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>to deride: to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at Is the Hollywood sign really the target of that much mockery? Caricature
by simias 8y ago
>to deride: to speak of or treat with contempt, mockery, or ridicule; scoff or jeer at
Is the Hollywood sign really the target of that much mockery? Caricature surely but that's not the same thing.
- duskwuff 8y agoIt's easily the best-known piece of public art in the city, so there's naturally going to be more mockery of it than other, lesser-known pieces.
- mortenjorck 8y agoThe Hollywood sign wasn’t always considered an icon. For many years between its initial construction in the 1920s and its restoration in the 1970s, it was poorly maintained and considered an eyesore: https://theconversation.com/the-history-of-the-hollywood-sign-from-public-nuisance-to-symbol-of-stardom-78584 https://theconversation.com/the-history-of-the-hollywood-sig...