Poll: Kinsey scale, where are you?

[thom_cat_]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scale

Hardly any of my close friends are 0's. Whereas almost all of my work colleagues are 0's, with one or two 1's and a 6/5.
Meanwhile I'm back being a 'boring' 0.

0	Exclusively heterosexual
1	Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual
2	Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
3	Equally heterosexual and homosexual
4	Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
5	Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual
6	Exclusively homosexual
X	Non-sexual

Yes, this is a simplified view on the state of things, but it fits the limited 8 poll options
If you wish to add more detail to your option, feel free to post.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

I personally believe the Kinsey scale is a load of crock, but to each their own. Any attempt to classify something as nebulous as sexuality is futile effort. If you are a man sleeping with a man, then congratulations, you are homosexual. If tomorrow you break up with him and date a girl, you are now heterosexual. Call them as you see them folks, on a case by case basis. Otherwise you end up with losers trying to pass themselves off as "pan-sexual" and making everyone look foolish.

OT: A 1, I guess? Maybe a 2, but I haven't really been down that road in a long time. Not sure if there is a statute of limitations on that sort of thing.

 

[thom_cat_]

I personally believe the Kinsey scale is a load of crock, but to each their own. Any attempt to classify something as nebulous as sexuality is futile effort. If you are a man sleeping with a man, then congratulations, you are homosexual. If tomorrow you break up with him and date a girl, you are now heterosexual. Call them as you see them folks, on a case by case basis. Otherwise you end up with losers trying to pass themselves off as "pan-sexual" and making everyone look foolish.

OT: A 1, I guess? Maybe a 2, but I haven't really been down that road in a long time. Not sure if there is a statute of limitations on that sort of thing.

Well, I think that your sexuality can evolve -not that I've experienced it. I have, and always have been attracted only to women. I haven't even had a crush on a man or even seen any as attractive to me.

Of course as I said it's a damn simplistic view of things.
But the way I see it is if you're a man sleeping with a man you can still be bi, or anywhere else on the scale. If you go outside after just having sex with someone you're still going to be attracted to the people you're attracted to.

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

Sittin' on the ol' #4 spot over here. I'd prefer to be a bedfellow or be in a relationship with another guy, but I wouldn't shy away from being with a woman at all.

Personally, from what I've seen from my own experiences with other people I'd say that there's truly no such thing as a person who's 0 (completely heterosexual) or 6 (completely homosexual). We all have that one person[footnote]If you consider yourself mainly hetero or homosexual that is. Obviously, if your bi- or pan- there are a hell of a lot more than just one...[/footnote] we'd go gay/straight for, and if you don't you either are lying or just haven't found them yet. Thus, I'd go so far as saying most people who consider themselves heterosexual are actually sitting at 1 on the scale and most people who consider themselves homosexual actually are 5's.

 

[thom_cat_]

Sittin' on the ol' #4 spot over here. I'd prefer to be a bedfellow or be in a relationship with another guy, but I wouldn't shy away from being with a woman at all.

Personally, from what I've seen from my own experiences with other people I'd say that there's truly no such thing as a person who's 0 (completely heterosexual) or 6 (completely homosexual). We all have that one person[footnote]If you consider yourself mainly hetero or homosexual that is. Obviously, if your bi- or pan- there are a hell of a lot more than just one...[/footnote] we'd go gay/straight for, and if you don't you either are lying or just haven't found them yet. Thus, I'd go so far as saying most people who consider themselves heterosexual are actually sitting at 1 on the scale and most people who consider themselves homosexual actually are 5's.

Well, if I ever find this person I'll say.
I'll add that I'm not even curious, I've never been curious with anyone. I'm just not attracted to guys.

 

[Jonluw]

I wouldn't claim to be 100% heterosexual in the sense that I'm immune to homoromantic thougts and such, but I don't exactly find it appropriate to describe myself as "incidentally homosexual".

0.5, I guess.

 

[FalloutJack]

Well, regardless of whether this scale is any good or not, I'm definitely straight. I'm deeply in love and protective of my girlfriend.

 

[invadergir]

Kinsey was pioneering in that he was one of the first in modern Western society to apply the scientific method to understand sexuality (which even discussing openly was taboo at the time)

Later, critics questioned his methods due to the huge problem that plagued many of his studies in that they were highly biased by the survey-takers honesty in a public forum. (which very obviously flawed the data)

I just wanted to type that to point out that this poll is actually rather ironic.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

I'm 5, but why is 6 not an option?

 

[thom_cat_]

I'm 5, but why is 6 not an option?

I believe it is... nobody has selected it yet.
I swear I added it. I can't check now I've voted.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

I'm 5, but why is 6 not an option?

I believe it is... nobody has selected it yet.
I swear I added it. I can't check now I've voted.

Oh okay, that's probably it. It just seemed so odd that it wasn't there after I voted. I guess if someone picks it then you'll know. So, someone who likes guys more than me needs to pick 6, so then we'll know...

 

[A Weary Exile]

I wouldn't claim to be 100% heterosexual in the sense that I'm immune to homoromantic thougts and such, but I don't exactly find it appropriate to describe myself as "incidentally homosexual".

0.5, I guess.

Is just about where I am. I can be emotionally attracted to men easily and wouldn't give a flat-out "No" to a guy who was interested in me if they were really something special, but it's just much easier for me to be romantically and sexually attracted to women.

 

[smithy_2045]

Probably between 1 and 2, closer to 1.

 

[Aris Khandr]

5. There are a few guys who do something for me, but not many at all. Oded Fehr still pushes my buttons, though.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

if you don't you either are lying or just haven't found them yet.

Seems a bit of a cop-out argument to me.

I've never felt any attraction to a guy, so I guess I'd be a 0. To be honest, I think the kinsey scale is a load of old hogwash, but there you go.

 

[Kae]

I don't really feel sexually attracted to anything and the only relationship I've had was platonic, though she was confused in the end because I never attempted any kind of move, so yeah I think I'm an X, though I wouldn't be surprised if that changes in the future but right now I'm just not the least bit interested, which is odd I feel like I never even went through puberty.

 

[Steinar Valsson]

Funny thing, I actually thought about setting up the exact same poll but forgot. And here it is...