Think those female contestants get extra rude and cruel?

Occasionally, I've seen the eliminated male contestants make snarky comments as well. However, the negative comments are usually along the line of "you're not my type, anyway" rather than an attack on her looks.

Let's face it, the show does nothing but reinforce stereotypes about the sexes--including the one that women are catty. Considering most of the "constestants" are not Rhodes scholars (mainly a bunch of superficial singles looking for a quick hook-up) and---in true Jerry fashion----is really a parody of the mindless American trash culture, the behavior is to be expected. The contestants are obviously coached and encouraged---the whole affair is a ruse strictly for the purposes of vapid entertainment.

A large percentage of women viewers obviously dig watching other women act catty. It makes for good ratings--so why wouldn't Baggage follow the same formula? The audience for successful shows like The Bachelor & The Real Housewives franchises are overwhelmingly female. Apparently these women relish in all the female-on-female backstabbing and conniving.

The cultural stereotype of a double-standard toward homosexuality is also evident in the show. If the "baggage" involves one of the female contestants participating in a "three-way" or some form of bisexuality, both the women and men generally consider it a turn-on and it's usually evaluated as either neutral or a plus in the final selection. However, in the (extremely rare) instance of baggage involving male bisexuality, it is an automatic deal-breaker--the contestant is dismissed as unacceptable because he is "gay".