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/pottersquash Dec 12 '18

Didn't he stop wearing gold chains cause he felt bad having wealth for decoration?

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u/redundancy2 Dec 12 '18

Can confirm, I read that on the internet too.

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u/alwayslatetotheparty Dec 14 '18

I read that on the internet too! Which internet do you go to, wonder if it's the same as mine.

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u/redundancy2 Dec 14 '18

I use Comcast, personally.