BBC:
Actor Morgan Freeman has dismissed America's Black History Month, held annually to mark the contribution of black people, as "ridiculous". Freeman, who won this year's best supporting actor Oscar for Million Dollar Baby, said he hoped to see an end to the annual series of events. The Shawshank Redemption star said: "Black history is American history." In a US TV interview, Freeman said the only way to end racism was to "stop talking about it". The 68-year-old called for an end to the use of the words "black" and "white". He said: "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.WOW: A successful actor with common sense, and courage to speak the truth, even though it buck the PC line. A real rarity in Hollywood. I hope it doesn't hurt his career. God Bless You Morgan Freeman!
No kidding. That's beautiful. Hell, in my family, we don't even know what the f%*& to call ourselves. And the funniest thing about it is, no one even thinks about it. It's just too confusing.
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