The actor Morgan Freeman (85) does not believe in the concept of the so-called Black History Month, in which the culture and works of black artists are particularly emphasized.
“Black History Month is an insult. You want to relegate my story to a month?” the black American said in a rare interview with The Sunday Times. Black History Month is celebrated in February in the US and in October in the UK.
“Also, the term ‘African-American’ is an insult. I don’t identify with it,” Freeman said.
Black people should have allowed themselves to be described by a wide variety of terms – “back to the N-word and I don’t know how these things always catch on”. Specifically, what bothers him about the term “African-American” is that it treats Africa like a country, even though it’s a continent, the newspaper says.
Still active at 85
Born in Tennessee in 1937, Freeman has had a successful acting career spanning decades. He received an Oscar for his supporting role in “Million Dollar Baby”, and he also became known to a large audience for films such as “Bruce Almighty”, “The Dark Knight” or “The Condemned”. A new film starring Freeman will be released shortly, in the English original it’s called “A Good Person”.
The fact that he is still accepting roles despite his old age is also due to the fact that he would otherwise get bored, said Freeman. “If I don’t do that, I don’t do anything,” he told the Sunday Times. “A job is a break from boredom.”
