Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Fred and George (person) 1 — Twin characters from Harry Potter series criticized for not noticing plot inconsistencies on the Marauder's Map

Peter Pettigrew (person) 1 — A Harry Potter character whose presence on the Marauder's Map is used as an example of overthinking plot holes in childr...

Skull With Burning Cigarette (film) 1 — A painting by Vincent Van Gogh depicting a skull smoking a cigarette

Edmund J. Sullivan (person) 1 — Artist who created Skeleton Amid Roses as part of memento mori tradition

Jose Guadalupe Posada (person) 1 — Mexican printmaker famous for Calaveras Oaxaquena and skull imagery

Jan van Kessel (person) 1 — Flemish Baroque painter known for Vanitas Still Life works depicting mortality

Arnold Böcklin (person) 1 — Swiss symbolist painter who created Self Portrait with Death Playing a Fiddle

Alton Kelly (person) 1 — Artist who co-created Skull and Roses poster art with Stanley Mouse

Stanley Mouse (person) 1 — Artist who co-created Skull and Roses poster art with Alton Kelly

Pulse nightclub (place) 1 — Site of a mass shooting in Florida that was the deadliest in US history for a period, now controversial for government c...

Poshmark (place) 1 — Online secondhand marketplace where designer fashion items can be found at reduced prices

Brian Mast (person) 1 — US politician proposing legislation to revoke passports of Americans who criticize Israel

Incubus (album) 1 — 90s band associated with burnout summer culture alongside skating and surfing

Lavon Affair (concept) 1 — A 1954 Israeli covert operation involving bombings in Egypt attributed to the Muslim Brotherhood but later exposed as an...

Wilbur Crane Eveland (person) 1 — A source who suggested that an underground Zionist organization carried out bombings in Iraq to accelerate Jewish emigra...

Tekashi 6ix9ine (person) 1 — 29-year-old rapper whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for ...

Metropolitan Detention Center (place) 1 — The only federal jail in New York City, located in Brooklyn, known for poor conditions and constant violence.

Supercuts (place) 1 — An $8 haircut chain referenced as a marker of unpretentious grillpilled masculinity.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (concept) 1 — An organization invoked as a criticism of the movie Idiocracy's perceived ideology.

Ecofascism (concept) 1 — Political concept mentioned in a Teen Vogue article that caused the poster to stop conserving energy out of concern abou...

Gabbie Giffords (person) 1 — Politician mentioned as an exception to the trend of mass shooters not targeting politicians

Broke with Expensive Taste (album) 1 — Azealia Banks album mentioned as an example of visionary and precocious early work comparable to Nick Land's philosophic...

Thirst for Annihilation (book) 1 — Nick Land's philosophical work mentioned as an example of visionary and precocious early work comparable to Azealia Bank...

Girl Afraid (album) 1 — The Smiths song that the poster sang in full in a Morrissey impression after an uncomfortable sexual encounter

Grand Funk Railroad (person) 1 — Rock band invoked as an example of the type of celebratory American travel music the poster wants

Bear Ears (place) 1 — Natural area mentioned as a location that should be celebrated in American travel music

Neopronouns (concept) 1 — Gender-neutral or non-binary pronouns adopted by individuals, discussed as spreading through friend groups.

Colleen Bary (person) 1 — Contemporary painter featured in a list of appreciated contemporary artists.

Jeanine Brito (person) 1 — Contemporary painter featured in a collection of admired contemporary works.

Natalia Gonzalez Martin (person) 1 — Contemporary painter appreciated by members of the subreddit community.

Dominique Fung (person) 1 — Contemporary painter whose work is featured multiple times in a list of appreciated contemporary art.

Maria Kreyn (person) 1 — Contemporary painter included in a curated list of appreciated contemporary artists.

Primitivism (concept) 1 — Anti-technology philosophical stance associated with the Unabomber manifesto and debated by actual intellectuals.

How to Not Die Alone (book) 1 — A dating advice book that provides guidance on relationships, particularly for women, including tips like 'skip the smal...

Aventus by Creed (album) 1 — An expensive cologne ($500 for 100ml) that the author purchased a sample of for his first date preparation.

Shake Shack (place) 1 — A restaurant chain where a first coffee date extended to lunch after an hour and a half of conversation.

The Waves (book) 1 — A novel by Virginia Woolf, ranked as the second favorite novel in the author's personal ranking.

Thousand Cranes (book) 1 — A novel by Yasunari Kawabata, ranked as the third favorite novel in the author's personal ranking.

Extinction (book) 1 — A novel by Thomas Bernhard, ranked as the fifth favorite novel in the author's personal ranking.

Ahegao (concept) 1 — A facial expression from hentai depicting climax (open mouth, tongue out, drooling, eyes rolled back) that became a tren...

AMV (concept) 1 — Anime Music Videos, a semi-ironic trend during the Soundcloud rap era (2016-2018) where rappers used anime visuals in th...

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (book) 1 — Simone de Beauvoir's memoir that includes her interaction with Simone Weil at the Sorbonne, where they argued about revo...

Libres Propos (book) 1 — A publication that Simone Weil carried in one pocket of her overalls while at the Sorbonne.

Humanite (book) 1 — A publication that Simone Weil carried in one pocket of her overalls while at the Sorbonne.

Operation Highjump (concept) 1 — 1946 US government expedition to Antarctica involving 4,700 men, subject of conspiracy theories about Nazi bases and adv...

The Greenbrier (place) 1 — Historic luxury resort in West Virginia with Cold War era government bunker, purchased by Jim Justice and subject of def...

La Marzocco (place) 1 — High-end espresso machine brand costing around $4,000, representing the new standard of coffee sophistication replacing ...

Bill Blass (person) 1 — Fashion designer referenced in a 1983 perfume ad that listed what he likes and doesn't like in women, including a disapp...

Robert Maxwell (person) 1 — Ghislaine Maxwell's father who created the profitable business model of scientific publishing

Drums and Wires (album) 1 — XTC's debut album released in 1979 including the single Making Plans for Nigel