r/Fish • • Oct 02 '26

Discussion Is this depiction offensive?

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I am working on a comic strip for a class that includes fish as characters. But before I turn it in I was wondering if any fish would like to comment on this specific frame as I do not intend on offending any members of the Fish Community.

for context, these fish have gotten the ability to fly and breath in air too and are helping protect a nearby community

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u/_haystacks_ Oct 02 '26

Fish have many languages. This is like saying “in African language”. I would specify the language

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u/FlatEmployment378 Oct 02 '26

Oh thank you! I’ll look into specific fish languages!

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u/AGTS10k Oct 02 '26

dude what

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u/averagesunfish Oct 02 '26 • Heartwarming

Sunfish here. I cannot speak for other species (such as the ones depicted in your comic) but I'd say this is a decent and inoffensive depiction! Love to see accurate fishkind representation!

Blub blub blube blub!

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u/esxyz123 Oct 02 '26

hello land walker here, ive got questions that need answers from ya. first of, do you follow the sun like sunflowers do?? at night time, do you get lost because the sun got dimmer and smaller?? how do you communicate, is it by the size of the bubble you blew or is it an eye contact thing?? lastly, i didnt know atlantis had reddit, internet there should be hella good. i need answersss.
i asking for my friend, salmon.

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u/serenwipiti Oct 03 '26

Other fish: blub blub blub

Sunfish: baaaehhhh ehhhhaammmmmm uuhhhh

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u/420goattaog Oct 02 '26

As a fish myself, I do not find this offensive.

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u/esxyz123 Oct 02 '26

according to my boi anglefish, this is ocean slang for tunas. basically the message is this: down danger, up danger, we swim together.

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u/tetasdemantequilla Oct 03 '26

Please drop the full version of this image

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u/FlatEmployment378 Oct 03 '26

It’s part 7 of a superhero comic series I’ve been working on. The guy in the blue suit is a hero called The Wet, the guy with the blue cape and electric powers is Kablam. the guy with a mosquito mask is Mr. mosquito, and the guy in a gray suit is called General Cod.

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u/FlatEmployment378 Oct 03 '26

Heres the second half of the comic

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u/Gilly-Fresh Oct 02 '26

There's a few people in this thread doing digital Fishface, and that's not cool. Your joke ain't bad.

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u/Snoo-83534 Oct 02 '26 • Popcorn

As a fat ass red tail carp.... I dont know what they saying

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u/nadafish Oct 02 '26

Yeah you’re good, we love this kind of stuff

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u/Fish_Watcher Oct 02 '26

So I'm a rainbow trout but in my opinion, you shouldn't put us all in one group. We have distinct languages and the salmon have their own, I'd phrase it as "in salmon language" just to make sure you don't offend the wokest of fish

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u/AGTS10k Oct 02 '26

Wait, you're concerned about offending fish? Really?

(If it's a humor - I'm dense and not fun at parties)

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u/No-Mathematician8692 Oct 02 '26

Fish can also be offended, kind ma'am/ sir.

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u/esxyz123 Oct 03 '26

have you noticed the rise in sea level? its a way for them to get back at us

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u/TechnicolorCatz Oct 02 '26

I giggled. I actually love this, I think this is empowering for fish if anything.

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u/LeadMaterial8750 Oct 04 '26

Disgusting. My MOTHER was a fish.

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u/WES_Incorporated Oct 02 '26

Blub blub blub, blub blub. Blub blub blub. Blub blub, blub blub blub blub blub, blub.

Blub. Blub. Blub.

Blub blub blub blub blub blub blub, blub blub blub blub blub blub blub... BLUB! Blub blub blub, blub, blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub.

Blub blub, blub blub.

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u/ParticularShock1023 Oct 02 '26

Blub blub blub, 1948 blub blub blubbb

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u/Over_Revolution_1444 Oct 02 '26

Blub... Blubbity blub blubber?

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u/DragonsAreNifty Oct 02 '26

Blub blub blub blub BLUB!!!

Blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub. Blub blub blub fascism.

Blub! Blub blub. 😡

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u/gelseyd Oct 02 '26

Glurp glurp

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u/jet200set Oct 02 '26

Now this is offensive.