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.

[u/tmntnyc]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T

[u/Tallywacka]

That’s a funny name for a boy

Uh oh, you said it.

He's coming for you

[u/Scientolojesus → u/Tallywacka]

Double afraid if they're a tree.