Red Scare Canon

Cultural References from the Subreddit

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• Newcastle (place) 1 — A British city where the poster danced with goths until 3am and was offered speed.
• Varanasi (place) 1 — An Indian city mentioned as the home of Romesh, a 16-year-old forced into sex bot work who dreams of becoming a YouTuber...
• Michelin star restaurant (place) 1 — High-end restaurants mentioned as places that used to employ balding men as waiters and butlers.
• RL Grime (person) 1 — Electronic music artist whose live performance was described as underwhelming compared to 1990s rave culture
• Deee-Lite (person) 1 — Music group fronted by Lady Miss Kier, known for their 1990s style and DJ work
• Austinification of America (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon of 2021 involving young people moving to sun belt cities, driven by WFH and tech industry growth
• Barbieheimer (concept) 1 — Cultural moment referenced as part of the shift from 2021's woke culture to a new era of gender wars and podcast culture
• Merrill Lynch (place) 1 — Financial firm referenced by a drug dealer who compared its business model to methamphetamine distribution
• US Marshalls (place) 1 — Federal law enforcement agency described as being sent to arrest the most serious criminals, compared to being drafted b...
• Hilary Duff (person) 1 — Celebrity mentioned in celebrity gossip drama context in relation to other Disney stars
• Alanna Masterson (person) 1 — Celebrity mentioned in connection with Hilary Duff in celebrity gossip drama
• Philando Castile (person) 1 — Black man killed by police whose murder is referenced as an earlier instance of online activism similar to 2020 protests
• Amee Terese (person) 1 — Political commentator referenced critically as someone Red Scare hosts are allegedly following without offering their ow...
• Speed (film) 1 — Action thriller film praised for its pacing, tight writing, and entertainment value
• Cesaro (person) 1 — Swiss professional wrestler cursed at in anti-Switzerland rant
• Schengen area (place) 1 — European zone referenced humorously in relation to sparkling water consumption
• Gucci Bloom (album) 1 — Perfume criticized for being too heavy on artificial tuberose and smelling like sanitary pads
• Oregon State (place) 1 — Mid-tier state university described as having students not focused on education
• Ewan McGregor (person) 1 — Actor criticized for getting veneers and losing the appeal of his naturally imperfect teeth
• Gig economy (concept) 1 — Economic model involving tech apps criticized as predatory toward workers and destabilizing to communities
• Motown (place) 1 — Record label and music scene referenced by a boomer housemate discussing older musicians and bands.
• Philip K Dick (person) 1 — Author who went mad and documented his experience thoroughly, especially in his work VALIS.
• r/nonpoliticaltwitter (place) 1 — Subreddit created as a response to r/whitepeopletwitter being insufferable with its combination of DNC politics and extr...
• Roanoke (place) 1 — City in Virginia mentioned as location where packages get stuck in FedEx freight yards
• Kinkos (place) 1 — FedEx subsidiary mentioned where customer service calls get misrouted through copier managers
• Selective Mutism (concept) 1 — Childhood condition mentioned by poster who didn't talk to anyone except their mother until age 7, leading to lifelong s...
• 75 Hard (concept) 1 — 75-day fitness challenge involving strict diet, exercise, water intake, and reading that the poster parodies with a more...
• Tesla Cybertruck (concept) 1 — Elon Musk vehicle referenced in a parody of The Smiths' lyrics about violent death
• Marvin the Martian (person) 1 — Looney Tunes character referenced in satirical dating profile description as 'Gangster Marvin the Martian'.
• Buckinghamshire (place) 1 — English county referenced sarcastically in critique of British youth adopting American Southern speech patterns.
• Gal Gadot (person) 1 — Actress who was called 'genocide barbie' in reference to Israeli-Palestinian conflict propaganda
• Lad Bible (place) 1 — British entertainment and media website known for laddish culture content
• Guy Sorman (person) 1 — Source for London Times pedophilia rumors about Foucault, accused of abetting pedophilia for 50 years
• London Times (place) 1 — British newspaper that published pedophilia allegations against Foucault
• Crunchyroll (place) 1 — Anime streaming service used by Reddit gamer parents to mark children's milestones
• Fairness Doctrine (concept) 1 — Former FCC policy requiring broadcast media to present contrasting viewpoints, proposed to be brought back
• St Augustine (person) 1 — Religious figure recommended as an alternative to therapy and modern psychiatric treatment.
• Sunnah (book) 1 — Islamic religious text recommended as spiritual reading alternative to therapy.
• White Savior Trope (concept) 1 — Critical concept applied to mid-2000s action films around 2012, marking a shift in how white male protagonists were port...
• Galt's Gulch (concept) 1 — Libertarian utopia concept from Ayn Rand referenced in joke about anarcho-capitalists controlling islands.
• Yusuf Islam (person) 1 — The name Cat Stevens changed to after religious conversion, used to criticize performative name changes.
• Monsters Inc. (film) 1 — Pixar animated film interpreted as being about inter-dimensional demons harvesting children's essence through conspiraci...
• Ricardo Lopez (person) 1 — Obsessed fan who attempted to kill Björk and committed suicide, referenced as comparison for unlikely romantic pairing.
• Forensic Files (film) 1 — True crime television series referenced by someone interested in reading court-ordered psychological analysis of a murde...
• Alfonso Cuaron (person) 1 — Film director who made explicit connections between Children of Men and The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot.
• Clipse (person) 1 — Hip-hop group whose album Lord Willin' has opening bars compared favorably to Homer's Iliad and T.S. Eliot's The Waste L...
• Lord Willin' (album) 1 — Clipse album whose opening bars are compared to the greatest opening lines in literature.
• Margate (place) 1 — Town in Kent where T.S. Eliot was treated for nervous disorder while writing The Waste Land.
• Lausanne (place) 1 — Swiss city where T.S. Eliot continued treatment for nervous disorder while writing The Waste Land.
• Fisher King (concept) 1 — Arthurian legend figure whose infertility causes the land to become barren, used as mythological parallel in The Waste L...