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*** "Willow sleeping with Kennedy had no negative consequences ([[Take That|other than]] [[Creator's Pet|Kennedy]] being there)." Kennedy being there is a '''huge''' negative consequence.
*** Above troper is on the ball. Really, the show doesn't have a problem with sex. It sometimes explores problems (plural) that are ''related'' to sex, but those are specific: "Surprise" is about sleeping with someone and then realizing they weren't who you thought they were. "Smashed" and "Wrecked" use violent sex as visual metaphor for a mutually destructive relationship. "Seeing Red" includes the fallout from Anya and Spike's tryst, which is treated as an affair since both were emotionally commited elsewhere. "Where The Wild Things Are" is actually about the consequences of sexual ''repression''. The only general take the show seems to have on sex is that it can make easy things complicated, which makes perfect sense given that this is a series about coming of age. (Also, in Buffyland, it's impossible for anything to be shown as complicated or serious without a body count ensuing, so please keep this in mind and adjust the consequences of people's actions accordingly.)
**** In my opinion, treating "Seeing Red" as an affair was hypocritical on both Buffy and Xander's parts. Sure, Anya and Spike were still 'emotionally committed elsewhere'. They were also ''broken up with''. Their prior relationships were explicitly declared to be over, and in both instances said breakup was by decision of the person allegedly being cheated on! Sure, seeing your ex with your best friend's ex is hardly going to be a fun time for you, but that still doesn't mean you're entitled to bitch about it (at least not to ''them''). You chose to break up with them, they're a free agent at that point.
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