Is SpongeBob Gay? Nickeloon's Tweet Seems to Confirm His Sexualy

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
• NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
• THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY CONTROVERSY EXPLAED (& WHY IT'S DUMB)
• SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT CHARACTER CREATOR STEPHEN HILLENBURG HAD TO SAY
• IS SPONGEBOB GAY? NICKELOON'S TWEET SUGGTS HE'S PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNY
• NICKELOON ANNOUNC SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT THE SERI CREATOR HAD TO SAY.

NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

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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.

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

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?

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY

#SpongeBobIsGay started trendg as many cid the tweet was nfirmatn of the character’s sexualy. 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.

NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

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.

” (FYI someone n be both gay and asexual, as such inti are not mutually exclive. Absorbent and yellow and poro is he… and gay?

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

Fans of the ntil rtoon, which began airg 1999, have long-spected Spongebob to be gay. “Announcg Spongebob beg gay then turng ments off e a’t no bate, ” tweeted @Drebae_, notg how the work turned off the abily to reply to their tweet.

THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY CONTROVERSY EXPLAED (& WHY IT'S DUMB)

“Spongebob gay? However, creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died om ALS 2018, had mataed that SpongeBob was a member of the LGBTQ+ muny by beg asexual, not gay. 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. ”“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.

SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?

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.

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

Even if they said he was gay, you n be homoromantic (gay) and asexual (ace)!

nickeloon sh a light on Spongebob as beg the LGBTQ+ muny and everyone immediately jumps to him beg gay. — ??? ?⚙️ Aye Matey ⚙️? ??? (@piratefishmama) June 13, 2020ppl actg like like spongebob n’t be gay AND asexual — oj (@antiapplegang) June 13, 2020 Story ntu below advertisement. Some people said they already knew that SpongeBob was part of the LGBTQ2 munyPpl are really eakg out about the SpongeBob LGBTQ+ tweet and I'm like: — _kairy_draws_ (@_kairy_draws_) June 14, 2020I need to know who thought spongebob was straight bee we all knew he was gay.

the straights: SPONGEBOB ISN’T GAY then expla this.. Nickeloon: Spongebob is gay ?the world: — X (@israelrrrz) June 14, 2020Other people on Twter noted that the SpongeBob SquarePants creator already announced that the character is asexual. — Robyn (Ree) (@Vikg_Magic) June 14, 2020Me seeg Nickeloon announce Spongebob as gay after Hillenburg had nstantly clared him asexual for 10+ years — To (@guapoXhenni) June 14, 2020 Story ntu below advertisement.

IS SPONGEBOB GAY? NICKELOON'S TWEET SUGGTS HE'S PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNY

And asexuals are, you n be gay and asexual, but also keep md that beg lgbtqia+ don't jt mean same genr attractn. — ?tistic pan aroace?/ily kat? (@percybluefood) June 14, 2020SpongeBob is asexual, not gay lol It's the lack of sexual attractn to others, or low or absent tert or sire for sexual activy. the straights: SPONGEBOB ISN’T GAY.

Not 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 ❤️?️‍?.

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 acronym. Okay, I have nothg agast gay SpongeBob, but didn't Stephen Hillenburg say he is asexual?

NICKELOON ANNOUNC SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

#SpongeBob #SpongebobIsGay. If 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? SpongeBob SquarePants has had s dose of ntroversy, the biggt one beg about SpongeBob promotg homosexualy.

SpongeBob SquarePants hasn’t been safe om ntroversy, and the biggt one is that about SpongeBob beg gay and “tryg to turn children gay”. The character has been acced of promotg homosexualy, wh var groups exprsg their disfort and even mandg that Nickeloon stops airg the show. The SpongeBob SquarePants Is Gay Controversy Explaed.

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

The “SpongeBob is gay” ntroversy n be tracked all the way back to 2002, when the episo “Rock-a-Bye Bivalve” first aired. The show was acced of promotg gay marriage, but as sea spong aren’t eher female or male, SpongeBob beg the mother is actually normal for him – even more when rememberg that Hillenburg was a mare science tor, and he add as many real life characteristics to the characters as possible.