Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Kunming (place) 1 — Chinese city in Yunnan province reached by train from the Vietnamese border

China Unicom (place) 1 — Chinese telecommunications company where traveler obtained a SIM card after crossing the border

Southport (place) 1 — UK town referenced in context of riots and violent disorder

Emotional Agility (book) 1 — Book by Susan David about emotional regulation that includes a quote about obesity being socially contagious

Susan David (person) 1 — Author of Emotional Agility who wrote about obesity as socially contagious

Department of Homeland Security (place) 1 — U.S. government agency accused of using photoshopped content to manipulate what people appear to be saying.

Wish.com (place) 1 — Online marketplace that kids now use to describe inferior imitations instead of Walmart.

Dairy Queen (place) 1 — Fast food chain mentioned in context of someone picking up food after shooting someone over tweets.

Terence Tao (person) 1 — Mathematician mentioned in context of having a trans daughter, prompting reactions from eugenicists on Twitter

Žižek (person) 1 — Philosopher whose name is being inquired about with unclear spelling

Insomniac (album) 1 — Early Green Day album cited as an example of their legitimately good work

Folk Punk (concept) 1 — Music genre criticized as garbage that attracts deranged, unstable people, written by either lumpen wastes or sheltered ...

Island Boys (person) 1 — Rappers whose appearance is compared to men frequenting an Uzbek neighbor's soundcloud rap studio

It Follows (film) 1 — Horror film about STDs praised for its style and story, compared favorably to Hereditary

America First (concept) 1 — Political ideology discussed in an interview for a conservative developer role alongside questions about race mixing and...

Ethno-nationalism (concept) 1 — Political ideology contrasted with civic nationalism in a far-right developer interview

Davante Adams (person) 1 — Black NFL player who a Warren supporter plans to create a Funko Pop of by blackfacing her Aaron Rodgers figurine

Silpada (concept) 1 — MLM jewelry company that the author's mother used to participate in before becoming absorbed in television watching

Yo-Yo Ma (person) 1 — Celebrated Chinese-American cellist mentioned as a potential target of cancellation in hypothetical anti-Chinese backlas...

Chesa Boudin (person) 1 — Former San Francisco District Attorney mentioned sarcastically as potentially becoming mayor in a hypothetical anti-Chin...

Link Rot (concept) 1 — The phenomenon of digital decay and the impermanence of online content, explored through poetic meditation on the physic...

Martha Stewart Living (film) 1 — 1990s lifestyle television show praised for its calm, skillful aesthetic and pre-social media documentation of craftspeo...

Roku (place) 1 — Streaming platform where Martha Stewart Living episodes are available for free viewing.

Rogue (person) 1 — X-Men character referenced for her distinctive white streak hairstyle as an aesthetic comparison for early greying.

Pink (place) 1 — Victoria's Secret's youth-oriented lingerie brand mentioned as typical underwear retailer for young women.

Gary Johnson (person) 1 — Libertarian political figure whose name is used to describe a past moderate libertarian political identity.

Goon Cave (concept) 1 — Term for elaborate masturbation setups that sparked moral panic discussion about prevalence of extreme pornography consu...

Andre Thomas (person) 1 — Texas death row inmate who cut out and ate both his eyes in prison, murdered his wife and children after reporting heari...

Station To Station (album) 1 — David Bowie album listened to in a trailer home while someone plays Call of Duty: Mobile

Pál Dárdai (person) 1 — Former Hungarian football player and German football coach described as one of the most Hungarian-looking men with textb...

Stor i Japan (Big in Japan) (film) 1 — 2008 Swedish reality TV show where two D-list Swedish celebrities try to become famous in Japan within a month, featurin...

Grimace Shake (concept) 1 — A McDonald's promotional drink theorized by some to have been originally intended as a Pride Month shake before being re...

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (film) 1 — A Wayans Brothers comedy film that parodies serious hood films, particularly Boyz n the Hood, turning tragic social comm...

Boyz n the Hood (film) 1 — A serious film about the struggles of living and dying in the hood, featuring social commentary to help audiences unders...

Wayans Brothers (person) 1 — Comedy filmmakers praised as legends for creating a satirical parody of serious hood films that mocks every aspect inclu...

Djinn (concept) 1 — Supernatural beings from Islamic tradition that the poster believes are real, connecting them to ghost sightings and cry...

Genghis Blues (film) 1 — 1999 documentary about blind blues musician Paul Pena who teaches himself Tuvan throat-singing after hearing it on short...

Paul Pena (person) 1 — Blind blues session musician who taught himself Tuvan throat-singing and traveled to Tuva, subject of the documentary Ge...

Kongar-ol Ondar (person) 1 — Tuvan throat-singing master featured in the documentary Genghis Blues who worked with Paul Pena, passed away in 2013.

Tuva (place) 1 — Region known for throat-singing tradition, visited by American blues musician Paul Pena who learned the Tuvan style.

Delhi (place) 1 — Indian city discussed for its Islamic architecture including Qutb Minar, Tomb of Safdarjung, and Lal Qila (Red Fort).

Qutb Minar (place) 1 — Islamic architectural monument in Delhi featured as an example of the city's historical Islamic architecture.

Lal Qila (place) 1 — The Red Fort in Delhi, Islamic architectural complex featuring the Diwan-e-Khas, discussed as example of Delhi's Islamic...

Jacques Brel (person) 1 — Belgian singer-songwriter whose song 'Amsterdam' was covered by David Bowie, discussed in relation to Bowie's interpreta...

Lancaster County (place) 1 — Pennsylvania county with significant Amish population, noted for having suicide rates about half that of the general pop...

WitchesvsPatriarchy (place) 1 — A Reddit subreddit described as even worse than TwoXChromosomes in terms of mental illness and identity politics

Rutherford (place) 1 — City in New Jersey hosting the Williams Center Comedy Festival 2024

Thomas Sowell (person) 1 — Economist and commentator referenced in comparison to Anna Khachiyan's race realism discussions

DeVry (place) 1 — For-profit university mentioned sarcastically as the source of a classics degree

Keith Moon (person) 1 — The Who's drummer who died in the 1970s, used as comparison for the expected early death of Brian Wilson