Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4877635-20130614170253/@comment-5249332-20131003014348

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: 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. David even referred to the mermaids, as fish.

Well, I mean, when you have a reputation like most mermaids seem to have (not only David, but Hook seemed weary of them as well), I wouldn't really consider them 'human' either...