My dd is 12. She was 1 week in to a 3 week sailing course and on the Friday they had a ‘beach’ day. Kids having fun, bits of teasing as a mixed group of 12 and 13 year olds. Anyway, one of the boys (12) said to a girl “you are a bit thick” to which the instructor (who was a girl) said “ you can’t say that to a girl! And a few if the older kids joined in laughing. The boy who said it asked my dd “ what are they on about”? My dd didn’t know but one of the older kids said “haven’t you had the talk yet?” And the instructors were sniggering. Boy asked my dd if she knew what they ment and she didn’t. (They are the same age)
The teasing and laughing (which the two instructors joined in by laughing) carried on for the walk back to their boats (about 5 mins)
When dd came home this story was relayed to me and she said does thick have another meaning? I said no it just means a bit stupid, but when she went to bed I googled it and asked for an alternative meaning and it said “a ‘thick girl’ is a voluptuous sexy woman”. Am I being a bit sensitive to be annoyed that the instructors on the course took an innocent remark ( not that it’s ok to call anyone thick.) but turned it into something sexual? And instead of stopping it laughed along for the walk back. My daughter and this lad were the only two that had no clue what the others were talking about and at 12 years old I didnt expect them to.
I saved to send her on this course and all I wanted was for her to learn sailing not sexual terms.
I was that annoyed I wanted to put in a complaint but want a balanced view just Incase I am being a bit over protective.