Part of his charm is that women dislike him because he's too snobby and grumpy, with the exception of Squilvia. I think it would also undermine his character because it would give him a chance to actually succeed at something. He even has the entire "Love That Squid" episode dedicated to him liking women. Sure, he fits the whole theater major gay type, but he's made so many references in the show to liking women that it wouldn't make sense for him to be gay. Squidward wouldn't be the one who would be gay.
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I get what you're trying to say in terms of the whole "having stereotypical gey character fad" because many forms of entertainment really do use the whole gay thing just as a plot device and it's kind of irritating BUT I don't see how the acknowledgment of the existence of an actual type of person in a tv show is trying to fit in a mold. If you believe that homosexuality is moving towards 'just becoming part of the scenery', than why would you be writing it off as just a "trend"? that will presumably fade in media? You know what I have a problem with? You saying 'a mold that is probably temporary'. I'll stop right here because I'm treading dangerous waters, and I'm really not in the mood for another flame war. If a writer genuinely wanted to add a gay secondary or tetriary character for his or her own purposes, that's fine on my book but please, don't try to re-create entire personalities to fit into a mold that is probably temporary. Suddenly saying "welp Squidward's gay" this late into the series, would look overly flashy and would definitely be a "jumping the shark" moment. Now, I could understand with newer shows, but SpongeBob already has an established cast. Since America has legalised gay marriage we're beginning to lean towards the latter, but nevertheless a lot of media still portrays it as a gimmick.
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Right now we're in the transition point between two worlds: a world where homosexuality is seen as "strange" or even outright "wrong", and a world where it's just a part of the scenery. Overglorfying their existence sure is, though. So having gay characters in a show is a "trend" now? lol ok