deprecating

“It’s so self deprecating without being pandering, you know?”

It’s niche, yes, but the folks interested in that niche are passionate about it, despite the deprecating memes.

As early as 1989, Gaines had conceived of a show that would juxtapose powerful contemporary work by Black Americans with deprecating excerpts by art critics, highlighting the profound mismeasure of these artists’ achievements.

The latter, with its intro of “La-las,” was unlike anything on the radio at the time and with Holland’s deprecating lyrics about not having self-esteem, it was a song that struck a chord.

Cool, funny, self deprecating and hip.