Is SpongeBob Gay? Or Asexual? 7 Reasons Why… (2023) – Fictn Fantastic

Contents:

• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? NICKELOON JT RERCED THAT THEORY
• NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
• NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY
• IS SPONGEBOB GAY? OR ASEXUAL? 7 REASONS WHY… (2023)
• SPONGEBOB ASEXUAL, NOT GAY: CREATOR
• THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY CONTROVERSY EXPLAED (& WHY IT'S DUMB)
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? EVERY TIME THE SHOW SUGGTED HE IS
• SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY! NICKELOON (FALLY) CONFIRMS HIS LGBTQ STAT FOR PRI
• IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GAY? HERE'S WHAT THE SERI CREATOR HAD TO SAY.
• IS SPONGEBOB GAY? NICKELOON'S TWEET SUGGTS HE'S PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNY

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. Spongebob is not gay.

Am I homophobic? There are homosexuals which is okay and I have no issue wh. Then there is the Gay agenda, which is an entirely separate enty that exists to ph a certa msage, (what that msage is unclear to me atm) and as a rult, real gay people are exploed at certa pots.

NICKELOON JT ANNOUNCED THAT SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS GAY

Even Ukrae's moraly watchdog picked up on this and tried to ban the show back 2012 for s "promotn of homosexualy" (as reported by Huffgton Post).

Unfortunately, what's probably a surprise to no-one, there are also people out there who actively rent Nickeloon's celebratn of SpongeBob's the announcement went live, homophobic trolls have been quick to nounce SpongeBob for beg "gay", throwg the ual tantms over their "ed" childhoods. While we don't wish to lend the voic a platform by sharg their plats here, the most amg thg about all this is that SpongeBob has always been queer – and that was even nfirmed by the show's creator 2002, Stephen Hillenburg nied SpongeBob is gay, explag stead that, "I always thk of [the characters] as beg somewhat asexual.

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

By simply scribg SpongeBob as "gay, " this eras one of the few posive forms of asexualy seen on screen, and even some major publitns are guilty of g this 's not to say asexual people n't also be gay, straight or bisexual. As The Trevor Project explas here, asexualy exists on a spectm, and there are many ways for people to intify unr this when Hillenburg said SpongeBob is asexual and therefore not "gay, " he uld have been assumg that the two are mutually exclive.

After all, the queer genr polics of SpongeBob Squarepants are more plex than most, and that's thanks largely to how each character nnects fluid and often homoerotic ways. 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.

NICKELOON PRI TWEET HTS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS 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.

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.

IS SPONGEBOB GAY? OR ASEXUAL? 7 REASONS WHY… (2023)

Nickeloon said he was LGBT+, not gay. Even if they said he was gay, you n be homoromantic (gay) and asexual (ace)!

SPONGEBOB ASEXUAL, NOT GAY: CREATOR

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

”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. ) 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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

“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.