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Does anybody else dislike Bubble Bass's characterization in the newer seasons?

As someone who actually kinda likes the newer seasons (from season 10 onwards), one of the things that I have grown to really dislike is Bubble Bass's characterization in the newer seasons. It feels like they saw the "fat nerd" character trope and memes mocking fat men who like nerdy things and copy pasted that onto him, and they are not subtle about basing him of that trope it at all, for one, he lives in his mom's basement and is obsessed with action figures and comics, and in the patrick show episode "bubble bass reviews" they just hammer this in even more with him wearing cat ears and liking an in universe version of my little pony, and the episode being so in your face with how much of much of a disgusting slob bubble bass is, from his room being a mess and the stuff he eats getting all over his face and clothes like it's not even funny and it feels like 80% of the episode is dedicated to him being a gross slob and being extremely whiny and childish, and this isn't only in the patrick show, he's like this in the main series too and it just feels genuinely fatphobic and even ableist with how he constantly whines and throws tantrums and engages in typically childish interests. I also feel like it can really have a negative affect on the target audience of these shows and could teach them to make fun of fat/plus sized people who engage in nerdy interests.

Also the whole concept of making fun of internet critics just feels so out of place for but shows and it honestly just gives of the vibe that anyone who’s criticized the show is just like bubble bass, like I know that there has been people who have been very extreme and harsh on how they critique SpongeBob, but the way it’s handled it in the episode feels like they used bubble bass as a glorified soyjack