Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4877635-20130614170253/@comment-6175354-20131003011759

TNOandXadric wrote:

On trans* people: Fish isn't a slang term or anything like that (that I know of, at least), it's the (unintentional but unfortunate) implication that fish (i.e., an animal) are equivalent to trans* people. (Now, if Choc had said "she's already a mermaid, for goodness sake!" that would have been still a little uncomfortable for me—it works on the idea that people only ever have One Big Issue—but less problematic because mermaids, unlike fish, are sapient and therefore people. Does that make sense?) I believe, the term you are looking for is''' sentient. '''

It was a joke, I was not looking to offend anyone. So, can you please drop it? This getting ridiculous, already.

Another thing.... the "mermaid scene" in the premiere, showed that most humans in the Enchanted Forest do not view mermaids as people. They view them as vicious animals, who cannot be trusted.