Hacks: What Is The Kinsey Scale?
Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Hacks season 2.
Hacks season 2 continues the series' recurring conversations involving Ava discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with Deborah, this time referencing the Kinsey scale. Ava and Deborah's discussions about SOGI started out as setups for jokes that point out either Deborah's traditional notions about sexuality or Ava's bisexuality and progressive views. Ava and Deborah's conversation on the cruise in Hacks season 2, episode 4 “The Captain's Wife” is no different. However, with the evolution of Ava and Deborah's mentoring relationship and the inclusion of the Kinsey scale into the conversation, their short but recurring talks about SOGI are starting to dig deeper into the underlying sociopolitics of gender and sexuality. This is particularly crucial as the dynamic between Ava and Deborah has notably changed following Hacks' tour/road trip plotline.
Thinking that she booked a gay cruise, Deborah is distraught at finding out that she actually booked a lesbian cruise, which scraps her plan to do her old material which gay men love. Ava takes this opportunity to socialize, and before she goes off to the ship's bar, Deborah notices the horrid condition of Ava's nails and insists on giving Ava a manicure. While Deborah does Ava's nails on the bed, Ava once again opens up the SOGI conversation. Ava mentions the Kinsey scale, which Deborah is familiar with, but the two never really get into the details.
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Hacks using the Kinsey scale is indicative of the show's general direction. Though the Kinsey scale is flawed by today's standards, it still marks a historical leap for the world's understanding of
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