Hi there. Are you a dad? Do you know a dad? If so, we need to talk about a truly disturbing trend: Dads threatening to murder their daughters' dates.
Do you know what I mean? That thing where dads act all tough when meeting their daughter's prom date or significant other or whatever. It sounds harmless, but it's actually horrifying. Here are some examples of what I mean:
1. This dad "joked" about murdering his future son-in-law with a shotgun if the guy dared to go into his fiancé's room:
2. This super-fun dad claims he found the guy who stole his daughter's bike and put a knife to his neck:
3. The poor child involved here isn't even dating this guy's daughter, and yet this grown man is joking about killing him. I mean, they're in school, so presumably this is a MINOR he's talking about!
4. This Certified Badass™ doesn't even need a gun to hurt a child!
5. OK, threatening the safety of another human being — much less a minor — aside, let's talk about what this means for the daughters in these scenarios. So, these dads are reinforcing the sexist and outmoded concept of virginity:
6. While ALSO implying that women are weak and unable to manage their own lives and relationships:
7. So of course they need a man to tell them what they can and can't do with their bodies:
8. This dad shot up a $2,000 laptop that belonged to a school, which is a totally normal and not-batshit thing to do:
9. This one has strong "that happened" energy:
10. This dad needs THREE guns to defend himself from teenagers!
11. Apparently, the threats extend to 4-year-olds who give Valentine's Day cards. Funny!
12. This one is just INCREDIBLY UNSAFE, GOOD GOD:
13. This guy had me in the first half, not gonna lie...
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15. While making this post, I've come across a lot of dads saying, "Whatever you do to her, I'm gonna do to you," which has some horrifying implications that I don't think they thought through:
16. Clearly, some of these men saw Bad Boys II and interpreted a heightened comedic scene in a movie as something they should do in real life:
17. If for some godforsaken reason you decide to pose one of these photos, DO NOT POINT A GUN AT A PERSON:
18. In short, this crap is toxic masculinity to the max, it ain't cute, and y'all need to grow up. At least try to be more like the last guy here:
