A woman is more dangerous....

[AltheaVestrit]

That's what my son's new tattoo on his chest says. It supposed to finish ..."than a loaded gun".

Thoughts please?

[MasqueradeWaltzer]

Oh dear, that would be a shower of cold water to a lot of potential future partners. Imagine being faced with that on the point of dtd. I'd be off.

(I like your name, though, OP - currently reading that series and enjoying it.)

[settingsitting]

Tell him to wait.

[Bifauxnen]

If I'd raised a misogynist, I'm not sure I'd be quick to tell people, even on an anonymous forum. Still, better a branded one than an incognito one I suppose.

[GatoradeMeBitch]

Ask your DS to research domestic violence stats in this country. Two women killed every week by a partner or an ex. So in comparison to men women are about as dangerous as icecream cones.

The issue with that tat is that he may be at the point of intimacy with women when they see it, leading to plenty of rejection in his future, and only damaged self-hating women choosing to stick around and hear about how awful we all are.

[ChelsyHandy]

Sad.

[Branleuse]

women are more dangerous - when you treat them like crap

[nomoreminibreaks]

If I met a guy with a tattoo that had his suggested ending I'd immediately think he was bitter and was unlikely to like/trust women ie not a good prospect for me. If he's already got the first part tattooed then I agree that leaving it mysterious is the best option.

[Elledouble]

Anyone else singing "Female of the Species" by Space now? At least that's a Rudyard Kipling quotation.

[TheFirmament]

Yes the really sad thing is this will ensure plenty of women reject him, which will make him more bitter, and possibly dangerous.

OP can he not be enlightened in any way? Does he understand women are his equals and have a right to not want to be with him?

[ToomuchIsBackOnBootcamp]

I'm sure he's in pain from being recently dumped, but to then project those negative feelings onto ALL women, including all possible future partners? Not a sensible choice.
It would say to me that it was a very immature and sweeping cliche, showing that perhaps he isn't ready for a proper relationship anyway. Would def rethink being with someone who had this, unless he explained it as a stupid decision of his youth which he deeply regrets.
Is it one he will be able to cover/modify later?
I hope your son recovers from the breakup, rethinks his decision on the tatt and goes on to have a happier, fulfilled life past this angry stage.

[BigfootFiles]

If at some point in the future, he has kids (or nephews/nieces)... how does he intend to explain to them what it means?

I get that he's hurting. I get that he wants to literally write how much his girlfriend has hurt him across his chest for all the world to see. But I really don't think she's going to see that and come running back to him. Might make her feel bad that she's 'made' him do something that stupid - which I guess is his intent? - but more likely to reinforce that her decision to dump him was the right one, whilst making his own life more difficult in the process. Well, it's one way to learn that everyone is responsible for their own actions...

[bleedingheart]

It would say to me he sees women as 'other' and an homogeneous mass and I'd like to be an individual thanks.

[TillyTellTale]

Elledouble

Not just you. And I've suddenly remembered how much I despised that singer as a teen, on account of those lyrics and his expressions and gestures on ToTP.

That tattoo is not going to go down well, is it?

[TinklyLittleLaugh]

How about something like ".....when you are in love with her". Kind of makes him sound vulnerable rather than scary.

[TheSameBoat]

Maybe whilst he's aleep you could do a small print tattoo underneath saying..

"despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary provided by international human rights and welfare organisations, local and national police reports and domestic violence charities"

but I'm guessing that's a bit long... !

[ValerieTheVodkaFairy]

Oh dear, he's going to regret that, isn't he?

[Numanoid]

Regardless of whether it's sexist or not, it just sounds tacky.

[BigfootFiles]

It appears to be a lyric from this 'song' (though the correct ending is "pistol" not "gun" - if you Google the complete phrase it will try to correct you). Is he familiar with it?

She Makes Me A Killer

That's what he's aligning himself with.

[AltheaVestrit]

I'm showing him this thread now.

I'll return with his reaction.

[Sparklypants]

I like the idea of finishing it off for him when he's sleeping....with permanent marker.

You just need to think of something good.....(got my thinking cap on)

[EhricLovesTheBhrothers]

What a silly twat.

[pianodoodle]

Is he Bernard Manning?

Tell him that (hopefully) in another decade or two sexism will be even more unpopular than it is now.