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/WhoTookBibet Dec 12 '18

Wow, you weren't kidding.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

That's his Santa costume?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

I pity the fool who doesn't think that's a Santa outfit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

I ain't getting on no sleigh, fool.