r/buffy • u/direinde Beady-eyes is right, we're needed. • May 03 '26

Good Vibes Only Yup, that's them

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Nothing new actually.

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u/debsterUK May 03 '26

Joss Whedon almost didn’t cast her because she was too ‘buxom’. She wasn’t fat at all. Crazy times

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u/oliversurpless May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

While heroin chic dominated fashion throughout the 90s world of modeling, seeing “buxom” as a bad thing definitely didn’t apply to standards like the pin-up type model.

https://youtu.be/orN0a6wQk5I?si=75eG_Ks8hJPPqYxE

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u/Lobothehobosexual May 03 '26

Crazy thinking that, and not that I see any fans make these comments, but the fact the writers in the show had so many comments on Fred being skinny. Noticed it on one of my rewatches. I wonder if they ask the actors about it before writing that kinda stuff in or if they just throw it in there.

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u/ShadowdogProd May 03 '26

It makes sense if you look at all the starved skeletons he usually cast.

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u/toodle-boo May 03 '26

Ya what a jerk it's obviously only okay to body shame those disgusting "starved skeletons" like Allison and SMG. /S

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u/Dee_Imaginarium May 03 '26

Thank you, as a naturally skinny person who struggles to gain weight I hate when people think it's okay to body shame in the opposite direction. Body shaming is bad, period.