Is SpongeBob SquarePants gay? Here's what character creator Stephen Hillenburg had to say | MEAWW

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
• NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?
• "SPONGEBOB GAY" MEM & GIFS
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT CHARACTER CREATOR STEPHEN HILLENBURG HAD TO SAY
• NICKELOON REVEALS THAT SPONGEBOB IS GAY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI

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.

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?

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

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!!

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY

” 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.

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

\u201c\u201cspongebob is gay\u201d \u201o, spongebob is asexual! He\u2019s homoromantic asexual; you n have both.

#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. 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.

NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

Is SpongeBob gay? 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.

”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. 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.

SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?

"spongebob is gay??!!

Nickeloon revealed SpongeBob SquarePants is an LGBTQ+ ally, but do that mean he's gay?

"SPONGEBOB GAY" MEM & GIFS

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.

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

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.

While many have taken Nickeloon’s tweet as nfirmatn that SpongeBob is gay, ’s important to remember that Hillenburg once clarified that he nsired the character to be “somewhat asexual”, very much like real-life sea spong. Absorbent and yellow and poro is he… and gay?

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. “Spongebob gay?

NICKELOON REVEALS THAT SPONGEBOB IS 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. The post ma s rounds onle and has led many to regnize this as nfirmatn of SpongeBob's sexual orientatn after s of speculatn that SpongeBob is gay.

"We never tend them to be gay, " seri creator Stephen Hillenburg said 2005. Regardls of what the creator said 15 years earlier, #SpongebobIsGay began to trend on Twter, as many took the image as nfirmatn of what they spected. Several fans shared their own thoughts on Twter about Nickeloon's post, wh @Drebae tweetg, "Announcg Spongebob beg gay then turng off ments e a't no bate.

" In 2012 the Ukraian Natnal Expert Commissn for Protectg Public Moraly also released a report claimg the rtoon pos, "a real threat to children, " and lled for a ban of the animated seri due to s perceived "promotn of homosexualy.

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

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.

Is SpongeBob SquarePants gay? " In fact, a Ukraian webse lled Fay Unr the Protectn of the Holy Virg said the spongy character promot homosexualy. Of urse, this didn't prove anythg as the work or the creator of the character didn't e forward and say anythg about SpongeBob's sexual orientatn, but many took to social media assertg that their spicns that SpongeBob was gay.

Turns out that don't matter what the work tend bee many saw the character beg an ally of the LGBTQIA+ muny as a nfirmatn that he is gay – they took the tweet by Nickeloon as SpongeBob g out. The work's tweet read, "Celebratg #Pri wh the LGBTQ+ muny and their alli this month and every month, " which promptly saw the hashtag #SpongeBobIsGay trendg. Intertgly enough back 2005, Hillenburg spoke about SpongeBob sayg that he didn't tend for Patrick and SpongeBob to be gay.