I completely agree with the user Sashastock, in that there are double standards within gender. If the protagonist in "hung" was a women, she would automatically be criticized and be lost respect as most people tend to feel toward women prostitutes. However, because Ray is a male and given his struggling situation, viewers do not view him in a negative light and instead even support him and feel sort of bad for him. Also within society, it is common for men to get with a lot of women which is something men tend to boast and praise, so when we think of Ray going to meet with different women, viewers see this as something not completely out of the norm. Showing a male instead of a female turning to prostitution in a time of need, was something not depicted widely within media before. This was something no one really even considered because it would be going against the masculinity and nature of a man, but because there is less knowledge about men in this industry, it is so fascinating and completely absurd that us viewers find it humorous. the writers took an idea that broke societal and social norms to be seen as a funny thing to those first experiencing something of this sort. In addition, however, Tanya, on of the leading female characters within this show, is depicted as a sexually driven individual who would be willing to fall at the feet of a man at any given moment. This shows the double standards, in that Ray, who could be considered as even worse than Tanya, is not viewed down or negatively upon but instead are intrigued.