“Two things I can say publicly that I do not like. Black History Month is an insult. You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” he reportedly said, before adding:

“Also ‘African-American’ is an insult. I don’t subscribe to that title. 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 added: “Most black people in this part of the world are mongrels. And you say Africa as if it’s a country when it’s a continent, like Europe.”

(via Off the Press)

[Freeman’s comments on terminology reminds me of something the late Russell Means told me in an interview years ago. He disliked the term “Native American” and said he preferred “American Indian” as more accurate and meaningful. Unfortunately, I don’t have a copy of the interview, which aired on BlogTalkRadio in December 2007. — Ed]