What is hot and crazy scale?

The "Hot-Crazy Scale" is a humorous graphical representation of the dating game, originally put forth by Barney Stinson, a character from the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." The scale is often used as a tongue-in-cheek way for men to evaluate whether a potential female partner is worth pursuing.

The scale has two axes: hotness and craziness. Hotness refers to attractiveness and is rated from 1 to 10, while craziness refers to emotional instability and is rated from 1 to 10. According to the scale, a woman can be hot but crazier, making her less desirable as a long-term partner, or she can be less hot but more stable, making her more suitable as a potential girlfriend or wife.

While the Hot-Crazy Scale may be seen as a funny dating guideline, many people find it sexist and offensive. It reduces women to mere objects to be evaluated solely on their looks and emotional stability, ignoring any other qualities that they may have.