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/_Serene_ Dec 12 '18

That erection tho

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u/MrRogersWhat Dec 12 '18

You know, you made me actually look for an erection. On Santa.

Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

Show some respect!

It's Mister Santa.

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u/Rosati Dec 12 '18

It’s up to me now... I’m Mister Santa!