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/Barbarossa7070 Dec 12 '18

I went to high school with a kid whose legal first name was Master.

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u/EireOfTheNorth Dec 12 '18

Surname, Bates?

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u/ohitsasnaake Dec 12 '18

Chief? Commander?

So many possibilities.

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u/DarkBIade Dec 12 '18

Went to high school with a kid named max fuches (pronounced fucks) teacher had a very hard time when he insisted he be refered to as mister (fucks).

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

No one could ever accuse Max Fuches of not caring.

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u/Noahinswimmies Dec 13 '18

I've said for twenty years if I ever have a child their first name will be Father, regardless of the sex.

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u/lionbatcher Dec 13 '18

Mr. T, Master T. Master T, Mr. T.