Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Arthur S. Siegel (person) 1 — Photographer who documented the Sojourner Truth housing project riots in Detroit in 1942

John Collier Jr. (person) 1 — Photographer who documented Grand Central Terminal in New York City in 1941

Jack Delano (person) 1 — Photographer who documented soldiers watching bathing crowds at Yorktown, Virginia in 1941

Grand Central Terminal (place) 1 — New York City landmark photographed by John Collier Jr. in 1941 as part of the FSA archive

Sojourner Truth housing project (place) 1 — Detroit housing project that experienced rioting in February 1942, documented by photographer Arthur S. Siegel

Yorktown (place) 1 — Virginia location where soldiers were photographed watching bathing crowds in June 1941

Rupert, Idaho (place) 1 — Location of former CCC camp that became FSA-managed housing for Japanese-American farm workers in 1942

Yuma, Arizona (place) 1 — Location of FSA farm workers' community that held jitterbug contests at the second annual field day in March 1942

Weslaco, Texas (place) 1 — Texas town with FSA camp where the Drake family played music for Saturday night dances in February 1942

Kane Parsons (person) 1 — Talented filmmaker with strong editing and animation skills working on a backrooms movie for A24

React (concept) 1 — JavaScript framework used for Reddit's redesigned website that loads slowly with excessive JavaScript

Royal Lodge (place) 1 — Residence that Prince Andrew will be moving out of after being stripped of his royal titles

Elisabeth Moss (person) 1 — Actress known for roles in Mad Men, The Handmaid's Tale, and other films and television shows, discussed in the context ...

Top of the Lake (film) 1 — Television series featuring Elisabeth Moss that the poster prefers over her other work.

The One I Love (film) 1 — Film featuring Elisabeth Moss that the poster cites as an example of her playing an anxious and self-involved character.

Shirley (film) 1 — Film featuring Elisabeth Moss in a role preferred by the poster over her work in The Handmaid's Tale and The Invisible M...

The Invisible Man (film) 1 — Film featuring Elisabeth Moss in a role the poster dislikes, contrasting with her preferred performances.

Democratic Socialism (concept) 1 — Political ideology discussed in the context of what it would actually mean in practice, emphasizing increased infrastruc...

NatSec (concept) 1 — National security apparatus discussed in the context of concerns about the expansion of power through normalizing the te...

r/conservative (place) 1 — Reddit community discussed as a space lacking compassion in discussing a fatal ICE incident.

Boscov's (place) 1 — A department store praised for selling structured Gildan men's pocket t-shirts instead of overly soft shirts

Boondocks (film) 1 — An animated series with an episode about school fundraisers that has kids selling door-to-door

Karen Black (person) 1 — An actress featured as a category in a horror movie challenge list

Barbara Steele (person) 1 — An actress featured as a category in a horror movie challenge list

Alan Greenspan (person) 1 — A Federal Reserve chairman criticized as a neoliberal hawk whose economic policies were tantamount to murder through eli...

Eastern Michigan (place) 1 — A university to which a white linebacker with an unfortunate surname is committed.

Malay archipelago (place) 1 — Region referenced in connection to American Twitter gender wars spreading internationally.

Baltics (place) 1 — Region where residents live in constant fear and discussion of impending war, affecting all aspects of daily life and fu...

Vacations (person) 1 — An Australian indie-pop band whose US concert was described as having a disengaged audience that wouldn't dance or parti...

Revolutionary War (concept) 1 — The American War of Independence, mentioned as part of a broader fascination with American history from its founding thr...

Lewis & Clark (concept) 1 — The famous American exploratory expedition, referenced as part of a fascination with early American history.

Luke 2:8-20 (book) 1 — Biblical passage from the Gospel of Luke recounting the angels announcing Jesus's birth to shepherds.

Intergenerational Poverty (concept) 1 — The theory discussed that people remain sexually attracted to the social class they experienced during puberty, perpetua...

Mostar (place) 1 — A city in Bosnia known for its historic bridge and mosque, visited during a 2022 Balkans trip.

Kotor (place) 1 — A coastal city in Montenegro known for its monastery and fjord, visited during a 2022 Balkans trip.

Budva (place) 1 — A coastal city in Montenegro visited during a 2022 Balkans trip.

Peggy Wang (person) 1 — SF tech founder and Forbes 30under30 honoree who abandoned her co-founder after he was violently attacked, sparking cont...

Vishnu Hari (person) 1 — Tech co-founder who suffered a traumatic brain injury from a random attack by a homeless man and was subsequently abando...

Ego AI (place) 1 — A tech company co-founded by Peggy Wang and Vishnu Hari that exited a YCombinator seeding round with $7.5 million in 202...

YCombinator (place) 1 — Influential startup accelerator that provided seed funding to Ego AI and whose president defended Peggy Wang.

Garry Tan (person) 1 — President of YCombinator, described as 'mafia boss of SF,' who threatened consequences for those criticizing Peggy Wang.

Nicomachean Ethics (book) 1 — Aristotle's philosophical work on virtue that was inappropriately brought up during a date with a Taylor Swift fan.

Crazy Horse (album) 1 — Neil Young's backing band known for their instrumental work.

Jessica Biel (person) 1 — Actress referenced in a morally complex scene involving her character and a terminally ill sister.

Trannika Rex (person) 1 — Chicago drag queen canceled for racist booking practices after a public Zoom call where she appeared drunk.

Troegs (album) 1 — Pennsylvania brewery mentioned in a post about the virtues of fatherhood.

Ghost of Kiev (concept) 1 — Alleged Ukrainian fighter pilot from the 2022 Russian invasion, referenced with dark humor about the implausibility of t...

Madison Cawthorn (person) 1 — Republican congressman discussed in relation to leaked gay-appearing content, described as doing gay things as a joke be...

Niqab (concept) 1 — Islamic face-covering garment referenced in a speculative post about future fashion for people with social anxiety.

Burqa (concept) 1 — Islamic full-body covering referenced in speculation about future fashion for people with social anxiety.