00:00:00.000,00:00:03.000 Captions by www.SubPLY.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00:11.710,00:00:13.850 I'm Julianna McKannis sitting in for Clifford Bains 00:00:14.050,00:00:16.790 who is regaling the interns with tails of his days at sea. 00:00:17.530,00:00:19.620 Reality shows like "Flavor of Love" and "Rock of Love" 00:00:19.820,00:00:20.920 are more popular than ever. 00:00:21.560,00:00:23.900 But a new study by the American Media Institute 00:00:24.090,00:00:27.030 suggests that these shows may be setting unrealistic levels 00:00:27.460,00:00:29.430 of skankiness for our nation's skanks. 00:00:29.830,00:00:33.300 Yes, every night skanks across America are watching reality TV skanks 00:00:33.730,00:00:36.400 hanging off of stripper poles, and vomiting into hot tubs. 00:00:36.600,00:00:38.970 Oh, look. The average skank can't keep up with that. 00:00:39.370,00:00:42.510 And statistics show that only 2% of skanks will ever even ride 00:00:42.910,00:00:45.050 in a stretch Hummer limo, let alone pass out in one. 00:00:45.480,00:00:47.620 These shows are not negative, they are empowering. 00:00:48.020,00:00:49.350 Oh, come on! - Absolutely. 00:00:49.550,00:00:51.520 They are. They teach young skanks that if they really try, 00:00:51.920,00:00:54.420 someday they can take a crap on the floor of a beautiful mansion. 00:00:54.820,00:00:56.490 Marley, these shows are basically teaching a skank to believe, 00:00:56.890,00:00:59.560 I have to drink J?§germeister shots out of another skank's 00:00:59.760,00:01:01.400 infected double pierced belly button, 00:01:01.590,00:01:03.560 or I'm not good enough. - Well, if these show- 00:01:03.960,00:01:05.660 If these shows make skanks feel bad, 00:01:06.070,00:01:07.240 then skanks can change the channel. 00:01:07.430,00:01:10.030 Now Lesly, you've written about your own experiences as a skank, 00:01:10.470,00:01:11.570 isn't that right? - Yes. 00:01:11.770,00:01:13.040 You used to be a skank? - Yes. 00:01:13.240,00:01:15.740 When I would turn on the TV and see a skank on a dirt bike 00:01:16.180,00:01:18.280 in a tube top, mini skirt, no underwear, 00:01:18.480,00:01:21.180 trying to win an exclusive date with a C-list celebrity 00:01:21.380,00:01:23.380 who wouldn't even remember her name, it hurt, 00:01:23.820,00:01:27.220 because I knew that I could never reach that level of skankiness myself. 00:01:27.420,00:01:30.020 Some say one of the more damaging aspects of these shows 00:01:30.460,00:01:32.400 is that they teach skanks to talk shit about other skanks. 00:01:32.790,00:01:35.360 To call each other fake, to steal each other's leather boots. 00:01:35.760,00:01:38.400 Spit in each other's faces like Punkin did when New York called her a 00:01:38.830,00:01:40.100 motherf#*king whore. - Yeah, skanks need to learn 00:01:40.300,00:01:41.770 to support each other. 00:01:41.970,00:01:44.610 Because they baby daddies ain't gonna stick around after the baby's been born. 00:01:45.010,00:01:48.410 Well, then it shows that the FCC should cut off all shows that 00:01:48.610,00:01:50.550 pit skank against skank. All contests gone. 00:01:50.940,00:01:53.740 Look, Lesly, I know she had a bad experience, but come on. 00:01:54.180,00:01:56.830 What? What? You don't know me. Don't act like you do. 00:01:57.350,00:01:59.050 Step off, Lesly. - What? 00:01:59.920,00:02:01.420 Step off, bitch. 00:02:01.820,00:02:03.450 What did you call me? - Hold on, she called you a hoe. 00:02:03.890,00:02:05.860 What are you gonna do about it? Step up. - She just called you out. 00:02:06.260,00:02:07.330 You don't disrespect me. - You hoe. 00:02:07.530,00:02:08.800 You a hoe. - You a hoe. 00:02:20.670,00:02:23.570 STEILL AHEAD THIS HOUR Recession traced to millions 00:02:24.070,00:02:26.320 giving their money to Obama during campaign.