By defying gender and sexual norms, they represent a threatening rebellion to the status quo. The LGBT community is, unfortunately, considered to be the same. The ‘ original punk’ who refused to conform to society’s rules.
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SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg has denied SpongeBob iss gay. But are we seeing a blending of definitions here, where one of the more ‘well-known’ and spoken about factions of the LGBT community – being gay – has now become synonymous with the diverse LGBT community as a whole? Yes, you can’t deny his endearing campness (only SpongeBob could pull off surfing on David Hasselhoff’s chest) or his close relationship with starfish best friend Patrick – both of which saw the Ukraine’s morality watch dog try and ban the show for “ promoting homosexuality”.
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Interestingly, most people assumed SpongeBob was officially coming out as gay.