Masculinity and it's "Worth"

 In this episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer titled "Go Fish", the trouble that Buffy has to face is the creation of sea monsters that the school's swim team is turning into. For this to happen, Xander becomes apart of the swim team in order to find out how the team gets their steroids. Buffy also tried to protect the swim team but later finds out that the coach is the one that gave his team the steroids but also added his own mixture that caused the boys to turn into the creatures. At the end, Buffy is able to defeat the coach and stop the rest of the team from becoming sea creatures. 

Breakdown of Gender Norm: Masculinity 

Breaking down the gender norms in this scene of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Camren and Buffy are sitting in a car having a conversation. The conversation then shifts to Camren asking Buffy does she have a bra on and locking the car door when she tries to leave out. Soon after, Camren then tries to make sexual advances towards Buffy and in which she does not like. Buffy tries to protect herself from Camren by pushing his head into the steering wheel causing him to break his nose sending him to the nurse's office. After being moved to the nurse's office, the Principle points Buffy out as being the  bad guy that attacked Camren even though he did not know what truly happened in the car between the two. Soon after, Camren blames Buffy by telling the Principle that she tried to lead him on and points out the way she dresses. The coach later walks into the nurse's office to check on Camren but before leaving out, he picks on Buffy by telling her how she should dress for now on.  

Strength and Power in the Eyes of Men: 

Incorporating this scene into the show, this has a connection with how students athletes are treated in today's society. Many athletes have been known to be treated differently from other students only because they hold a "bigger" position when it comes to school activities. As we know, there are many cases in which student athletes have been known to get away with certain things that regular students or individuals can't get away with. The scene in Buffy the Vampire Slayer for instance, Camren gets away with sexual advances towards Buffy and Gage who is another student athlete gets to slack of in school but is still able to be apart of the team. Another breakdown in the scene is the idea of women and the way they dress. By pointing out the way Buffy dressed, it was clear that she was the cause of Camren trying to force himself onto her. In society today, there is a problem with the idea of "if the women dresses a certain way she will get treated how she looks". In this case in the eyes of men, women who dress or act a certain way have the right to do whatever they please since they are "showing off" which is shown as an invitation. In the end, men who have the most power are able to manipulate certain situations in order to get their way. 

Steroids: How they play a part towards Masculinity:  

The usage of steroids also plays a major apart in masculinity when it comes to strength and power. With this episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the coach has created a "serum" mixture that contains steroids in order to improve the team before their game. With the use of steroids, it allows for men to get the strength in which allows for them to be the "true" man that they want to be. It's the matter of being weak vs. strong that helps a man stand out from the rest. With the idea of being a weak individual in the eyes of men, there is a sense of getting pushed over and not being taken seriously if they do not meet the characteristics of a man in society. In the other case of a man being a strong individual, it allows for them to show off and give them empowerment in which helps them to class themselves as better individuals.