The phrase "an object of parody" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is being mocked or imitated in a humorous or satirical way.
Example: "The film was an object of parody, poking fun at the clichés of the superhero genre."
Alternatives: "a target of satire" or "a subject of mockery".
See MCA, Inc. v. Wilson, 677 F. 2d 185, 1981(CA2 1981) ("[I]f the copyrighted song is not at least in part an object of the parody, there is no need to conjure it up"); Bisceglia, Parody and Copyright Protection: Turning the Balancing Act Into a Juggling Act, in ASCAP, Copyright Law Symposium, No. 34, pp. 23-29 19877). 23-29 1987
also be a parody of modern society, the copied work must be, at least inpart, an object of the parody"); Fisher v. Dees, 794 F. 2d 436, 436 (CA9 1986) ("[A] humorous or satiric work deserves protection under the fair use doctrine only if the copied work is at least partly the target of the work in question").
As this circuit has held, the copyrighted work must be "at least in part an object of the parody," MCA, Inc. v. Wilson, 677 F.2d 185, 185 (2d Cir.1981).
But the owners of the Barney character have only themselves to blame if Barney-bashing experiences a renaissance — particularly among denizens of the Internet, for whom the character has been an object of gleefully malevolent parody, off and on, since the early days of the Web.
Yet, unlike other manifestations of evil such as Satan or the "evil inclination," Haman is not an object of fear or challenge, but of parody -- he is ritually ridiculed.
Both the poem and its singsong metre have been frequent objects of parody.
The paradox of intimate confession and aesthetic refinement, of theoretical abstraction and first-person emotion, is the very blend that makes Bergman one of the exemplary modern directors and one of the exemplary objects of parody.
While some of the jokes are less critical than others, I find it hard to believe, considering the objects of parody Lethem all too obviously has in mind (and if you're still not clear, you can watch his explanation here) that anyone could come away not feeling the "satirical bite".
The long-running ads with an actor playing a brokerage chief became so ingrained in the popular consciousness that they were the object of a classic parody on "Saturday Night Live".
