Hey guys, So, I'm guessing most if not all of you have heard about/seen the Kinsey scale, the thing supposedly used to determine how hetero/homosexual people are, according to where they fit in on the scale. There are a couple of other scales, but this type seems to be the most heard about and the most commonly used one. So, I was wondering, is it legitimate? The online tests that supposedly determine where you fit in-are they actually proven to genuinely work accurately? What about the fluidity levels the tests predict for you? Has anyone had experience with this to know whether it's a good idea to trust? What does everyone think of it?? :help:
As far as I'm aware, all of the Kinsey scale tests online are just ones made based on the Kinsey scale, not official things. I don't think they ever made an official test. I think the Kinsey scale is good in that it's a good introduction to the idea of a spectrum of sexuality instead of just two rigid labels. I think the scale can be a good starting point for questioning people, but it shouldn't be used as some definitive test to tell sexuality. No one can really say what your sexuality is other than you.
I think it's a good way to get a broad idea of your sexuality. But in my opinion, in the end, it's really only you that identifies yourself, whether you choose to use labels or not.
I think the concept of the scale is good. Whether or not the test itself (the online one at least) is accurate I'm not sure.
The Kinsey scale is like the bmi: a good general test to get a broad view of your sexuality (or health for bmi) but is not nuanced enough to be anything more than a rough guide. I usually get about a 5 which I feel is a fairly accurate view of my sexuality.
It can give you an idea about yourself, if you're really questioning. Nobody knows your sexuality better than you though. Don't let a scale determine your level of homo/heterosexuality. You can't solely base your sexuality on roughly 15 questions about how sexually submissive you are and what kind of porn gets your rocks off. That's ludicrous.
Only you can know your sexuality, so a test won't help. And the tests are unhelpful in general. I consider myself a 6 but I sometimes score a 4-5 just because I don't like lesbian porn and I'm turned off by random women I don't know hitting on me, which is stupid. The only real problem I have with the kinsey scale is the people who use it to define the numbers too rigidly. For example, I have seen people say a kinsey 0/6 does not exist because anyone can find "both sexes good looking" which is simply ridiculous. Finding someone good looking does NOT refer to your sexuality or fluidity at all whatsoever.
The Kinsey scale isn't a test. It's just an easily-accessible way of expressing sexuality along a spectrum from straight to gay. Given what we're talking about, a scale with more than 7 options isn't really needed or useful. I don't know anything about the online tests, but the Kinsey Scale is meant for self-evaluation. There's no way for an online test to tell you your sexuality.
I like the Kinsey scale, but I'm not sure I like how it doesn't take into account asexuality and demisexuality. I would turn it into a triangle so it can account for those too.
