to it. Country music fans must just have a better sense of propriety than I do. Not that it’d take much.

I understand Carrie’s near-blacking out from surprise. I do the same thing whenever I’m in shock. Or whenever someone kisses me. Probably because I’m in shock. I cannot imagine the stupid, useless crap that I would utter in that situation. Really, Underwood might be a little embarrassed, but it could have been a lot worse. Some vaguely dirty joke about sex and boots isn’t all that terrible.

Here’s Matthew presenting the award and telling his story. Carrie is shown before and after the Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Hotel in Vegas on Sunday. Images thanks to WENN .