Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Ellipsoidal method (concept) 1 — Mathematical optimization method developed by Leonid Khachiyan that forms a significant part of optimization curriculum.

Smells Like Teen Spirit (album) 1 — Nirvana song ranked at #6 on Pitchfork's list, described as the go-to sad white guy entry.

CCD (concept) 1 — Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Catholic religious education classes taught in church basements by spinsters.

HMCS Yukon (place) 1 — Shipwreck dive site in San Diego that the post author explored.

Ruby E (place) 1 — Shipwreck dive site in San Diego that the post author explored.

Some Kind of Wonderful (film) 1 — Film recommended on the subreddit about a guy who blindly rejects a short-haired tomboy girl's interest, which the post ...

House music (concept) 1 — Electronic dance music genre, specifically the real stuff not EDM, with the post author having a penchant for acid house...

The Body Keeps the Score (book) 1 — A book about trauma that prompted a discussion of sex work, economics, and social stigma in relation to trauma and class...

Sex Work (concept) 1 — Discussed as a form of labor that creates permanent social stigma and class exclusion, particularly for economically dis...

Screen Actors Guild (place) 1 — Union mentioned as a model for providing benefits to pornographic actors and actresses

Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya (person) 1 — Russian revolutionary and wife of Vladimir Lenin, praised for serving 'communist cunt'

Faulkner (person) 1 — Author mentioned as a literary standard the poster is not trying to achieve with their novel

Ren'Py (concept) 1 — Visual novel creation software used to make a relationship simulator with an ideal man

Bronze Age kings (concept) 1 — Historical practice of ritual humiliation where kings were annually stripped and insulted by High Priests before being r...

Weaponising psychiatry (concept) 1 — The practice of using psychiatric diagnosis to delegitimize political dissent and resistance, discussed in relation to L...

r/simpsonsshitposting (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit that has been destroyed by political astroturfing according to poster

Gonzo Journalism (concept) 1 — A style of journalism exemplified by writers like Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson that appears to have disappeared

Santa Maria (concept) 1 — Christopher Columbus's ship referenced in discussion about people claiming to be born too late to explore the world

Dead & Company (album) 1 — Band featuring John Mayer on guitar

Ezra Klein Show (concept) 1 — Podcast criticized for every aspect from the opening music to the host's manner of speaking

Auburn (place) 1 — Australian suburb referenced as having a large immigrant population with people sitting idle during work hours.

Meltdown (book) 1 — Early accelerationist text by Nick Land recommended to be read while consuming fast food to enhance the experience of be...

Naturalist Fallacy (concept) 1 — Logical fallacy committed by natural foods advocates who miss out on the cyborg experience of processed foods.

Slade (place) 1 — Art school in Britain where Pakistani artist Anwar Jalal Shemza studied, leading to an existential crisis and artistic t...

Anwar Jalal Shemza (person) 1 — Pakistani artist born 1928 who studied at the Slade and developed a modernist style exploring abstraction, geometry and ...

Jhaveri Contemporary (place) 1 — Gallery or institution quoted in discussion of Anwar Jalal Shemza's artistic approach.

Classical Chinese (concept) 1 — Literary language form with an extremely high literacy ceiling used by Qing Dynasty officials.

Americas (place) 1 — Continents mentioned as source of wealth stolen to fund Western capitalism.

Narodnaya Volya (concept) 1 — Russian revolutionary movement whose literature is referenced as influencing Anna Khachiyan's personal philosophy in a s...

Ivan Turgenev (person) 1 — Russian author of Fathers and Sons, referenced in a satirical post about understanding Anna Khachiyan's humor.

Chen Weihua (person) 1 — Twitter personality mentioned alongside Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as examples of entertaining international figures on Twitter...

Anthony Blinken (person) 1 — U.S. Secretary of State mentioned as a potential target for hypothetical Taliban Twitter personalities to direct Pashtun...

The Carnivalesque (concept) 1 — Cultural concept invoked to defend furries as part of a tradition dating back to Neolithic shamans, compared to Jordan P...

redscare4girlsandgays (place) 1 — Related subreddit mentioned in a satirical copypasta rant about maintaining good relations and not posting on competing ...

Bright (place) 1 — Town in Victoria, Australia mentioned as a destination related to the manhunt for Dezi Freeman.

Dezi Freeman (person) 1 — Sovereign citizen prepper who shot and killed two policemen in Victoria, Australia and has been hiding in the bush for 1...

Drake Maye (person) 1 — Football player mentioned in reference to a poor Super Bowl game where he got steamrolled.

Bras d'honneur (concept) 1 — An Italian obscene gesture mentioned as an alternative to the middle finger, also known as the Italian salute.

Free Women, Free Men (book) 1 — A book by Camille Paglia cited in a discussion about women's freedom versus protection, particularly regarding 1960s fem...

Big Little Lies (film) 1 — HBO series where Nicole Kidman played Alexander Skarsgard's wife, contrasted with her later role as his mother in The No...

Alexander Skarsgård (person) 1 — Actor who played opposite Nicole Kidman as her husband in Big Little Lies and later her son in The Northman.

TaskRabbit (concept) 1 — Service platform where workers build IKEA furniture for tech workers too incompetent to assemble it themselves.

Minimalism (concept) 1 — Lifestyle philosophy adopted by tech workers characterized by extreme lack of possessions, discussed as possibly stemmin...

In-N-Out Burger (place) 1 — California-based fast food chain praised by celebrity chefs for its gastronomy

The Monkees (album) 1 — Semi-fictional band defended by Paul McCartney of The Beatles

Mickey Dolenz (person) 1 — Member of The Monkees who did a photo op with Paul McCartney

Ruth Handler (person) 1 — Creator of Barbie doll featured in sentimental scene compared to Marvel's Stan Lee cameos

Stan Lee (person) 1 — Marvel creator whose posthumous cameos are compared to Ruth Handler scene in Barbie

History of Rome (album) 1 — Podcast that user is addicted to listening to while working from home

Robert Plant (person) 1 — Young rockstar with long hair cited as example of hot men with long hair