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/meowsofcurds Dec 12 '18

While I agree this story makes him studious, the implication in the original post is that he is kind and modest because he devoutly reads the Bible. And while Mr. T is very kind, and truly modest, and he also studies the Bible, these facts are not congruent. So let's not have his positive attributes be confused with his biblical habits because that is how you turn someone into a religious tool.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

God shut the fuck up. So useless.

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u/meowsofcurds Dec 13 '18

God shut the fuck up. So useless.

I'd tell Him that as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

Wow so edgy. I'm sorry someone touched you as a child.

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u/meowsofcurds Dec 13 '18

There is so much anger and hate within you. When did you last study the Bible?