# Spongebob Squarepants is a gay icon?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-squarepants-is-a-gay-icon/283817>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 9, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-squarepants-is-a-gay-icon/283817 "2005-01-09T02:03:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-squarepants-is-a-gay-icon/283817/41 "2005-01-11T01:19:32Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Actually, I’d heard Squidward was gay.

And since J.K. Rowling claims she infiltrated the Chamber of Secrets message board under the username “Squidward”…

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-squarepants-is-a-gay-icon/283817/42 "2005-01-11T01:50:39Z")

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> [@Shoshana](#):
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> And since J.K. Rowling claims she infiltrated the Chamber of Secrets message board under the username “Squidward”…

To wit we can only surmise she’s a clarinet player!

Clearly I have a dizzying intellect.

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