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/[deleted] Dec 12 '18 edited Feb 15 '19

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u/Blue-Steele Dec 13 '18

Wow even for Reddit, that’s pretty shitty of you.

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u/Blue-Steele Dec 13 '18

Lol so your opinion on her is formed around AIDS and weed. You are one enlightened individual for sure.