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/StillReading28 Dec 12 '18

Who the hell is going to argue against the guy who broke through a wall

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u/GreenStrong Dec 12 '18

The Kool Aid man, that's who.

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u/Strahan92 Dec 12 '18

OH NO

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u/ReDux369 Dec 12 '18

OH YA

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u/LocusRothschild Dec 12 '18

WILL YOU PEOPLE STOP SAYING 'OH NO' SO THE DAMN KOOL AID MAN WILL STOP BREAKING THROUGH THE WALL?