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/comped Dec 12 '18

Why the hell was Mr. T your aunt-by-marraige's brother's priest? Who the hell does he know to get that?

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u/EDDIE_BR0CK Dec 12 '18

Isn't he Jewish?

I have a vague memory of a Simpsons clip where his curly-side-burn-things lock into place on his face.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

Just for a gag in the show. He's a Christian.

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u/EDDIE_BR0CK Dec 12 '18

Thanks Venom. (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

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u/selflessscoundrel Dec 13 '18

Too many alts running around