Did you make this one up?
I guess that they have a sorta kinda pathetic little point - tr.v. tart·ed, tart·ing, tarts Chiefly British
To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.
Since a tart is defined as a prostitute or a woman considered to be sexually promiscuous, I suppose the prhase "tarting up" means to slap a bunch of make up onto something to increase its superficial appeal... as a prostititute would do.
But what a stupid petty way to distract people from the important issues. though that is how they do things, isn't it? "Quick, don't look at that war! look over here - Paris Hilton's nipple!"
If that isn't tarting up, I don't know what is, so why not just use honest language about it?
Who Really Dumbed Down CBS News?
Although former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has denied CBS chief Les Moonves' charge that his remarks that CBS was "dumbing down and tarting up" the news were sexist , the group American Women in Radio & Television is having none of it.In a statement, the group's president, Maria Brennan, remarked, "I can only note that never have I heard the word 'tart' in reference to the male gender ."Dan Rather-- what a dumb tart!!!.
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