Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Walter Mitty (person) 1 — Literary character referenced in connection with male fantasies of heroism and adventure.

13 the Musical (film) 1 — Broadway musical that was not successful but served as an early career stepping stone for Ariana Grande and other actors...

Info Wars (concept) 1 — Media platform discussed as featuring far-right content set to sped-up gay songs.

Robert Burns (person) 1 — Scottish poet whose work "A Man's a Man for a' That" is cited as a favorite poem celebrating honest working people regar...

WBS summer (concept) 1 — Referenced cultural phenomenon or trend related to dating app behavior and provocative profile pictures.

r/conspiracy (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit criticized for recognizing systemic problems but supporting Trump and opposing socialism despite anti-e...

Pharoah Sanders (person) 1 — Jazz saxophonist who performed until old age and died in 2022, known for spiritual jazz works like 'Summun Bukmun 'Umyun...

Maison Margiela Replica (album) 1 — Fragrance line referenced with specific scent 'When the Rain Stops'

San People (concept) 1 — Indigenous peoples of Southern Africa characterized as the oldest contiguous ethnicity on Earth, traditionally living in...

Oumuamua (concept) 1 — An interstellar object that passed through the solar system, used as a metaphor for a test run or data gathering mission...

Gosplan (concept) 1 — The State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union, described as dysfunctional in the context of criticizing the Soviet ec...

Tenerife (place) 1 — A location mentioned in reference to Facebook moms conducting amateur detective work for a missing person.

George R. R. Martin (person) 1 — 76-year-old author of the Game of Thrones book series who has been writing the next installment for 14 years while worki...

My Strange Addiction (film) 1 — Reality TV show criticized as misery porn freakshow content that feels like low-dose radiation.

Hoarders (film) 1 — Reality TV show about compulsive hoarding, categorized as misery porn freakshow content.

Bruderhof Community (place) 1 — Christian commune movement with settlements across the US, UK, and Germany emphasizing communal living, shared income, a...

Itamar Ben-Gvir (person) 1 — Israeli politician mentioned sarcastically as a potential employer for New York Times authors in a critique of the paper...

Swarthmore (place) 1 — Liberal arts college mentioned satirically as typical educational background for New York Times authors.

Texas Tech (place) 1 — University whose mascot is depicted being tortured in a Dr. Pepper commercial

Tokyo-3 (place) 1 — Fictional city setting from Neon Genesis Evangelion described as isolating and lacking character

Sean Lock (person) 1 — English stand-up comedian mourned as the best England had after his death in 2021

Appointment in Samarra (book) 1 — Classic Middle Eastern parable about death and fate, retold in full in a post about destiny and inevitability.

Samarra (place) 1 — Iraqi city referenced as the site of an inevitable appointment with Death in the classic parable.

Peteuse (person) 1 — Fart porn performer mentioned in a confessional post about porn addiction.

Boo Bear (person) 1 — Fart porn performer mentioned in a confessional post about porn addiction and dopamine dependence.

Selena Loca (person) 1 — Fart porn performer known for 20-minute edited compilations, mentioned in a post about pornography addiction.

SexyMissLizz (person) 1 — Fart porn performer whose videos are referenced as a source of peak orgasmic experiences in a porn addiction confession.

Tijuanapancake (person) 1 — Pseudonym of the author who wrote fetish stories characterized by genuine affection for the subject matter.

Rachel Weisz (person) 1 — Actress featured in a hot Jewish women appreciation post

Man Enough (film) 1 — Podcast hosted by Justin Baldoni focused on redefining masculinity and male feminism

Ivan Illich (person) 1 — Philosopher whose concept of 'conviviality' is suggested as a model for relations between the sexes that preserves diffe...

Nina Power (person) 1 — Writer who discussed Ivan Illich's concept of conviviality in relation to gender relations before 'going a bit nuts'

Conviviality (concept) 1 — Ivan Illich's philosophical concept suggested as a model for gender relations that preserves essentialist difference whi...

Remembrance of Things Past (book) 1 — Book mentioned as part of an elaborate satirical nightly routine in a post mocking contemporary self-care culture

Pokemon Sapphire (film) 1 — Video game referenced nostalgically as part of a simpler childhood bedtime routine and later ironically as part of an el...

Colin Cowherd (person) 1 — Sports commentator whose reruns are watched as part of a satirical elaborate nightly routine

r/TaylorSwiftsFeet (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit mentioned as part of a satirical list of social media consumption before bed

GaiaOnline (place) 1 — Active online forum with a random chatterbox section filled with furries and roleplayers

OSHA (concept) 1 — Federal agency referenced in context of Reddit's naive belief that reporting to authorities will magically solve problem...

Yoga with Adriene (person) 1 — YouTube yoga instructor credited with helping cure chronic back pain

Stockholm Syndrome (concept) 1 — Psychological concept used to describe a toxic relationship dynamic with a barber who mistreats a customer who keeps ret...

Libidinal Energy (concept) 1 — Psychoanalytic concept referenced from Red Scare podcast that proved awkward when used in casual conversation about cele...

Dune Messiah (book) 1 — Second novel in Frank Herbert's Dune series, read by a fan following enthusiasm from the Villeneuve film adaptation

Children of Dune (book) 1 — Third novel in Frank Herbert's Dune series, read by a fan immersed in the world of Arrakis

Arrakis (place) 1 — Desert planet from Frank Herbert's Dune series that a reader finds themselves thinking about at work

The Surprise Hanging Paradox (concept) 1 — Logical paradox about a prisoner told he'll be hanged on a surprise day, who reasons it can't happen but is then surpris...

The Lincoln Project (concept) 1 — Political organization satirized for treating January 6th like 9/11 by asking people to share their survival stories

Rex Orange County (person) 1 — Musician whose work is described as vibey shit loved by college students

West Coast (place) 1 — Region described as where people who actually love themselves and are willing to spend money on themselves move to

/fa/ (4chan fashion board) (place) 1 — 4chan fashion board nostalgically remembered for transforming someone from a Hot Topic-wearing philistine to someone int...