Is Squidward Gay?

Contents:

• NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? EVERY TIME THE SHOW SUGGTED HE IS
• HERE'S WHY FANS OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THK HE IS GAY AFTER NICKELOON'S PRI MONTH POST
• SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?
• IS SQUIDWARD GAY?
• IS SPONGEBOB GAY? NICKELOON'S TWEET SUGGTS HE'S PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNY

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.

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY

And later this year, Marvel Studs will but the first openly gay superhero the MCU — and his hband. #SpongeBobIsGay started trendg as many cid the tweet was nfirmatn of the character’s sexualy.

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“We never tend them to be 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.

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

“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.

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

While some fans thought Nickeloon was nfirmg that SpongeBob is gay, 's actually more likely that the work was acknowledgg the beloved sea sponge's asexualy. "spongebob 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.

HERE'S WHY FANS OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THK HE IS GAY AFTER NICKELOON'S PRI MONTH POST

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? I also thought about how each SpongeBob Squarepants character is a ltle gay.

Plankton is like, textbook Evil Gay. He fs perfectly to the trope of gay male villas rtoons, like Sr The Ln Kg or Jafar om Aladd. He’s so reprsed and bogged down by the weight of homosexual stigma that ’s turned him evil.

” If you’re that gay, that reprsed, and feel like there’s no world which you n live your tth, the bt optn for you is probably to marry a genred puter — no timacy, no problem. One more thg: Plankton is extraordarily bad at beg evil, which is gay. This was a gay uple.

SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?

But SpongeBob seems gay the theater-kid-who-homophobic-jocks-lled-gay-bee-he-exprs-emotn type of way, and not an thentic way, which is like, snarky, aggrieved, rryg the weight of the world on your shoulrs.

IS SQUIDWARD GAY?

I’ve always felt as though Squidward is nonilly gay, or at least has been wily accepted as such. No one will put up a fight if you claim Squidward is gay. He is a straightforward parody of a Manhattan art gay, one of those bter, lonely, middle aged gay men who retir to his ntemporary pad to live a life of solu wh his hobbi, his art, his flute, and his rentments.

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

Sandy is a know--all: gay.

Sandy lov beg right: gay.