They’re used to reference specific incidents/emotions unique to the gay experience. Most gay memes are used on Twitter, TikTok, or Instagram. And even when people meet IRL, the conversation often revolves around “Hey, did you see this meme?”… But to be fair, so many of the different ways gay people communicate with each other is online these days.
Gay memes have contributed as much to LGBTQ culture as Pride, gay nightclubs, and Lady Gaga. So by definition gay memes, are memes that members of the LGBTQ community make to laugh about their own experiences of being gay. They’re used to find humor in the universal human experience and make people laugh. A meme is either a piece of text, audio, video, or image, that pokes fun at something in society. But in case this is literally your first time on a computer, we’ll give you a quick brief. If you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you know what a meme is. Clueless straight people What are gay memes? Whenever a pop diva does something wild or a hσmσphσbic politician embarrasses themselves, it creates a whole new set of memes like coal turns to diamonds!Ģ4. After all, we experience the world a lot differently than our straight peers, so naturally, we have our own brand of humor that gets put into gay memes. And that especially can be found in the gay groups online. Sharing funny memes has become a vital part of how friends and strangers communicate online. Wouldn’t the Internet be a dark, scary place if it weren’t for memes? And yet, it's still a place of love, acceptance, and inclusivity – where people of marginalized groups can find each other and make connections. “Check this one out!” Seby called out holding up his phone to show off a picture of SpongeBob SquarePants holding up his limp wrist with a caption, “Is he…you know?”…Cue both of us giggling like schoolgirls. Homophobes surprised spongebob is gay? was 4am, and here we are, the two of us on our phones, scrolling through our Twitter and Instagram feeds, chuckling away at hilarious gay memes. there is no heterosexual explanation for this. I don't know how adding "Femboy" to the sign outside is going to make Mr. Meanwhile spongebob somewhere after his shift at nick studios: /MVs2TPuEh2
Spongebob says, “GAY RIGHTS!” /Lwy2CI3t2s Turns out spongebob is asexual and everything is fine /WrB9aVivFR Sees ace trending and i'm like oh god who's shitting on me now Others embrace SpongeBob as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and wish him a happy Pride month. Some social media posts suggest that it’s extraneous or even inappropriate for a cartoon sponge to come out as LGBTQ+. The news about SpongeBob’s sexual orientation has Rule 34 artists sharing their fanart and others using memes to make comments about SpongeBob’s sexuality. Crabs is straight, Sandy is a butch lesbian, Plankton is a chaser Spongebob is a twink, squidward is an old queen, Patrick is a bisexual jock, Mr. Spongebob is asexual biromantic, thank you for coming to my tedtalk. According to Stephan Hillenburg, he’s asexual. Spongebob isn’t actually gay, however he IS on the LGBT+ spectrum. I consider them to be almost asexual.” Whatever the specifics of SpongeBob’s identity may be, many queer fans are taking this as a win for representation and celebrating Nickelodeon’s announcement. In a 2018 interview with the show’s creator Stephen Hillenburg, he said of SpongeBob and Patrick “We never intended them to be gay. Some fans are debating where SpongeBob, a character who has long been considered a gay icon, falls under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. On June 13, 2020, Nickelodeon Tweeted a picture of SpongeBob SquarePants along with the caption “Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month.” Many fans took this to mean that Nickelodeon was officially announcing that SpongeBob is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and started posting memes to welcome him and celebrate his identity.Ĭelebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month ?