Morgan Freeman slammed the terms “Black History Month” and “African American” on Saturday claiming that both terms were an “insult.”
“We gather here as one big tribe and Earth is the tent we all live in,” the Oscar winner told the crowd.CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
Last year, Freeman was slammed for narrating the opening segment, titled “The Calling,” at Al-Bayt Stadium in Doha amid ongoing allegations of human rights abuse in the Middle East.“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?” continued Freeman.
one angry fan. “It is so disappointing to see #MorganFreeman take the money and support an oppressive regime.” another person. “Qatar out there with Morgan Freeman spitting words like unity/inclusion in an effort to promote tourism, and then not practicing it,” a commenter. “For all the ‘their country their rules’ crowd out there, sure. But then they don’t get to lie bout what they’re really about just for a cash grab.”
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