The tweet had many claimg that Nickeloon "nfirmed" SpongeBob was gay.
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- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
- NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
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The fictnal character, who was origally portrayed by actor Kath Soucie, is openly gay the Paramount+ reboot of the animated seri, which premier on the streamg service on Thursday. Club that Betty has sce announced that she is gay.
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NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
Last year, for stance, Nickeloon celebrated Gay Pri Month wh “queer in” Spongebob Squarepants. Jog a “strong ph” to add transgenr and gay storyl to G-rated shows an effort to normalize LGTBQ characters kid’s shows, Nickeloon beme directly volved enuragg LGBTQ stori by askg the gay advocy group GLAAD to get volved the seri’ productn, Entertament Weekly reported 2019.
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?