How accurate is the Kinsey Scale? I remember taking the test once but I wasn't really sure abut the result and alot of people here like using their result for whatever reason. What the test accurate for you? Is it a test you take when you know your sexuality and you're bored or a test that can help you a little bit with figuring stuff out?
The scale itself is accurate, but the tests are only accurate if you have explored enough to know the answers to the question for a fact. If you are in the closet you can score a 0 even though you actually are a 6 because you will be lying to yourself, so it is not a very accurate tool while in the questioning stages. It is in my opinion only really accurate once you are more sure of what you really want and even then a lot of the tests have really strange questions like these: I avoid watching lesbian pornography. - Why yes I do, because I don't watch porn at all. I have always been extremely confident in my sexual orientation. - Ehh? I am sexually submissive. - Not sexist at all... :rolle: I actually do score a 6 on that test, but those questions still annoy me. :lol:
It's not accurate at all, it's extremely primitive, and operates on outdated psychology, if you even accept psychology as a true science, so please, don't let scales tell you what you are
The Purple Red spectrum is way more accurate. I have no clue if there's an actual test for it, but if you're not lying to yourself at all then you can pinpoint your own sexuality pretty easily on it.
I prefer this one too, although it's very similar except for the addition of, like, how sexual you are as a person. It does range from 0-6 instead of 1-6 though, which I like. I'll go by gender instead of sex here, and I'll say I'm a D1. ^_^
I think most people use the Kinsey scale as a measure of personal opinion on their sexuality rather than a test score. Like looking at the Purple-Red spectrum and saying "I'm......there." I've never seen the PR spectrum before. I like it.
