hobby1. 1  an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. 2  a child's hobbyhorse. 3  Archaic. a small horse. 4  ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse.
Even in 1915, D.W. Griffith's Civil War epic caused a stir for its stereotypical depiction of African-Americans. This groundbreaking, landmark American film masterpiece about two families during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods was also extremely controversial and explicitly racist.
Iâve lived with this shame for too many years, saying things like âFisher King is definitely my favorite Robin Williams movieâ and âPatch Adams was awful, but it wasnât as bad as Popeye.â Smart people arenât supposed to like Popeye, because itâs universally acknowledged as a hot mess and terrible filmmaking.