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   Buffy The Vampire Slayer had some incredible female characters, but even   
   they weren't free from being needlessly slut-shamed.   
      
   Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 10 Times The Female Characters Were Slut-Shamed   
      
   BY KAYLEENA PIERCE-BOHEN   
      
      
   Buffy the Vampire Slayer was ahead of its time in a lot of ways, and not   
   just because it ushered in storylines and concepts that would be utilized by   
   the dozens of popular series that followed it. Its core focus on a teenage   
   girl who fought to protect her California town from the forces of darkness   
   was loaded with feminist ideals and forward-thinking ideologies, making it   
   in some ways as fresh now as it was in the late '90s.   
      
   Like all media however it was a product of its time, and it suffered from   
   some of the same tropes as other television shows in its era. Particularly   
   in the first few seasons, there were unfortunate issues with homophobia,   
   sexism, and especially slut-shaming. Think Buffy and the Scoobies were above   
   it? Think it was only Cordelia's fault? These examples show just how much   
   the female characters on the series were shamed for engaging their sensual   
   side.   
      
      
   10   
   When Willow Berated Xander And Cordelia   
      
   Season 2 was tough for Willow, who still held a candle for Xander and was   
   forced to watch from the sidelines while he dated Cordelia. In "Phases",   
   Willow became interested in Oz, but her new romantic distraction didn't   
   prevent her from lashing out at both Xander and Cordy out of resentment.   
      
   When speaking to Buffy, who had become involved in curtailing werewolf   
   poaching, she bemoaned the loss of her friend, stating with an eye roll,   
   "Great. I'll give Xander a call. What's his number? Oh, yeah,   
   1-800-I'm-Dating-A-Skanky-Ho.". Though Willow was understandably hurt, her   
   constant demonization of Cordelia never made her feel any better about the   
   situation.   
      
      
   9   
   When Buffy's Mom Made Her Feel Bad For Sleeping With Angel   
      
   Joyce Summers was usually a bastion of understanding and compassion for   
   Buffy Summers and the entire Scooby Gang. Her house was open to everyone,   
   and she made even the most misunderstood misfit (and vampire) feel welcome   
   and loved. That's why her behavior regarding her daughter and Angel was so   
   egregious.   
      
   Angel had already been breaking into her house and drawing pictures of Buffy   
   while she slept (which should have given her pause), but instead of   
   directing her ire at him, she blamed her daughter by saying, "He's too old   
   for you, and obviously unstable. I expect you to make better choices," as   
   though a 16-year-old girl who's recently found out she's the Chosen One   
   would know better.   
      
      
   8   
   After Buffy And Angel Were Intimate   
      
   It took Buffy putting absolute trust in Angel in Season 2 to eventually be   
   intimate with him, never knowing that the act would release the curse placed   
   on him hundreds of years before, turning him into the bloodthirsty Angelus   
   and a slut-shamer at the same time.   
      
   After they were finished with their night of passion, Angel (then Angelus)   
   made Buffy feel insignificant and pathetic, like she'd thrown her virginity   
   away on someone who didn't really care about her. Angel mocked her for being   
   with him, and she was crushed, the bond between them irrevocably damaged.   
      
      
   7   
   When Xander Lashed Out At Buffy For Dating Angel   
      
   Prior to dating Cordelia Chase, who went from being an aggressor against the   
   Scooby Gang to being a reluctant part of it, Xander pined for Buffy. Along   
   with Xander looking past Cordelia giving Willow a hard time at school due to   
   her awkward social graces and her eccentric clothing, he also engaged in   
   some pretty cold-hearted behavior towards his crush.   
      
   After Buffy had broken up with Angel and was looking for a way to prevent   
   him from entering her house, Xander's oh-so-compassionate response was to   
   blame her for Angel's stalker behavior with unsympathetic sayings like,   
   "That's what you get for inviting strange men into your house".   
      
      
   6   
   When Willow Made Fun Of Faith's Promiscuity   
      
   Faith had a complicated relationship with most of the characters on the   
   series, in no small part because she often blew into Sunnydale on a whim,   
   made Buffy's slaying task either easier or harder depending on her mood, and   
   never stuck around long enough to form lasting relationships with anyone.   
      
   In the Season 3 episode "Enemies", Willow was the one to slut-shame her for   
   her healthy sex life. "Faith would do that. Faith was built to do that.   
   She's the 'do that girl'." she once told Buffy. After the Slayer reminded   
   her she was supposed to be comforting, Willow simply fired back, "I mean,   
   please, does Angel come up to Faith's standards for a guy? Let's see, is he   
   breathing?".   
      
      
   5   
   When Willow Resented Faith For Her Body   
      
   In Season 4, after Faith came out of her coma and vowed revenge on Buffy, it   
   wasn't a happy reunion between her and the Scooby Gang. Especially not for   
   Willow, who had always viewed Faith with apprehension, not just because she   
   was a skilled fighter, but because she tended to sway the minds of the men   
   around her.   
      
   When describing Faith to Tara in "This Year's Girl", Willow referred to her   
   as "this cleavagy slut-bomb walking around 'Ooh, check me out, I’m   
   wicked-cool, I’m five-by-five.'" Tara asked what she meant by that but   
   Willow couldn't really explain, making it apparent that the only reason she   
   slut-shamed Faith was to feel better.   
      
      
   4   
   When Willow Implied Cordelia's Halloween Costume Was Too Revealing   
      
   In Season 2, Willow let herself dress a little more provocatively than   
   normal for Halloween, deciding on being the ghost of a punk rock girl who   
   wore a mini skirt and a mid-drift exposing shirt. Rather than let the   
   costume be an empowering step towards embracing her own sensual side, when   
   Giles made an innocent remark about her appearance, she decided to use it as   
   an excuse to shame Cordelia.   
      
   She decided to throw Cordelia under the bus for her Halloween costume,   
   explaining, "Well, this is nothing. You should see what Cordelia was   
   wearing. A uni-tard with cat things, like ears and stuff."   
      
      
   3   
   When Cordelia Mocked Her Competition   
      
   Xander and Cordelia had a toxic relationship during the brief period they   
      
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