I'm not sure that Buffy/Willow criticisms of Xander and Cordy qualify as "slut-shaming". Unless you see Xander as the slut, in which case I might agree.
Anyway, I see their criticisms as based on the fact that Cordy isn't a very good person and they like Xander; hence he could find someone "more...better". IOW, their criticism isn't based on what Xander and Cordy might or might not do romantically, nor on some perceived sexuality of Cordy's, but on sheer suitability.
Now, one could defend Xander on this ground when he criticizes Buffy and Angel, but (1) there seems to be an undercurrent of sex there ("I guess a guy's gotta be undead to make time with you"); and (2) in later episodes like Entropy and Seeing Red it's clear that sex *was* part of the issue for Xander.
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Date: 2012-01-28 12:45 am (UTC)Anyway, I see their criticisms as based on the fact that Cordy isn't a very good person and they like Xander; hence he could find someone "more...better". IOW, their criticism isn't based on what Xander and Cordy might or might not do romantically, nor on some perceived sexuality of Cordy's, but on sheer suitability.
Now, one could defend Xander on this ground when he criticizes Buffy and Angel, but (1) there seems to be an undercurrent of sex there ("I guess a guy's gotta be undead to make time with you"); and (2) in later episodes like Entropy and Seeing Red it's clear that sex *was* part of the issue for Xander.