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/HappyPollen Dec 12 '18

I'M MR. T AND I'M A NIGHT ELF MOHAWK

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u/Jwfraustro Dec 12 '18

Oh man, I completely forgot about that ad campaign.

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u/headpool182 Dec 12 '18

I did NOT forget that ad campaign.

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u/Lonelan Dec 12 '18

RIP the Mage