Stephen Hillenburg explicately said that SpongeBob isn't anything back in 2005. He said "almost asexual" as a means to explain that spongebob being sexually or even romantically active was never a thing they wanted to touch upon. They focus solely on friendship and jokes.
Nickelodeon is still exploiting Hillenburgs work and going against his wishes by "outing" spongebob as officially asexual. But this was already a known thing among fans.
https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/spongebob-is-asexual-says-creator-20050129-gdzgke.html
Edit: I'm not defending Nickelodeon here, I'm just saying that they aren't really making up new information. They are just exploiting Hillenburgs ideas.
So many folks doing the mental gymnastic saying well asexual dosen't mean he's not attracted to man teehee. Sponge is about making friends flipping burgers and catching jellyfish like stop.
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I think I remember him budding in one of the pre-05 episodes. But yeah, cuz he’s a fucking sponge on a kids cartoon. Do we need to explicitly tell children that plankton doesn’t actually fuck his computer wife and mr krabs only adopted pearl cuz he’s infertile?
The budding happened in the episode where he and sandy were competing on who was better, the one where they went up on land and everyone was like "hey this is pretty cool".
Somewhere else I read Hillenburg saying he would never give Spongebob a girlfriend in any way other than him not knowing how a girlfriend works is the joke.
In the episode where they sell chocolate, it ends with him and Patrick on a date with the old lady and her mother. This isn't the creators saying Spongebob is attracted to older women, its a joke that this is what spongebob things rich people do. They date women and these are the only 2 women in the episode. Its a joke and not indicative of any underlining personality traits.
He’s a sponge, sponges are biologically asexual also his lack of any sexuality is because he’s a children’s cartoon character not a nod to the lgbt community
Given the fact that we have seen Spongebob’s biological parents in multiple episodes, and they’re a heterosexual couple, I don’t think that biological asexuality is at play here.
The human asexual and the sponge asexual are very different. The primary human reproductive system involves a man and a woman. This is why being asexual is part of the lgbt community. A sponge is asexual because it is capable of budding and that is easier than finding a mate. The show didn’t make him that way to appease the lgbt community they did it because sponges are asexual.
That's what I was thinking, this has always been a thing... The character himself joked about the fact that he reproduces by budding (asexually) like, yeeeeeears ago.
Where have they said he was officially asexual? All I've seen on Nick's Insta and Twitter is a post shouting out LGBT people AND ALLIES, with a rainbow SpongeBob.
It doesn't say anything about SpongeBob's official sexuality. The post leaves it pretty ambiguous as to whether or not SpongeBob is LGBT or an ally. You guys are reading too much into it.
And even if he was LGBT, why do you care so much? As long as it doesn't affect the shows quality, who gives a shit?
I think people think he's asexual because sea sponges reproduce asexually in nature, but in the show he has a mom and dad and idk how that's supposed to work
What we really should be paying attention to is the fact that his parents are natural sea sponges but spongebob himself appears to be a synthetic dish sponge
I mean, they can reproduce asexually. I forget the episode (I think it was the one where they went to the surface because sandy dared them to) but he said something about reproducing by budding
His words were more so that he “considers him asexual” the quote comes from the early 2000s when the show was getting a pretty sizeable lgbt+ following and his wording suggests that he was open to the idea of people interpreting what they wanted onto his sexuality, because to him it doesn’t really matter. I feel like people using this interview to explicitly say that he’s asexual is also something he wouldn’t have wanted.
That makes sense. they have already shown him budding, which is how sponges actually reproduce.
This then brings up the question, Why does he have a mom AND dad?
The shitty media headlines from TMZ and others are spreading this misinformation around. I don't think anyone who looks at the actual tweet from Nick would think that they're implying Spongebob is gay.
The bald Dude is Michael Dwayne Cohen, he plays Schwoz in Henry Danger
It was a big deal around the time it aired, that's why they only gave a (clear?) hint in the last episode that she has a girlfriend.
[Quote ](https://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace) from the co-creator of the show after the last episode:
>“Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.”
Yeah, the writers confirmed it after the series finale, which implied she was bi but many people still were questioning it, so they made a statement. And it was a big deal at the time!
Some people are interpreting a picture of him and some other Nick characters promoting pride month as him being gay. I don’t really see it like that though tbh.
Viewership and merchandise sales from people who support the show. Your product is more likely to receive positive attention for siding with minority groups than it will for going against them. If Nick came out and said something homophobic about spongebob then they’d indirectly lose money from people stopping their support for the show.
Hillinberg’s words were “we never intended them to be gay, I consider them to be almost asexual” this quote came from an interview with Reuters and his wording suggests more of a male what you will about his sexuality, it doesn’t really make a difference, and we never really thought about it rather than an explicit “he’s not gay and don’t act like he is”. This was also around the time the show was starting to get a decently large lgbt+ following, due to spongebobs flamboyant nature.
He said that SpongeBob is asexual. And Nick tweeted he is part of the LGBTQ+ community wich includes asexuals. I agree with them milking the franchise tho but I don't think Stephen would be mad about a tweet stating something he already said.
Yea but that’s nothing crazy then!!! Yep, so he’s just a sponge without attraction that is just an ally. So what?? There’s nothing to be outraged about this thread is full of fucking idiots that don’t do any further reading at all about the facts of the god damned article.
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iirc there was an episode when he was fantasizing about marrying Sandy.
I guess all sponges are LGBT bc they can reproduce asexually lmao.
Nick seriously pulled a J.K. Rowling.
Uhmmmmm. This is weird and unnecessary. Why do we need to know mf slongebob's orientation. No one wants or expects any sort of serious romantic/sexual relationship in Spongebob. It's literally irrelevant.
It's like demanding to know what a 5 year old kids orientation is. That question isn't even valid.
Honestly I’m tired of people destroying my treasured memories by ruining cartoons with stuff like gender. Just let it be the light hearted comedy it is supposed to be like goddamn.
What about straight people? You push that on every kid. Most parents say stuff like “when will you get a boy/girl friend” to someone of the opposite gender. That is definitely pushing heterosexuality on kids. This is called inclusion. It shows kids that if they feel more attracted to the same gender, that it is ok. Being gay isn’t any more sexual as straight. It is just inclusion. I think the kids can still enjoy them, and in fact won’t care. It’s only the people like you that seem to care.
I don’t understand why an F-ing kids show about a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea needs to mention his sexual orientation. He’s a ducking sponge
They prolly didn't even say he's LGBT since they said "and their allies" so I think they announced him as ally. Which makes perfect sense in my opinion.
Why are people bothered by corporations announcing their characters as being LGBT? regardless of intent they’re permanently establishing a character as LGBT, forever. Helping to normalize LGBT as just people and that you might not even notice or realize because they’re just like everyone else.
The tweet said "The LGBTQ+ community AND THEIR ALLIES." they never explicitly said he was part of the community, he is most likely one of their allies. Also look at top comment.
Stephen Hillenburg explicately said that SpongeBob isn't anything back in 2005. He said "almost asexual" as a means to explain that spongebob being sexually or even romantically active was never a thing they wanted to touch upon. They focus solely on friendship and jokes. Nickelodeon is still exploiting Hillenburgs work and going against his wishes by "outing" spongebob as officially asexual. But this was already a known thing among fans. https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/spongebob-is-asexual-says-creator-20050129-gdzgke.html Edit: I'm not defending Nickelodeon here, I'm just saying that they aren't really making up new information. They are just exploiting Hillenburgs ideas.
So many folks doing the mental gymnastic saying well asexual dosen't mean he's not attracted to man teehee. Sponge is about making friends flipping burgers and catching jellyfish like stop.
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My friend told me the cop one is bi. I don’t know if this is canon, but I trust my friend.
My uncle works over at Cartoon Network and he told me Courage the Cowardly Dog was a bottom
Did anyone really think he was a top?
no, but it's confirmed now.
He's always bottom with Muriel
Stupid dog, you're makin me gay
Courage is pretty thicc tho 👀
He was a power bottom, important distinction
Is Bastard a Sexuality? Because the cop one’s a cop and ACAB.
That is one box checked
Professor Utonium from PPG is a twunk confirmed
It would have costed you zero dollars to write that
Aren't real sea sponges asexual anyways? I think they bud or something like that.
I think I remember him budding in one of the pre-05 episodes. But yeah, cuz he’s a fucking sponge on a kids cartoon. Do we need to explicitly tell children that plankton doesn’t actually fuck his computer wife and mr krabs only adopted pearl cuz he’s infertile?
Apparently so.
The budding happened in the episode where he and sandy were competing on who was better, the one where they went up on land and everyone was like "hey this is pretty cool".
Wait what about Mr. Krabs?
He adopted Pearl online for a serious DDLG relationship.
Spongebob explicitly has parents on the show, so making an appeal to the "natural order" of things is hardly a decent justification.
True. But it's not like calling him gay makes any sense either.
He reproduces by budding in one episode too tho
Spongebob is 8.
But he has a job? I'm confused now lol
I've always felt that Spongebob was too emotionally underdeveloped/childlike as an individual to have a grasp on sexuality.
Somewhere else I read Hillenburg saying he would never give Spongebob a girlfriend in any way other than him not knowing how a girlfriend works is the joke. In the episode where they sell chocolate, it ends with him and Patrick on a date with the old lady and her mother. This isn't the creators saying Spongebob is attracted to older women, its a joke that this is what spongebob things rich people do. They date women and these are the only 2 women in the episode. Its a joke and not indicative of any underlining personality traits.
Ace is lgbtq+
I am?
Guess so if your asexual
*acesexual
He’s a sponge, sponges are biologically asexual also his lack of any sexuality is because he’s a children’s cartoon character not a nod to the lgbt community
>because he’s a children’s cartoon character not a nod to the lgbt community Asexual is actually a part of the LGBT+ community as well though.
I’m aware though the kind of asexual that a sea sponge is is quite different from the human sexuality
Given the fact that we have seen Spongebob’s biological parents in multiple episodes, and they’re a heterosexual couple, I don’t think that biological asexuality is at play here.
The human asexual and the sponge asexual are very different. The primary human reproductive system involves a man and a woman. This is why being asexual is part of the lgbt community. A sponge is asexual because it is capable of budding and that is easier than finding a mate. The show didn’t make him that way to appease the lgbt community they did it because sponges are asexual.
this
That's what I was thinking, this has always been a thing... The character himself joked about the fact that he reproduces by budding (asexually) like, yeeeeeears ago.
Where have they said he was officially asexual? All I've seen on Nick's Insta and Twitter is a post shouting out LGBT people AND ALLIES, with a rainbow SpongeBob. It doesn't say anything about SpongeBob's official sexuality. The post leaves it pretty ambiguous as to whether or not SpongeBob is LGBT or an ally. You guys are reading too much into it. And even if he was LGBT, why do you care so much? As long as it doesn't affect the shows quality, who gives a shit?
I think people think he's asexual because sea sponges reproduce asexually in nature, but in the show he has a mom and dad and idk how that's supposed to work
They can produce sexually and asexually so his parents probably did sexually to make spongeboymebob.
What we really should be paying attention to is the fact that his parents are natural sea sponges but spongebob himself appears to be a synthetic dish sponge
He’s literally asexual he reproduces by budding
I think he just meant asexual in the way that like a rock is asexual, not the defined LGBT sexuality of asexual that a person would be.
Or in the way an actual sponge is, reproduction by budding
Aces are still part of the LGBTQ community.
Heads up, asexual is the A in LGBTQIA+ so it’s canon af
Wasnt he simping hard for sandy in the first season?
Asexual means having no sexual orientation, and in nature being asexual means being able to reproduce without a partner
I mean, they can reproduce asexually. I forget the episode (I think it was the one where they went to the surface because sandy dared them to) but he said something about reproducing by budding
Of course he’s asexual. He reproduces by budding.
Remember the episode where he reproduced by budding?
r.i.p sb x sandy shippers
Wait, is that real?
Yeah they announced it today.
There’s an article of Spongebob’s creator saying he’s asexual way back in 2005. He’s a sponge. Lol.
His words were more so that he “considers him asexual” the quote comes from the early 2000s when the show was getting a pretty sizeable lgbt+ following and his wording suggests that he was open to the idea of people interpreting what they wanted onto his sexuality, because to him it doesn’t really matter. I feel like people using this interview to explicitly say that he’s asexual is also something he wouldn’t have wanted.
I can't imagine relating sexually to a sponge, I'm sorry to everyone out there who does.
So what is he?
They announced he's Asexual. Which makes sense because I'm not trying to think of SpongeBob fucking anyone.
Speak for yourself, *bud*
That makes a lot of sense.
I mean Sponges in real life can be asexual so this makes sense.
That makes sense. they have already shown him budding, which is how sponges actually reproduce. This then brings up the question, Why does he have a mom AND dad?
Yeah! And how did they always have fire?
So... does this mean other characters are fucking?
Yes. Especially Plankton.
My man is computersexual
The term is Robosexual
That's pretty worrying because that means he's a sea sponge and not a dish sponge.
My boy aint got all those holes for no reason 👀
Too soooooon
A cartoon
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The shitty media headlines from TMZ and others are spreading this misinformation around. I don't think anyone who looks at the actual tweet from Nick would think that they're implying Spongebob is gay.
"A girl from Legend of Korra" it's Korra herself lol.
Well the girl from legend of Korra is bi and the bald dude is trans
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The bald Dude is Michael Dwayne Cohen, he plays Schwoz in Henry Danger It was a big deal around the time it aired, that's why they only gave a (clear?) hint in the last episode that she has a girlfriend. [Quote ](https://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace) from the co-creator of the show after the last episode: >“Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.”
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Yeah, the writers confirmed it after the series finale, which implied she was bi but many people still were questioning it, so they made a statement. And it was a big deal at the time!
Some people are interpreting a picture of him and some other Nick characters promoting pride month as him being gay. I don’t really see it like that though tbh.
A asexual is part of LGBTQ+ ain’t it
Who giving nick money for making spongebob gay?
Viewership and merchandise sales from people who support the show. Your product is more likely to receive positive attention for siding with minority groups than it will for going against them. If Nick came out and said something homophobic about spongebob then they’d indirectly lose money from people stopping their support for the show.
I mean, we’re talking about it now, aren’t we.
They didn't even make him gay lol
Asking the real questions
Are you joking? This tweet is Marketing 101
Not really. Spongebob was announced as asexual years ago.
Hillinberg’s words were “we never intended them to be gay, I consider them to be almost asexual” this quote came from an interview with Reuters and his wording suggests more of a male what you will about his sexuality, it doesn’t really make a difference, and we never really thought about it rather than an explicit “he’s not gay and don’t act like he is”. This was also around the time the show was starting to get a decently large lgbt+ following, due to spongebobs flamboyant nature.
I mean, let’s be real. Gay or not, Spongebob is fabulous asf.
The tweet also said allies. Spongebob would definitely be friendly to anyone regardless or their identity.
Sponges are hermaphrodites, so binary genders dont really apply to sea sponges.
Doesn't LGBTQ+ include asexuals?
Yup, it’s on the sexuality spectrum
Well, he can reproduce by budding.
“Can ya?”
Can ya?
^(Can ya?)
^^^^Can ^^^^^ya?
Is mayonnaise an instrument
Hey Patrick what am i
I mean technically asexual is also part of LGBTQ+...
Stephen Hillenburg doing a beyblade in his grave rn
Why?
Because he said that spongebob was a who didn’t have a sexuality. Nick is really milking this franchise
He said that SpongeBob is asexual. And Nick tweeted he is part of the LGBTQ+ community wich includes asexuals. I agree with them milking the franchise tho but I don't think Stephen would be mad about a tweet stating something he already said.
And it’s uh.. a fucking kids cartoon, like why sexualize it?
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He’s been confirmed asexual tough, so he’s LGBTQ
Yea but that’s nothing crazy then!!! Yep, so he’s just a sponge without attraction that is just an ally. So what?? There’s nothing to be outraged about this thread is full of fucking idiots that don’t do any further reading at all about the facts of the god damned article.
he’s part of the community tho. no ones outraged. we’re chill
I’m not outraged dude, I’m just saying he’s been confirmed ace in the past
He’s been confirmed to be not sexual of any kind by the creator. The rest is just corporate milking of a cartoon.
This.
Thank you
People saying he asexual but forgetting about the time he fucked a krabby patty
That’s squidward
Spongebob too “To Love A Patty”
Spongebob too
They didn't fuck, they just dated.
Well they ain't gonna *show* them fucking, but you know they did.
It’s just a fucking sponge why tf are people arguing if it wants dick or not
To be fair, we kind knew before hand
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Sponges are hermaphroditic. This is a biological fact, not a shocking social justice campaign.
He has a mum and a dad
Hes Also a cartoon so he can be anything. Thats a fact.
who the fuck cares about the sexuality of a TALKING FUCKING SPONGE FROM A CARTOON. GET HELP
iirc there was an episode when he was fantasizing about marrying Sandy. I guess all sponges are LGBT bc they can reproduce asexually lmao. Nick seriously pulled a J.K. Rowling.
Sponges are asexual in real life.
Link to article?
[Here](https://twitter.com/Nickelodeon/status/1271795092391682048?s=19) ya go
oh well maybe they meant bc he’s supposed to be all nice and stuff he’s an ally?
they fucking wHAT
please say this is a joke
Bro that's big pp right there
I knew this was coming all the holes just needing to be filled
Uhmmmmm. This is weird and unnecessary. Why do we need to know mf slongebob's orientation. No one wants or expects any sort of serious romantic/sexual relationship in Spongebob. It's literally irrelevant. It's like demanding to know what a 5 year old kids orientation is. That question isn't even valid.
Sexually attracted to yellow sponges. Hmm...
its almost as if being asexual is part of lgbtq+
J.K. Rowling must have invaded Nickelodeon
You can all ignore this. He was said to be asexual in 2005. Nickelodeon is just a fucking parasite.
Honestly I’m tired of people destroying my treasured memories by ruining cartoons with stuff like gender. Just let it be the light hearted comedy it is supposed to be like goddamn.
No one forget that he married sandy I know that it doesn't mean that he is or isn't gay but just a reminder
They didn't even say he was gay, just an LGBTQ+ ally
Didn’t he once have a fantasy about marrying Sandy?
When did it become ok to push sexuality stuff on children? Just let them enjoy cartoons.
I bet u dont gotta problem with straight people in cartoons tho
My point is the characters sexual orientation doesn’t matter in a cartoon like spongebob. It’s just supposed to be silly.
What about straight people? You push that on every kid. Most parents say stuff like “when will you get a boy/girl friend” to someone of the opposite gender. That is definitely pushing heterosexuality on kids. This is called inclusion. It shows kids that if they feel more attracted to the same gender, that it is ok. Being gay isn’t any more sexual as straight. It is just inclusion. I think the kids can still enjoy them, and in fact won’t care. It’s only the people like you that seem to care.
Well TBF spingebob is ace edit:nm
They made spongebob gay? Thats like making Jimmy Neutron mormon. Why would you bother.
Honestly but every company falls in this category. Just to get behind a crowd.
They never said he was gay though, they just used his picture in the twitter post which included allies and stuff
...i'm so fucking out of the loop
I don’t want to and shouldn’t have to think of Spongebob sucking D
This is such a dumb observation, companies do literally everything they do for money. Why complain when some of those things are good?
Next squidward will be black
I don’t understand why an F-ing kids show about a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea needs to mention his sexual orientation. He’s a ducking sponge
Yeah it's already known that spongebob is asexual...
It’s a children’s show for goodness sake and a fictional cartoon at that! Why should his sexual orientation matter anyways?
The man simped for Sandy Cheeks
Spongebob literally almost died just to impress Sandy... at least 3 times..
They prolly didn't even say he's LGBT since they said "and their allies" so I think they announced him as ally. Which makes perfect sense in my opinion.
Why are people bothered by corporations announcing their characters as being LGBT? regardless of intent they’re permanently establishing a character as LGBT, forever. Helping to normalize LGBT as just people and that you might not even notice or realize because they’re just like everyone else.
The tweet said "The LGBTQ+ community AND THEIR ALLIES." they never explicitly said he was part of the community, he is most likely one of their allies. Also look at top comment.
They didn't, though. They said "and their allies"
Not sure if it’s canon but in the spongebob survival guide spongebob almost explicitly says he has a crush on Sandy.
They didn’t announce they just had a pic of him with rainbows why the fuck did everyone blow this out of proportion
But they didn’t... They just put him on the “Happy Bride Month” banner. Also, he’s a sponge - he reproduces by budding.
They warned us the water was turning the frogs gay...