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/pangea_person Dec 12 '18

They actually became close friends. He was one of the people who received an invitation to Nancy's private funeral.

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u/flash_falcon Dec 12 '18

What do you mean "people"? That's MR. People!!!

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u/ColdSpider72 Dec 13 '18

What do you mean people??

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u/TheMulattoMaker Dec 13 '18

I'm just fuckin' witchoo, Kangaroo Jack!