Tyra Insincere? No!

On her show yesterday, Tyra strapped herself up to the lie detector and answered the pressing question on everyone's mind: "Do you think every ANTM winner deserved to win?"

Guess what the answer was?

Beyond the utter shock of discovering that Tyra is a complete phony, I am more struck by the predominance of lie detectors on American television (Maury Povich, the new craptastic Moment of Truth).

Lie detectors haev become to American ethics what diet pills were to weight loss in the 80s: a lazy shortcut that masks the bigger question.

Just as you should wonder what is being lost when you pop a pill and drop some pounds (is it fat, muscle or your brain's ability to operate while under the influence of amphetamine?), take a moment to consider what is being sacrificed by a reliance not only on lie detectors, but on the notion of telling the truth as the ultimate barometer of ethical goodness?

With all the focus on being honest, the ethics behind what is being asked (let alone what is being revealed) is lost.

As I told my husband last night, if he was the kind of guy who thought going on the Moment of Truth was the best way to ten grand, I wouldn't be sitting on the sidelines waiting to find out if he lied about saying he liked my ass.

I'd be hustling said ass out the door.