Christmas gift advice

I'll look into that. I quite liked the gimmick as cycling gloves.

I feel less comfortable being 5'7" and walking around a weights room with *HATE' written across my right knuckles.

Mine were just embroidered onto leather roundels which were then stitched to the glove so weren't a problem to remove with a bit of care.

If you've had your gloves a while you might find some bright shiny leather under there though which won't match the dirt/wear on the rest of the gloves.