Nickeloon revealed SpongeBob SquarePants is an LGBTQ+ ally, but do that mean he's gay? Here's every time the show has suggted he is.
Contents:
- NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY
- IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? EVERY TIME THE SHOW SUGGTED HE IS
- IS SPONGEBOB GAY?
- NICKELOON REVEALS THAT SPONGEBOB IS GAY
- CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
* spongebob and gay community *
) 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. “We never tend them to be gay, ” Hillenburg said of SpongeBob and Patrick 2005, per People.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
The tweet had many claimg that Nickeloon "nfirmed" SpongeBob was gay. * spongebob and gay community *
” (FYI someone n be both gay and asexual, as such inti are not mutually exclive.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY
Y, apparently SpongeBob is gay after all. * spongebob and gay community *
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.
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? #SpongeBobIsGay started trendg as many cid the tweet was nfirmatn of the character’s sexualy.
IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? EVERY TIME THE SHOW SUGGTED HE IS
Is SpongeBob gay? Maybe not, but the Nickeloon rtoon character draws gay fans for his flamboyant liftyle and tolerant attu * spongebob and gay community *
Due part to his close relatnship wh bt iend Patrick Star, the ter had long ago cid that SpongeBob was ed gay. “We never tend them to be gay. Quickly, "Spongebob is gay" beme a trendg topic on while some fans thought Nickeloon was nfirmg that SpongeBob is gay—although they didn't specific what our favore yellow sponge intifi as—the work uld possibly be referrg to the "A" "LGBTQIA.
IS SPONGEBOB GAY?
"After all, 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. <blockquote class="twter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celebratg <a href=">#Pri</a> wh the LGBTQ+ muny and their alli this month and every month ? <br>(?: by <a href=">@ramzymasri</a>) <a href="></a></p>— Nickeloon (@Nickeloon) <a href=">June 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=" charset="utf-8"></script>"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?
NICKELOON REVEALS THAT SPONGEBOB IS GAY
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).
CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
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. \u201c\u201cspongebob is gay\u201d \u201o, spongebob is asexual! He\u2019s homoromantic asexual; you n have both.
SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg announced 2005 that he never tend for SpongeBob or his bt iend Patrick Starfish to “be gay. ”“We never tend them to be gay.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
”“Spongebob is gay” beme a trendg topic on Twter after Nickeloon tweeted the fans of the show were exced about the SPONGEBOB STANS RISEEEEEEE — brtany (@brtany_broski) June 14, 2020 Story ntu below advertisement.
if spongebob n say ‘gay rights’ and ‘black live matter” all one weekend, you n too. — XY (@XavierXY) June 14, 2020I don't re if Spongebob is gay/asexual the only thg that matters is Spongebob ma my childhood enjoyable, Thank you Spongebob. Many poted out that Nickeloon did not specify which sexualy or genr exprsn SpongeBob intifi fightg about whether Spongebob is gay or asexual, but he n lerally be both.
Du n be gay And asexual lm yourselv. What spongebob beg nicks post is really about- the character is nfirmed ace but I genuely thk the art was ma to show the people on the show are alli to the gay muny so n y’all stop overreactg about a rtoon spong sexualy #spongebobgay — Jt Jt (@JtLugo15) June 14, 2020On the topic of Spongebob:1. Nickeloon said he was LGBT+, not gay.