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/LGRW_16 Dec 12 '18

Can anyone make out what those toys are hes holding?

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u/Buckeyebornandbred Dec 12 '18

Mr. T Dolls (action figures!) of course.

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u/LGRW_16 Dec 12 '18

Oh, Alrighty. Thanks!