Why? Because I was a child, watching a children’s show, AND HE’S A SPONGE.”
“I watched Spongebob when I was a kid,” one tweeted. “Never once did I consider there was anything sexual about him at all. Yet some commentators were shocked, and many asked why on earth a cartoon sponge, whose show is primarily aimed at the under-12s, needs a sexuality at all. The announcement came during Pride Month, a global celebration of all things LGBT. For the seemingly large audience of gay SpongeBob fans, the tweet was proof enough that their beloved sponge was indeed light in the loafers. In a tweet on Sunday “celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies,” Nickelodeon included a rainbow-tinted image of SpongeBob SquarePants, before disabling replies.
