LOL, I still don't see it as glorifying, more like watching a car wreck as you're driving by.
It's a riff on those Cathouse and Streetwalking shows. Gigolos has little novelty over those.
And cable tv has been trying to make programming as steamy as possible without crossing over into porn. It's as real as any reality tv and pro wrestling, which is to say scripted and not like RL. 
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Please don't ask me why I was watching.
I truly think Dr. Phil is the antichrist..
I was stoned okay!!!
Anyway..
He had a female hobbyist on..
She was glorified as some type of equal opportunity, liberated woman.
Her male escorts were cheered on as if they were stars as they shook their shit.
(Also.. Ugly ass guys.. I'm better looking)
The women in the audience cheered for her. "You go girl!" All of that.
I remember thinking how differently the audience would have taken it if the roles were reversed.
The woman escorts would have been viewed as victims. Shamed, and looked down upon.
The male Johns would have been offenders to the human race..
It's pathetic how closed minded people can be.
i am so with you on this. this is about as big of a double standard as it comes. totally not fair. check out their website called www.cowboysforangels.com. these guys have their own show on showtime (this is the third season), a website, calendars, contests on their website for women to enter to be on the show, here is a list of some of their recent press:
Cowboys 4 Angels featured on ABC 20/20
Nightline News Interview with JuJu Chang
Cowboys 4 Angels on Dr. Phil Show
Cowboys 4 Angels on The Gigolos Show on Showtime
Cowboys 4 Angels Tommy Featured on Natgeo Taboo
Tyra Banks Show - Would You Hire a Male Companion
Cowboys 4 Angels Featured on the Joy Behar show
Feature Article on Trent in NYC
PlayGirl Magazine Feature Article
Sheen Magazine Feature Article July 2013
Maxim Interview with Brace of Cowboys4Angel
