Morgan Freeman understands that MLK's dream is about ending the differences, about getting past black and white.From a 60 Minutes Interview via the 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.
"I don't want a black history month. You're going to relegate my history to a month?"
Black History Month, held every February, was established in 1976 as part of the US bicentennial celebrations.
Morgan Freeman wants to live in the present, he wants to be part of the solution.
Singer Mary J. Blige, on the other hand:
she doesn't think America's changed at all when it comes to race relations. "The blacker you are, the worse it is for you. If you're mixed, you've got a shot. If you cater to what white America wants you to do and how they want you to look, you can survive. But if you want to be yourself, and try to do things that fit you, and your skin, nobody cares about that. At the end of the day, white America dominates and rules. And it's racist."
Uh...no, Mary, what you just said is racist, judging people on the basis of their skin color, and the fact that you yourself see these supposed distinctions shows how much YOU have to work on, Ms. Blige.
Of course, you know what this means: Morgan Freeman and Bill Cosby are now "house negroes" and "sellouts"; while Mary J. Blige is "keepin it real."
