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• 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 GAY?
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
• NICKELOON MAY HAVE JT CONFIRMED WHAT WE KNEW ALL ALONG: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• NICKELOON ANNOUNC SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?

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.

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

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. 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 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 GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY

“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.

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.

IS SPONGEBOB 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.

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

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. 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.

NICKELOON MAY HAVE JT CONFIRMED WHAT WE KNEW ALL ALONG: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS 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.

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.

NICKELOON ANNOUNC SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

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??!!

SO... IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY?

Is SpongeBob gay? Maybe not, but the Nickeloon rtoon character draws gay fans for his flamboyant liftyle and tolerant attu Is SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickeloon’s buoyant rtoon character, a iend of Dorothy? Certaly plenty of his fans are gay, the Journal says, notg that stor New York and Atlanta that ter to gay ctomers n’t keep SpongeBob merchandise on the shelv.

” As an article on the Gay Fancial Network’s webse puts , ”You do the math, folks. ” While Nickeloon tells the Journal that the characters on ”SpongeBob SquarePants” are not gay, and that the show is aimed at kids ag 2 to 11, the channel acknowledg an adult fan base, airg the show as late as 11:30 p. Not only are mature fans buyg SpongeBob ems stor gay neighborhoods New York and Atlanta, as the Journal reports, but Wt Hollywood and San Francis, too, reports.

”They are pretty good sellers pecially wh young gay kids, and guys their 30s thk ’s hilar, ” Raymond Ridrg, the assistant manager of the Don’t Panic store San Francis’s Castro District, tells the webse. ”I don’t thk anyone has bought bee they thk he’s gay. He don’t have anythg on him that screams gay.