Morgan Freeman tears apart Black History Month as an 'insult': 'Going to relegate my history to a month?'

A police cruiser in Miami was decorated to celebrate Black History Month, and it was not well received by Twitter.

Actor Morgan Freeman tore apart the term "African-American" and argued that the celebration of Black History Month was an "insult" during an interview with The Sunday Times over the weekend. 

"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. I don’t subscribe to that title," Freeman added. 

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Morgan Freeman tore apart the term "African-American" and argued that the celebration of Black History Month was an "insult" during an interview with The Sunday Times.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for WarnerMedia)

Freeman said that he did not understand why the term "African-American" has become so prominent. 

"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?" he asked.

Freeman also argued that people talk about "Irish-Americans" and "Italian-Americans," but not "Euro-Americans." 

"And you say Africa as if it’s a country when it’s a continent, like Europe," he added. 

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) said that Black history should be taught all year. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

Freeman drew national attention in 2005 when he similarly criticized Black History Month. 

The actor said then that the concept of a month dedicated to Black history was "ridiculous."

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