Him or Shim?

I admit I do love the Power Puff Girls. My favorite character is Mojo Jojo. He's just so hilarious with his turban, cape and white boots. And doesn't he bare a similar resemblance to 50 Cent?

But one character that has always puzzled me is the character simply named HIM.



WTF is it? Seriously what the hell is it? Man, Woman, Tranny?? I was kind of shocked that they would put a character that obviously resembled a transvestite on a children's cartoon. But hey, I'm convinced SpongeBob got a little sugar in his tank so.....