American actor, Morgan Freeman has spoken out against Black History Month and the term ‘African-American’ as he branded them as insult.
The 85-year-old actor said that the annual event which is observed every February to celebrate the cultural achievement of black people, has a negative connotation to him because it ‘relegates’ the entire of his heritage to a single set of four weeks.
He told The Newsmen that ‘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 also went on to question the true definition of ‘African-American’, which has been used to describe black Americans since the 1700s.
He added: ‘Also “African-American” is an insult. 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.’
