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• n  the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way)

• But misguided as all the glamorization may be, it is still a tribute to the galvanizing impact of Mehta's performances.
• It has been able, at long last, to supersede the Hollywood glamorization of life.
• People are not as uncomfortable as they ought to be about the glamorization of human hurt.

• glamorisation
• glamourization
• glamourisation

News & Articles

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• Rolling Stone Cover Leads To Release Of New Photos Of Tsarnaev Arrest
  Sgt. Sean Murphy was incensed by what he saw as the glamorization of the suspected Boston Marathon bomber on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. So the Massachusetts State Police officer decided to take action.
  July 19, 2013 - Hartford Courant

Quotes

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• Sean Gilbert in The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
  He has a love and passion for it,Gilbert said. "It's benefiting something good. It's not for self-glamorization. It's not to be self-indulged. It's to open doors, so he can help somebody else have another opportunity in life."
• John Walsh in Baltimore Sun
  The glamorization of thug life is pretty disgusting, and it probably cost Ricardo his life,said Walsh, a Washington resident. "The hope is that the museum has an impact on kids to say that there is a consequence for your actions."
• John Ashcroft in Chicago Tribune
  I want to restrict a mass murderer's access to the public podium,Ashcroft said at the time. "I'm concerned about irresponsible glamorization of a culture of violence."