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When Universal Pictures split its musical adaptation of "Wicked" into two films, the move was derided by some critics as a cynical -- if spectacularly successful -- money grab.

For their big solos the principals tend to plant themselves front and center to sing—a style derided in opera as “park-and-bark.”

Before Tesla voters ratified Elon Musk’s trillion dollar pay package, the Tesla CEO derided proxy advisors as “corporate terrorists.”

This shift came amid political pressure, particularly from far-right and conservative politicians such as Sarkozy, who have often derided the justice system as too soft and sluggish.

The last few weeks have been particularly hurtful, she said, when she sees commenters on social media deriding food stamp recipients as “lazy.”