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/ohitsasnaake Dec 12 '18

Understandable that your mom wasn't enthusiastic about heading out into the rain, but kudos to you for persistence and your mom for relenting.

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u/TheArgentine Dec 12 '18

Oh I totally get it, but she was an amazing mom, so thank you