Spongebob gay tweet
Nickelodeon's Pride Month tweet shows SpongeBob SquarePants as a symbol of the LGBTQ community, and fans are applauding the message
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- Nickelodeon tweeted a Pride Month communication on Saturday, writing: "Celebrating Identity festival with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month."
- The tweet included pictures of three characters: Spongebob SquarePants, Schwoz Schwartz from "Henry Danger," and Korra from "The Legend of Korra."
- The message sparked speculation over SpongeBob's sexuality — which the show's creator previously commented on, saying the character is asexual.
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Nickelodeon shared a tweet in honor of Pride Month on Saturday that has drawn both debate and celebration, mostly because of its inclusion of SpongeBob Squarepants — the beloved, make-believe sea sponge, the protagonist of his
Nickelodeon has hinted that known animated character, SpongeBob SquarePants could be homosexual in a recent tweet celebrating Pride month.
Fans assume that the kids broadcaster has confirmed the character’s sexuality on 13 June, in the tweet honouring its LGBTQ+ stars.
Nickelodeon wrote: ‘Celebrating #Pride with the Homosexual community and their allies this month and every month.’
All characters featured in the tweet &#; SpongeBob, Schwoz Schwartz from Henry Danger, and Korra from Avatar spin-off Legend of Korra, have a rainbow hue.
Korra is a bisexual person while actor Michael Cohen, who plays Schwoz Schwartz, is a transgender. On the other hand, SpongeBob’s sexuality has long been discussed and re-discussed in articles, and fan theories since early s coming to conclusions if the character is gay.
For many admirers, Nickelodeon’s tweet confirms that he is a member of the Diverse community. Fans responded to the tweet, with praises for Nickelodeon for the announcement.
However, both Nickelodeon and the series’ now decased creator Stephen Hillenburg denied the theories, wit
Nickelodeon appears to out Spongebob Squarepants as being gay in tweet
He lives in a pineapple under the sea and Spongebob Squarepants is gay, a tweet from Nickelodeon appears to suggest.
The network set social media abuzz over the weekend when they included the widespread children’s cartoon alongside two other LGBT characters in a tweet celebrating Self-acceptance Month.
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“Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ collective and this allies this month and every month,” they wrote with an image of Spongebob next to Schwoz Schwartz from Henry Danger and Korra from Legend of Korra.
Both of those characters are acknowledged members of the network’s LGBTQ+ community.
Spongebob’s sexuality has been a topic of discussion for many years now and certain episodes own contributed to the speculation.
While Twitter users quickly came to the conclusion Spongebob was gay, others pointed out that Nickelodeon didn’t explicitly confirm that.
The network simply stated he was a member of the group, leading many to think he could be an a
Nickelodeon's Pride tweet reignites debate on SpongeBob's sexual orientation
Nickelodeon is celebrating Pride month with a tweet that has social media buzzing about SpongeBob Squarepants' sexual orientation – again.
"Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month," the network tweeted Saturday along with photos of SpongeBob, Avatar Korra from "The Legend of Korra" and Michael D. Cohen from "Henry Danger."
Cohen shared that he transitioned from female to male about 20 years ago and Korra identifies as bisexual, departing social media to speculate that SpongeBob is part of the LGBTQ+ collective as well.
Nickelodeon turned off comments and replies to their tweet, but it didn't prevent Twitter from coming to conclusions.
"I don’t care if spongebob is asexual, bisexual or same-sex attracted, I stan him," tweeted @ApolloLXXXIX.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Others pointed out that the late Stephen Hillenberg, who created the series, never intended SpongeBob to be gay.
"For the write down since "SPONGEBOB IS GAY" is trending off that