The Freeman credit is false. Snopes traced its circulation to a parody account called Tweets from God, whose disclaimer said it was not associated with the actor.
“I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. You are not scared. You are an asshole” Anonymous remark circulated by the Tweets from God parody account, 12 August 2012, as documented by Snopes; not Morgan Freeman. Original coiner unestablished.
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Tweets from God, 12 August 2012, as documented by Snopes
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The fake credit depended on a familiar screen role: Freeman plays God in Bruce Almighty. A parody feed could borrow that association while explicitly disclaiming a connection to the actor, but subsequent quotation images removed that distinction.
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Parody-account circulation · 2012
The located evidence identifies a parody account that circulated the remark, not its original composer. The false celebrity connection arose through Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of God in Bruce Almighty and an account disclaimer explaining that it was not associated with the actor. Freeman is an actor, not the documented source of this post.
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The primary source (Chicago)
Mikkelson, David. “Did Morgan Freeman Say This About Homophobia?” Snopes, 6 September 2012.
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Quotle.info. “Who really said ‘I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. You are not scared. You are an asshole’?” Last verified 9 Nov 2026. https://quotle.info/who-said/i-hate-the-word-homophobia-its-not-a-phobia-you-are-not/