Others associate the choice of clothes and mannerisms with being gay. People tend to associate characters with being gay if they do not have a love interest, which defines asexuality. We’re just trying to be funny and this has got nothing to do with the show,” said Hillenburg. Hillenburg told Reuters that Spongebob nor his best friend, Patrick Starr, are gay, despite what others think.Īre we really surprised spogebob is gay? Dude had a baby clam with a starfish… #spongebob #spongebobisgay Some Twitter users were excited about the news and even launched a “#SpongebobIsGay” hashtag. The term describes someone who does not have sexual feelings towards others. Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the series, announced Spongebob was asexual in 2002. Nickelodeon hitting “tweet” then turning off the comments #spongebobisgay #PrideMonth /MbZygM6CO4
The Twitter account has turned off the comments for the post since. In honor of Pride month, Nickelodeon shared that Spongebob Squarepants is a member of the LGBTQ community.
