<p>In the wild, sea sponges aren&#8217;t known to have sexual preferences, but according to a tweet by children&#8217;s programming network, Nickelodeon, at least one cartoon sponge might practice an alternative lifestyle.</p>
<p>In a missive marking the beginning of Pride Month, Nickelodeon introduced a rainbow-colored version of their hit cartoon character, SpongeBob SquarePants, showing the anthropomorphic yellow sea creature dressed in his typical outfit of a white shirt and brown pants, but with the addition of a tie printed with the LGBTQ &#8220;pride&#8221; flag.</p>
<p>“Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month,” the network said in the tweet.</p>
<p>Although the tweet doesn&#8217;t explicitly say SpongeBob is gay, the two other &#8220;rainbow&#8221; character treatments, released alongside SpongeBob, are of queer characters, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/06/13/nickelodeon-pride-tweet-hints-spongebob-squarepants-is-gay/">the New York Post</a>: &#8220;Korra from &#8216;The Legend of Korra,&#8217; who is bisexual, and the transgender actor Michael D. Cohen [who plays Schwoz] from &#8216;Henry Danger.'&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8216;Fans have known for a while Korra was gay/bisexual &#8212; as it was revealed in the show itself and actually written into the script. Again, not so much with words&#8230;but just action,&#8221; entertainment news outlet <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/13/spongebob-squarepants-gay-lgbtq-pride-month-nickelodeon/">TMZ added</a>. &#8220;As for Schwoz, the actor who plays him &#8212; Michael D. Cohen &#8212; is a transgender man in real life &#8230; something that wasn&#8217;t revealed until recently. He transitioned decades ago. Now, when it comes to the Krusty Krab fry cook &#8230; well, let&#8217;s just say folks had their suspicions for a long time now. If you know, you know &#8230; we won&#8217;t break it down for boomers.&#8221;</p>
<p>News of SpongeBob&#8217;s sexual orientation is, of course, not exactly news. &#8220;Fans of the nautical cartoon, which began airing in 1999, have long-suspected Spongebob to be gay. In one 2002 episode called &#8216;Rock-a-Bye Bivalve,&#8217; Spongebob and his best friend Patrick parent an abandoned scallop like a married couple,&#8221; the New York Post said.</p>
<p>Social media fans of SpongeBob were also quick to point out that the sea sponge is a &#8220;queer icon,&#8221; especially after an extended run on Broadway.</p>
<p>Of course, SpongeBob&#8217;s sexual orientation would be a surprise to his creator, Stephen Hillenburg, who called the cartoon sponge &#8220;asexual&#8221; in an interview with <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/spongebob-asexual-not-gay-creator/">People Magazine</a> back in the early 2000s, seemingly chastizing viewers for ascribing any type of orientation to a perpetually childlike cartoon character.</p>
<p>&#8220;We never intended them to be gay,&#8221; Hillenburg said, referring to SpongeBob and his best friend, sea star Patrick. &#8220;I consider them to be almost asexual. We’re just trying to be funny and this has got nothing to do with the show.&#8221; Nickelodeon, which aired SpongeBob SquarePants, reportedly agreed with Hillenburg&#8217;s assessment of his characters.</p>
<p>Hillenburg, though, gave the interview in a less woke time. He passed away in 2018 of ALS, leaving the character open to interpretation.</p>
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