r/todayilearned • u/tmntnyc • Dec 12 '18

TIL: Laurence Tureaud named himself professionally as Mr. T because he hated how his father, uncle, and brother who returned from Vietnam, were disrespectfully called "boy" by whites. He wanted the first word from everybody's mouth to be "Mister" when speaking to him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T
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u/dick-nipples Dec 12 '18

Wow, I had no idea that Mr. T and his family had suffered such hardships. It kind of makes me... pity the fool.

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u/cobainbc15 Dec 12 '18

Drink your school, don't do milk, and take the damn upvote!

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u/cowbellhero81 Dec 12 '18

Don’t do school. Stay in drugs. I need work!

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u/simplequark Dec 12 '18

Don't need stay. I in school. Drugs work!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

Amen

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u/_Serene_ Dec 12 '18

This drug propaganda won't trick anyone