object of ridicule

Outdated gray vinyl floors are the object of ridicule, but the trend still fills rental units across L.A.

The ad mocked Dukakis' appearance in a combat tank, making him an object of ridicule.

At the end of the 2019 season, despite being fired as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers and despite having six losing seasons in nine years there, Rivera was still a respected coach in the NFL — not the object of ridicule that he has since become.

For years, Geduldig was an object of ridicule for Americans with varying views on abortion because it ignored the obvious truth that stereotypes about biology were at the very heart of sex discrimination.

Aquaman's status as an object of ridicule and degradation both reflects and symbolizes the status of oceans in modernity.