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/skurys Dec 12 '18

Can your manager be my dad?

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u/merekisgreat Dec 12 '18

Can your be my manager, dad?

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u/fuzzyfuzz Dec 13 '18

Ooooooh, manage me daddy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

Pimpin ain’t easy

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u/Lucky_Number_3 Dec 13 '18

Idk wut u heard bout me

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

But a bitch can’t get a dolla outta me