So why the tweet? Well, Hillenburg sadly died in 2018 after battling ALS for a year, and since then Nickelodeon has not been shy about contradicting his express wishes, namely by planning a spin-off series after Hillenburg said explicitly more than once that he did not want to spin-off Spongebob. With so little asexual representation in media, it’s important not to erase SpongeBob’s ace identity, though some have pointed out that there’s still room for him to be homo- or bi-romantic and. But Hillenburg said that he wrote Sandy to be “a strong female character that could be a friend to SpongeBob but not a love interest.” He never veered from that course. Those words didn’t stop the speculation, using SpongeBob’s closeness to Patrick and lack of romantic interest in Sandy as evidence. June 13 marked a milestone in Nickelodeon history and the beloved long-running series SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon just reinforced that theory By Lisa Respers France, CNN Updated 8:30 AM ET, Mon JSpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Starfish in a scene from their series. “We’re just trying to be funny and this has got nothing to do with the show.” IS SpongeBob SquarePants Gay By Sam Harding Published Nickelodeon celebrated Pride with a trio of images that included SpongeBob SquarePants, renewing speculation about his sexuality. A lot of fans assumed that Spongebob was gay primarily because he is a male character. It could mean that either the character is an ally, or that he belongs to the LGBTQ+ category. They simply tweeted that he was an LGBTQ+ ally. Firstly, Nickelodeon never announced that Spongebob is gay.
I consider them to be almost asexual,” he continued. So, is Spongebob gay Here’s what we think.
Update your settings here to see it.īut the biggest reason to doubt that SpongeBob is gay is that the guy who created him says he isn’t.Īsked about the matter in 2005 - SpongeBob’s sexuality has been a matter of speculation for a long time - Hillenburg told Reuters “It doesn’t have anything to do with what we’re trying to do.” This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Back in 2002, Stephen Hillenburg denied SpongeBob is gay, explaining instead that, 'I always think of the characters as being somewhat asexual.' (via The Wall Street.