November 2020 CrazySponge incident

On November 29, 2020, SpongeBob Fanon Wiki user CrazySponge sent a message on the wiki's flagship server, known as the "SBFW Crib", that contained the racial epithet known as the , which cannot be repeated here due to Fandom Terms of Use. This message, immediately condemned by Discord users, became infamous due to its use of the slur as well as its grammatical impropriety, and has become a source of humour and criticism from his fellow SBFW users.
==Background==
Before this message, CrazySponge had sent several others including the , adding up to approximately 10 total before this final message containing the slur. 
The conversation occurred as CrazySponge revealed to SpongeBot678 and CartoonGuy277 that he had looked through his mother's phone to discover what his gifts were a month early. Whilst the gifts had been called "cool" by a deleted user (presumed to be NotJoe), he was also met with criticism by CartoonGuy277, Zoltan40 and JustInCaseTheDingusRunsAway, who continued to ask CrazySponge how much these gifts would cost; he approximated that they would be US$530. Given the context of the then-ongoing , JustInCaseTheDingusRunsAway proposed a question that would lead to fateful results.
==Script==
The script is provided as originally written with offending content removed.
cactus#9225: Aidan dont you think itd be worth more to have close, warm family time this rather than focusing on high-cost materialistic items? Especially considering the year everyone's had
CrazySponge#9944: how i be having them close time if i cant
I DID NOT SAY THAT!
Paiger#2546: oh dear
CrazySponge#9944: HACKED!
I WAS HACKED!
FALSE! FALSE!
!
: real news
==Immediate response==
CrazySponge was met with immediate criticism for his use of the epithet, and his subsequent attempt to cover up the message by claiming that his account had been hacked. However, the type of outrage differed amongst users. 
*SpongeBot678 responded with "oh dear" but did not elaborate on her concern.
*It is unknown who prompted the bot account, made to appear as from animated sitcom, to state "real news" in response to the message, mocking CrazySponge.
*Two users, namely JustInCaseTheDingusRunsAway and the aforementioned deleted user, were not surprised with CrazySponge's use of the slur, given that "he's said it before".
*JustInCaseTheDingusRunsAway muted CrazySponge immediately after the incident (which was already a common practice), to which Zoltan40 responded with "good".
*Bureaucrat DanzxvFan8275 claimed that he was "highly disappointed" in CrazySponge.
==Legacy==
The message has been cited as one of the SBFW Crib's most notable messages, and has been often been used to mock CrazySponge or other people who have used the , such as . It has also been noted for its broken English and incorrect grammar. The message has in total received 13 "ameer" emoji reactions, which is an image of rapper used on the server to respond to racially insensitive emssages. CrazySponge himself has also acknowledged or satirised the message several times, stating in January 2022 that "the virus is still here and we still can't be having them close time".
CrazySponge has not used the slur since the infamous message, and use of the n-word on the server has decreased immensely since. Interestingly, during the attempted "cancellation" of CrazySponge the next month, the message was not cited as a reason to deplatform CrazySponge despite its notoriety. However, when CraigplaysPSP had a personal feud with CrazySponge, she cited the message as "evidence of his hypocrisy". CrazySponge remains active on both the wiki and the server to this day.
The message gained additional notoriety when bureaucrat Purple133 used the slur in a similar message on July 10, 2022. The message came after a supposed apology, wherein Purple133 "formally apologises" for being a ", , hilarious, SBFW-loving ". Ironically, the apology claims that he can no longer say the slur "on a daily basis", but when fellow bureaucrat DanzxvFan8275 jokingly states that he cannot forgive Purple133, he responds with "gnarly dude you better forgive me or else I'll pump you full of lead". Once again, the user who sent the n-word claimed to have been hacked, but much like CrazySponge before him, Purple133 was met with immediate condemnation from DanzxvFan8275, Existant201, SpongeBot678, PlutoIsAPineapple (who claimed that CrazySponge "had a challenger"), CartoonGuy277 and even Zoltan's Mum. The message received 15 "ameer" reactions and a similar level of parody. Whilst Purple133 made an apology for using the slur for a "stupid joke", CrazySponge would later complain, perhaps jokingly, that Purple133 was "let off" whilst there was more drama surrounding CrazySponge's use of the slur. Purple133 would, however, say the slur once again on December 31, 2022 after the 10th Square Logo Awards had concluded, again as a response to DanzxvFan8275 who said that he didn't win any awards if it made him feel better for missing it. Purple133 responded with "gnarly dude shut the fuck up", to which he once again claimed he was hacked and faced condemnation, with DanzxvFan8275 even claiming that CrazySponge had been surpassed.
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