Morgan Freeman is as soon as once more voicing his disdain for Black Historical past Month … blasting the tribute as a deeply flawed idea.
The Oscar winner — who has spoken out towards Black Historical past Month quite a lot of occasions over time — railed towards the annual observance in a brand new interview with Selection … saying he completely detests it, whereas noting he merely does not relate.
MF says … “You’ll give me the shortest month in a 12 months? And you will rejoice ‘my’ historical past?! This complete concept makes my tooth itch. It’s not proper.”
He defended “American Historical past” as being his historical past — with the actor stressing the significance of studying from the previous … and never leaning into what differentiates us as countrymen.
He provides … [American history is] the one factor on this world I’m involved in, past earning profits, having an excellent time and getting sufficient sleep.”
The subject is actually on Morgan’s thoughts, as he is govt producing a brand new interval drama about ladies who served as Union spies through the Civil Battle. The challenge, which can also be produced by Kevin Costner, is ready to star Mary-Louise Parker, Amethyst Davis, Daisy Head and Ben Vereen.
Morgan expressed comparable sentiments final 12 months … the place he referred to as Black Historical past Month an “insult” throughout an interview with The Sunday Occasions.
He continued … “Additionally, ‘African American’ is an insult. I don’t subscribe to that title. Black folks have had totally different titles all the way in which again to the n-word and I have no idea how this stuff get such a grip, however everybody makes use of ‘African American.'”
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Morgan first made waves together with his stance in a 2005 interview with “60 Minutes,” the place he slammed dedicating a month to Black historical past as a “ridiculous” concept — and when he famously stated the way in which to eliminate racism was to “cease speaking about it.
Others have taken an identical place … specifically, that Black historical past is American historical past, interval.
