Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Konstantin Korobov (person) 1 — Artist who created the painting 'Agnus' depicting the Lamb of God attacked by wolves.

Agnus (book) 1 — Painting by Konstantin Korobov depicting the Lamb of God as Christ being attacked by wolves representing sin and evil.

North Cornwall (place) 1 — Region of England praised for its Atlantic coast as superior to typical English landscape and Channel Coast.

South Carolina Shrimpers Association (place) 1 — Organization represented by lawyer Gedney Howe IV in case against restaurants mislabeling shrimp.

Gedney Howe IV (person) 1 — 29-year-old South Carolinian lawyer with transatlantic accent representing the South Carolina Shrimpers Association.

Citadel (place) 1 — High-frequency trading firm criticized for attracting talented minds to generate money from market inefficiencies.

Jane Street (place) 1 — High-frequency trading firm criticized alongside Citadel for wasting talented individuals on market inefficiency exploit...

Microsoft Excel (place) 1 — Software program mentioned as taking up 30+ hours weekly of a user's time as part of their humorous self-deprecating lis...

Buick LeSabre (concept) 1 — Car model mentioned as the location where a user claims they were conceived during a drunk encounter

HENRY (concept) 1 — Acronym (High Earner Not Rich Yet) used to describe the insecure middle class demographic that patronizes rage rooms in ...

John Lang (person) 1 — Ex-Marine who claimed to have uncovered a Fresno PD extortion scheme and died under suspicious circumstances, though pos...

Fresno PD (place) 1 — Police department that John Lang claimed ran an extortion scheme before his death under suspicious circumstances

Alex Honnold (person) 1 — Rock climber whose climbing is described as stressful to watch, with the poster sympathizing with his wife

UMC (concept) 1 — Upper Middle Class, used to describe privileged millennials who quit careers to live off wealthy parents while claiming ...

Alsace (place) 1 — Medieval region referenced in Brace Belden's viral serf monologue about peasant life.

Renaissance Fair (concept) 1 — Event referenced by Brace Belden where he ate a turkey wing.

Juggalos (concept) 1 — Fans of Insane Clown Posse who call turkey wings 'bitch beaters' according to Brace Belden.

Mr. Fong's (place) 1 — New York bar described as having abundant smiling faces but little actual interaction.

Jackson Pollock (person) 1 — Abstract expressionist painter defended in the subreddit as not being a talentless hack.

Wisconsin Dells (place) 1 — Water park resort area in Wisconsin visited by a large group of OnlyFans gay performers who reportedly caused disturbanc...

Alexandre Dumas (person) 1 — French author referenced in discussion of historical promiscuity in literature, with characters described as 'always get...

BAFTAs (concept) 1 — British Academy Film Awards that sparked controversy when Cate Blanchett won

Melvins (person) 1 — 90s rock band praised for their passionate and soulful performance at an old church venue

Wallenbergs (person) 1 — Swedish family that according to local conspiracy theory runs Sweden under a shadow dictatorship

DPRK cinema (concept) 1 — North Korean cinema praised as potentially the greatest in human achievement, compared favorably to Iranian and Soviet c...

Iranian cinema (concept) 1 — Film tradition praised for subtle critique, compared to North Korean cinema

Soviet cinema (concept) 1 — Film tradition known for subtle critique, discussed alongside Iranian and North Korean cinema

Patricia Highsmith (person) 1 — 20th century American novelist featured in a collection of writers with their cats.

Françoise Sagan (person) 1 — 20th century French novelist featured in a collection of writers with their cats.

Ursula Le Guin (person) 1 — 20th century American writer of science fiction and fantasy featured in a collection of writers with their cats.

Edward Gorey (person) 1 — 20th century American writer and artist featured in a collection of writers with their cats.

Doris Lessing (person) 1 — 20th century British writer featured in a collection of writers with their cats.

Techno Feudalism (concept) 1 — Economic concept describing modern platform capitalism as a form of neo-feudalism where users are serfs to tech lords.

Slow Horses (film) 1 — Apple TV+ series mentioned as one of the few quality shows worth watching on streaming services.

Apple TV+ (place) 1 — Streaming service discussed as having limited but quality content worth the subscription.

Judeophilia (concept) 1 — Excessive affinity for Jewish culture and identity, taken to the extent of pretending to be Jewish

Moses (person) 1 — Biblical figure mentioned by Tolstoy as representing heroism based on humanity, truth, justice and pity

Yasnaya (place) 1 — Location where Tolstoy resided and was visited for an interview about Lincoln

Don't doubt ur vibe (album) 1 — Song attributed to Elon Musk, criticized as embarrassing attention-seeking and likely made by someone else

Río Bravo (place) 1 — River referenced as the dividing line, north of which the poster advocates for immediate nuking in response to sexpat ad...

Civil War (2024 film) (film) 1 — A 2024 film discussed for its portrayal of journalists as potentially parasitic figures obsessed with capturing perfect ...

Norf FC (concept) 1 — An internet meme accurately depicting working-class Northern English men as fat, bald, football-obsessed, and holding ri...

Idina Menzel (person) 1 — A Broadway actress currently starring in a show called 'Redwood' that is criticized for being parody-level bad.

Redwood (film) 1 — A Broadway show starring Idina Menzel that is criticized as being so bad it resembles a Simpsons parody.

r/SaturnStormCube (place) 1 — A Reddit subreddit where Anthony of Boston posted predictions about October 7th based on astrological observations of Ma...

White supremacists (concept) 1 — A category that Zionists are argued not to belong to, despite being characterized as evil, in a discussion of racial dyn...

American racial dynamics (concept) 1 — The framework of white oppressor/brown victim being incorrectly projected onto the Israel-Palestine conflict according t...

Tom Dillon (person) 1 — Comedian thrown out from Riyadh Comedy Festival, mentioned in comparison to Jim Jefferies' expulsion.

Jim Jefferies (person) 1 — Australian comedian expelled from Riyadh Comedy Festival after making comments about Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

Sadie Plant (person) 1 — Theorist who founded the CCRU as a social club to discuss culture and technology before Nick Land brought negative atten...