Morgan Freeman says the terms ‘Black History Month’ and ‘African American’ are insults

‘You say Africa as if it’s a country when it’s a continent, like Europe’ … Morgan Freeman. Photograph: Valérie Macon/AFP/Getty Images

Morgan Freeman has said commonly used terms relating to race should be taken out of the lexicon. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the actor said he was keen to “say publicly” that he objected to the terms “Black History Month” and “African American”.

Calling both an “insult”, Freeman said of the first: “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?”