This illustrates a lot of the projection that goes on in our society, although most of it is on the side of the outraged.Akytalusia said:i recently marathoned spongebob squarepants. first time i've seen it. i'm pretty sure spongebob is gay; and awesome.
The creator of Spongebob was shocked that people would "accuse" his characters of being gay; he described them as asexual, meaning, flamboyant for reasons that have zero to do with sexual preference. Never mind that he's a SEA SPONGE.
I don't think there should be a gay character in any show that targets children below a certain age, and it's probably higher than most people in here would consider correct, but let's make sure the correct context is in place: I have two boys and I don't want them to consume content with any - ANY - sexual content until they are at or near adolescence. Sex as a whole has a level of age-appropriateness and characters on these shows should - like Spongebob - just be who they are, with no reference to what goes on in their bedroom other than sleeping.