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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 33 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fun fact, Mr T chose his name because white people kept calling his dad "boy".

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 17 points 4 weeks ago

I can believe it! I’ve also heard that ‘man’ as a way of casually addressing someone emerged out of black people resisting the way black men got called ‘boy,’ and that it later made its way into mainstream culture.