Voice actor Tom Kenny, in a recent event, revealed his thoughts on what he thinks his character SpongeBob SquarePants’ “superpower” is. A video of Tom Kenny while speaking at the 2024 Motor City Comic Con in Detroit has gone viral on social media, where he opened up about the first time he talked about SpongeBob’s neurodivergence with a fan stating, "SpongeBob's kind of on the spectrum too as a character.” He recalled that a person who was on the spectrum came up to him and asked, “Is SpongeBob autistic? Is SpongeBob himself autistic as a character?” He answered yes and continued, “‘You know what? That's his superpower, the same way that’s your superpower.” Back in October 2012, in an interview with Marc Maron's WTF podcast, Kenny spoke about SpongeBob having Autism. Fans worldwide, even those who are autistic, are sharing their wholehearted thoughts on X, thus feeling proud of their own superpowers.
Tom Kenny Talking About SpongeBob’s Superpower
Tom Kenny responds to claim if SpongeBob is autistic:
“Yes, of course he is! That’s his superpower the way your superpower is.” pic.twitter.com/dkAWkw2bRR
— ToonHive (@ToonHive) July 23, 2024
SpongeBob SquarePants Is Autistic
SpongeBob is canonically autistic. pic.twitter.com/3eqeJZrMUb
— Joshua Gould🇯🇵 (@voicearchivist) July 23, 2024
What a Legendary Character!
SPONGEBOB IS CANONICALLY AUTISTIC
WE WONNNNNN ♾️🧽🫧 pic.twitter.com/45oRRoMZVE
— Amanda ✨🍉 (@futuramagirlie) July 24, 2024
Tears of Happiness!
I’m an autistic woman who has been watching SpongeBob for over 20 years now.
I don’t exaggerate when I say I teared up watching this. I’m seen. I’m acknowledged. And Tom Kenny himself is all for it! https://t.co/wDqhCBA53D
— 🏳️🌈SuperFloxes🏳️🌈 (@SuperFloxes) July 23, 2024
The Feeling of Being Empowered
I didn't know SpongeBob is autistic 😲
But first time of hearing this I feel empowered 🥹#SpongeBobSquarepants https://t.co/frlCEsYfaU pic.twitter.com/eENrOAHBgM
— Obelisk_Autistic_Illustrations (@AutisticObelisk) July 23, 2024
A Proud Moment!
As an autistic person myself, I am so fucking happy to hear that SpongeBob is canonically autistic 🤩
Let’s fucking go! 😄 https://t.co/1dDxOmNb7V pic.twitter.com/INX0W5Qtx9
— ScorbunnyDream (@scorbunnydream) July 23, 2024
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