Morgan Freeman calls ‘Black History Month’ and ‘African-American’ terms an ‘insult’

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Morgan Freeman has thoughts.

The Sunday Times, the celebrated actor didn't mince words when broached with either of the topics, stating, "Two things I can say publicly that I do not like: Black History Month is an insult. You're going to relegate my history to a month?"Race was brought up after the UK publication asked Morgan about comments he made in 2005, wherein he opined that race shouldn't be discussed. "I'm going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a Black man," he said at the time. The Oscar winner still has similar thoughts, noting that he refuses to be defined by his race and hates the term "African American." "I don't subscribe to that title," he plainly stated.

Norgan Freeman is opening up about identity and race.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director In a rare new interview while promoting his performance in Zach Braff’s “A Good Person,” Morgan Freeman told The Sunday Times that he’s insulted by Black History Month and the term “African-American.” “Two things I can say publicly that I do not like,” Freeman said. “Black History Month is an insult. You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” “Also ‘African-American’ is an insult,” he added. “I don’t subscribe to that title. Black people have had different titles all the way back to the n-word and I do not know how these things get such a grip, but everyone uses ‘African-American’. What does it really mean? Most black people in this part of the world are mongrels. And you say Africa as if it’s a country when it’s a continent, like Europe.”

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The Sunday Times’s Culture magazine in which he discussed his views on race.“Two things I can say publicly that I do not like. Black History Month is an insult. You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” he questioned.“Also ‘African-American’ is an insult.

In a rare interview, Morgan Freeman has expressed his distaste for both the premise of ‘Black History Month’ and the term ‘African-American.’

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