Morgan Freeman sounds off on Black History Month, dubs it an 'insult'
wonderwall.comThe 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. "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."The interview was done to promote Morgan's new film, "A Good Person," but the topic of race arguably became the highlight of the conversation.
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