Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

#WritingCommunity (concept) 1 — A Twitter community where aspiring YA authors share their work and discuss querying for publishing opportunities.

Hertz (place) 1 — Rental car company that reported genuinely rented cars as stolen, leading to 364 arrests for Grand Theft Auto.

Nina Ricci (person) 1 — Fashion house featured in National Geographic showing a traditional bridal gown finale in Paris, 1972.

Volgograd (place) 1 — Russian city home to Volgograd State Medical Institute where 3,500 physicians-in-training were enrolled in a country whe...

Ulyanovsk (place) 1 — Russian city with a circus and riverside statue of Lenin visited by newlyweds as a nuptial custom.

Missoula (place) 1 — Montana city where bicycle touring riders rested for a month during their Hemistour journey.

Brat Pack (concept) 1 — Term for a group of actors and actresses who starred in teen comedies, romcoms, horror movies, and dramas throughout the...

Don Samuels (person) 1 — 75-year-old Jamaican candidate who ran against Ilhan Omar, described as strange and unlikeable with a history involving ...

Anders Breivik (person) 1 — Subject of Wikipedia discussion regarding choice of police sketch versus actual photos

Tangiers (place) 1 — Moroccan city where poster had to escape after being chased by people trying to kill them

Milosevic (person) 1 — Serbian political figure discussed by a Romanian communist intellectual as a tragic misunderstood figure who could have ...

Black Keys (person) 1 — Band mentioned as representative of 'bro blues' trend in 2010s music

Elfriede Jelinek (person) 1 — German Nobel Prize-winning author whose works are notably absent from German bookstores despite her acclaim

Herta Müller (person) 1 — German Nobel Prize-winning author whose works are notably absent from German bookstores despite her acclaim

Girl, Woman, Other (book) 1 — English novel available in German translation, used as example of how German bookstores prioritize English translations ...

I Dream of Jeannie (film) 1 — Classic television show watched exclusively by a certain type of affected 19-year-old characterized as pretentious

M.A.S.H (film) 1 — Classic television show watched exclusively by a certain type of affected 19-year-old characterized as pretentious

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (film) 1 — Sam Peckinpah film that provides the same level of enjoyment as sexting women, according to one poster

Jenna Maroney (person) 1 — Character described as peak Red Scare aesthetic with quotes about narcissism, drama, and controversial statements.

Kaaba (place) 1 — The most holy structure in Islam at the center of Masjid Al-Haram, described as surreal to see in person but not trigger...

Masjid Al-Haram (place) 1 — Islam's holiest mosque in Mecca that can seat 4 million people, described as remarkably ornate and disability-friendly b...

Umrah (concept) 1 — Lesser Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time, described as a mini-Hajj.

Ihram (concept) 1 — State of ritual purity in Islam requiring wearing two towels and following specific rules during pilgrimage to Mecca.

Aramco (place) 1 — Saudi Arabian oil company that produces enormous quantities of oil, with almost half for domestic use due to air conditi...

Jeddah (place) 1 — Saudi Arabian city where Arab racism toward Africans was observed to be more visible than in Mecca.

Alan Thicke (person) 1 — Actor and father of Robin Thicke, mentioned in connection with the song 'Blurred Lines' controversy

Swanannoa (place) 1 — Village in Western North Carolina that was completely destroyed by hurricane devastation

Chimney Rock (place) 1 — Village in Western North Carolina that was completely destroyed by hurricane devastation

Freddy Krueger (film) 1 — Horror movie character used as example of convention culture where aging actors sign memorabilia for fans decades after ...

Roe vs Wade (concept) 1 — Supreme Court case criticized for finding an implicit right to privacy in the Constitution that supposedly only applies ...

Rate Your Music (place) 1 — Music cataloging and rating website where users create lists and the author discovered their album was included on a dep...

Bedwetter (album) 1 — Music project known for depressing albums, mentioned in a list created by someone who died by suicide

Golf Wang (concept) 1 — A 2010s fashion and cultural aesthetic associated with Tyler, The Creator's brand

Carl Hiaasen (person) 1 — Florida author mentioned as someone who would be stressed by the environmental destruction of the Everglades

Marjory Stoneman Douglas (person) 1 — Environmental activist and author who fought to protect the Everglades, referenced as someone who would be horrified by ...

Counterstrike (film) 1 — Video game referenced in context of male-dominated early internet culture in 1999

r/letgirlshavefun (place) 1 — Reddit community founded in October 2020, mentioned in context of gender dynamics on the internet

Five Nights At Freddys (film) 1 — Video game franchise used as an example of topics that autistic people might bring up in conversation

Jingle All the Way (film) 1 — Christmas movie referenced through its famous line about cookies, questioning why character Ted wanted to pursue a marri...

Pahlavi (person) 1 — Iranian royal family name, referenced in context of Persian diaspora politics and royalist nostalgia

MEK (concept) 1 — Mujahedin-e-Khalq, Iranian political organization used as an insult by Persian diaspora against Giuliani

Abbas Kiarostami (person) 1 — Iranian filmmaker referenced as something Persian diaspora should bond over instead of politics

Otto Strasser (person) 1 — Historical figure referenced in a satirical scenario about DSA meeting members kissing a marble statue of him

Sematary (person) 1 — Musician mentioned in context of dancing alone while drunk and happy

Doc Watson (person) 1 — Musician referenced in a post about wanting to escape modern life and play guitar by a tent

John Lurie (person) 1 — Avant-garde jazz musician, actor, and painter who came to NYC in the 70s, collaborated with Basquiat and Jim Jarmusch, a...

The Lounge Lizards (album) 1 — John Lurie's band from the 1980s NYC cultural scene that played avant-garde jazz

Stranger Than Paradise (film) 1 — Jim Jarmusch film starring John Lurie, shot from Wim Wenders' throwaway script, described as one of the poster's all-tim...

Down By Law (film) 1 — Jim Jarmusch film starring John Lurie alongside Tom Waits

The Last Temptation of Christ (film) 1 — Martin Scorsese film in which John Lurie appeared