Reasons why Spongebob lowkey a progressive show (a thread)
1. Fast food employees make a living wage and are able to not only support themselves, but live comfortable lives in nice homes
2. Titular character often rejects traditionally “toxic” masculinity, instead choosing to embrace kindness and gentleness, love of nature and desire for worldwide happiness
3. Religion and science co-exist. Neptune exists within the show as a deity and yet people like Plankton and Sandy are acknowledged for their scientific genius.
4. The most prominent female character on the show is an immigrant with genius-level intellect and superior athleticism, who easily keeps up with and even outshines her male co-stars
7. Women rejecting “traditional” femininity being the default and also embracing/excelling in “masculine” activities (S1E11, S3E6a)
Celebration of different backgrounds/species living in harmony, and depiction of the problems that arise from completely homogenous communities