Spongebob is gay

In a tweet celebrating Pride, Nickelodeon confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants and other beloved children's characters are members of the LGBTQ+ community. There has long been debate about the sexuality of SpongeBob Squarepants and some are taking a Nickelodeon tweet as his coming out. The network included a photo of the beloved animated character. After years — decades, even — of speculation and outcry from the LGBTQ community that iconic cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants was one of their own, Nickelodeon has finally confirmed it.

This weekend, Nickelodeon confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants is, in fact, a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Others are pointing out that SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg once described the show’s title character as asexual — which, of course, also is part of the LGBTQ+ umbrella. “We never intended.

Everything about life in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom is unusual. Clearly, most people will know about SpongeBob , but do you think you should give a bit of basic info for the odd reader who has, say, been living in a pineapple under the sea for the past 21 years?

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Excellent idea. It was created by the late Steve Hillenburg , a marine biologist turned animator. The lovable, wildly optimistic SpongeBob, who works as a cook in the Krusty Krab restaurant, is the central character in a fully realised aquatic world. Of course. But why is he in the news? Are marine pollution and the climate crisis affecting Bikini Bottom?

Nothing so straightforward. How intense? Well, as intense as any discussion about the sexuality of a cartoon sea sponge can get. What is the evidence, apart from his support for Pride? Cohen announced last year that he is transgender. And the evidence against?

Deep waters. Too right. Nickelodeon turned off replies to the tweet, suggesting it wanted to dampen speculation, but it is too late. And if I want to read an academic take on this theory? Submarine sexuality? Photograph: Getty. This article is more than 5 years old. Name: SpongeBob SquarePants.

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