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Contents:

• NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• NICKELOON REVEALS THAT SPONGEBOB IS GAY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? EVERY TIME THE SHOW SUGGTED HE IS
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT CHARACTER CREATOR STEPHEN HILLENBURG HAD TO SAY
• NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT THE SERI CREATOR HAD TO SAY.
• WHY DO A RTOON SPONGE NEED A SEXUALY? NICKELOON SAYS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MAY BE GAY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY

NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

) Patrick both wh limp wrists, forhadowg this revelatn by reprentatn children's media remas srce, largely due to phback om studs and parents who equate visible gay, lbian, bisexual or trans characters wh the "sexualizatn" of children. Jt last month, Pixar released a short film on Disney+ featurg a gay protagonist; Out followed his journey to e out to his parents and troduce them to his boyiend.

And later this year, Marvel Studs will but the first openly gay superhero the MCU — and his hband. The cln of the rtoon sponge igned a social media nversatn surroundg SpongeBob’s sexual inty, wh some folks clarg him “a gay in.”Others are potg out that SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg once scribed the show’s tle character as asexual — which, of urse, also is part of the LGBTQ+ umbrella. “We never tend them to be gay,” Hillenburg said of SpongeBob and Patrick 2005, per People.

“I nsir them to be almost asexual.” (FYI someone n be both gay and asexual, as such inti are not mutually exclive.) In referencg Hillenburg's ments, fans are also emphasizg that asexual reprentatn on TV and pop culture is lackg, and more cln is sorely need.As for the other pictur Nickeloon’s Pri tweet, actor Michael D. SpongeBob SquarePants' sexualy has entered the chat -- and lo and behold, the Biki Bottom dweller might be, as many spected for years, gay. Fans have known for a while Korra was gay/bisexual -- as was revealed the show self.

NICKELOON REVEALS THAT SPONGEBOB IS GAY

Spongebob gay? Funny enough, Nickeloon AND the seri creator Stephen Hillenburg me out firmly the early 2000s and explicly said SBSP was NOT gay...

The artwork by Ramzy Masri, which showed all three characters cloaked rabows, had the ter speculatg — and var forms of “SpongeBob is gay” was already nfirmed by the “Legend of Korra” creators to have end the seri a relatnship wh female iend Asami. Is SpongeBob gay?

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI

After all, this isn’t the first time fans have speculated about SpongeBob, the square-panted hero who me up wh a rabowger:Nickeloon outright nied SpongeBob was gay 2002. ”Hillenburg doubled down on those ments to Rters 2005, sayg: “We never tend them to be gay.

IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? EVERY TIME THE SHOW SUGGTED HE IS

”Unls Nickeloon is gog back on seri creator Hillenburg’s statements, SpongeBob isn’t gay. While Nickeloon’s post had some perhaps erroneoly spreadg the word that SpongeBob was “nfirmed” to be gay, others were celebratg him as the asexual in he already is:You May Like. "Spongebob is gay" beme a trendg topic on Twter.

And while some fans thought Nickeloon was nfirmg that SpongeBob is gay -- although they didn't specify what our favore yellow sponge intifi as -- the work uld possibly be referrg to the "A" "LGBTQIA.

IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT CHARACTER CREATOR STEPHEN HILLENBURG HAD TO SAY

In 2005, "SpongeBob Squarepants" creator Stephen Hillenburg told Rters, per People, that he never tend for SpongeBob or his bt iend Patrick Starfish "to be gay. "Announcg Spongebob beg gay then turng ments off e a't no bate, " wrote one er on Twter. "Spongebob gay?

Another Twter er said, "y'all are shocked spongebob gay? MoviNickeloon Confirms That SpongeBob Is GayNickeloon celebrated Pri month by announcg that SpongeBob SquarePants is kid's channel took to Twter yterday to share that the popular character is a member of the LGBTQ muny, wrg, “Celebratg #Pri wh the LGBTQ+ muny and their alli this month and every month. ”The Tweet clud photos of three of their non characters who are gay: Schwoz Schwartz om Henry Danger, and Korra om Avatar: The Legend of Korra, and of urse have known for a while Korra was bisexual, as was revealed the show self.

NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

Given the fandom’s long-held belief that SpongeBob intified as gay, ’s the least Nickeloon uld do for this beloved kids show, and social media reactns did not disappot. Fans quickly reacted sharg stills om the show and celebratg SpongeBob’s om SheKnowsGrey's Anatomy Fan-Favore Chyler Leigh Com Out Heartfelt LetterCoolhs Founr Natasha Case Spills Her Kid-Snack Hack & It Involv Eel, Not Ice CreamThe Trans Moms Hate Mother's Day -- Here's WhyNot surprised about #SpongebobIsGay sce has always kda jt been the way I have seen SB, but that do not stop me om beg DELIRIOUSLY happy about SB reprentg lgbtq+ culture ❤️?️‍?— ℍ???? ???? (@EmmaHso) June 14, 2020Other fans of the show have taken issue wh this, however, potg out that SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg had intified the character as asexual years ago. Further, sce SpongeBob is not explicly lled gay, fans are left wonrg whether the tweet was fact a misguid alln to his asexualy, which is not referenced the LGBTQ Nickeloon would undoubtedly have ma a stronger statement by, well, makg an actual statement, this is still a big step forward for reprentatn kids’ TV, which has long led LGBTQ characters and relatnships too “adult” for s ntent, spe their fort cludg adult heterosexual relatnships.

IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT THE SERI CREATOR HAD TO SAY.

5% feel unsafe at kids had jt as many beloved gay rtoon characters as those they assume to be straight, how many LGBTQ kids might feel better accepted and unrstood? 1592054553Naturally, took leral sends for the ter to fly to a enzy over the apparent reveal that SpongeBob is as gay for Patrick as we all always knew he was. \u201cGAY SPONGEBOB STANS RISEEEEEEE\u201d — brtany (@brtany).

1592096177Of urse, Nickeloon didn’t explicly say SpongeBob is the gay in we’re all so eager to claim he is, but the tweet DOES suggt he’s part of the LGBTQ+ “SpongeBob is gay!! ” paras swept across the ter, other diehard fans of the crter who liv a peapple unr the sea began potg out that we’ve actually known SpongeBob has his place unr the LGBTQ+ umbrella for a long time 2005, creator Stephen Hillenburg said that he “never tend [SpongeBob and Patrick] to be gay. 1592072825Wh so ltle asexual reprentatn media, ’s important not to erase SpongeBob’s ace inty, though some have poted out that there’s still room for him to be homo- or bi-romantic and asexual.

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WHY DO A RTOON SPONGE NEED A SEXUALY? NICKELOON SAYS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MAY BE GAY

He\u2019s homoromantic asexual; you n have both. Nickeloon revealed SpongeBob SquarePants is an LGBTQ+ ally, but do that mean he's gay? Qutns about whether SpongeBob is gay or not have been floatg around for years as the show has dropped some hts about , even though seri’ creator Stephen Hillenburg spoke about years ago.

The biggt one is that of SpongeBob’s sexualy, wh many groups accg the show of promotg homosexualy and gay marriage.

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY

People sisted the episo promoted gay marriage, but as sea spong aren’t eher female or male (and Hillenburg was a mare science tor), playg the role of mother was normal for SpongeBob.

Of urse, the ntroversy didn’t end there, and many groups began to over-analyze the show to fd clu that proved that SpongeBob was gay and the show was a bad example for children. To some, however, SpongeBob’s overly cheerful personaly and sensivy are enough proof that the character is actually gay.