• thefartographer
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    1 year ago

    Mr. T spent so much time hearing his father called “boy” that he changed his own first name to “Mr.” That way, he’d always be greeted with a respectful word.

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      1 year ago

      Holy shit, that’s some dark background info. But also an awesome way of taking power back. Mr T is even cooler now that I know this.

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        1 year ago

        Just the tip of the iceberg, my dude. Check out Mr. T’s appearances on late night shows. They’re on YouTube. Funny and revealing. I really love him with Conan.