Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Transgender ideology (concept) 1 — Modern post-2016 gender studies paradigm that is criticized for being anachronistically applied to historical LGBT figur...

Guardians of the Galaxy (film) 1 — Marvel superhero film used as an example of the lazy entertainment consumption habits legitimized during COVID quarantin...

r/Retconned (place) 1 — A subreddit dedicated to the idea that the Mandela Effect is due to people remembering alternative timelines altered by ...

Christmas Vacation (film) 1 — Film referenced in Mandela Effect conspiracy theories about David Duchovny's alleged appearance.

Naomi Wolf (person) 1 — Feminist author cited as an inadequate influence for understanding misogyny.

Cal Newport (person) 1 — Author associated with productivity-focused discussions on internet addiction, criticized for not addressing deeper impa...

Jaron Lanier (person) 1 — Tech critic associated with data protection discussions on internet addiction, criticized for not addressing deeper impa...

Jesse Armstrong (person) 1 — Television writer and creator of Succession and Peep Show

Critical Mass (concept) 1 — Bicycle advocacy event where cyclists were approached by aspiring TikTok content creators

Benny Morris (person) 1 — Historian participating in Israel-Palestine debate alongside Destiny to represent Israel

Mouin Rabbani (person) 1 — Political analyst participating alongside Norman Finkelstein to represent Palestine in debate

Philips Sonicare (concept) 1 — Electric toothbrush brand mentioned in context of a story about an elderly woman's compulsive one-upmanship

AWS (Amazon Web Services) (concept) 1 — Cloud computing platform criticized as a neoliberal contraption that has monopolized cloud computing and de-skilled Amer...

DNC (Democratic National Committee) (concept) 1 — Political organization criticized for spending billions on market research that performs worse than the poster's intuiti...

The Third Man (film) 1 — A 1949 film set in Vienna that is referenced in connection with travel to the city.

Ross Scott (person) 1 — Creator of the 'Stop Killing Games' movement described as an aging man fighting against 'you will own nothing and be hap...

Stop Killing Games (concept) 1 — A movement against the redefinition of digital ownership in video games and subscription-based gaming models.

Robert Sean Leonard (person) 1 — Actor in House MD mentioned as one of the appealing aspects of the show.

Connor Roy (person) 1 — Character from Succession invoked as voting inspiration after Dunkin' raised cold brew prices.

Whisper of the Heart (film) 1 — A mid-90s anime film about two young kids pursuing artistic dreams as a writer and violin-maker, exploring the joy and b...

The Masterpiece (book) 1 — A novel by Emile Zola containing a passage about how aspiring artists' early struggles are actually their happiest time ...

Emile Zola (person) 1 — French novelist who wrote The Masterpiece, which explores themes of artistic success and failure.

Chicago World's Columbian Exposition (place) 1 — 1893 World's Fair in Chicago featured in a post about Tartarian architecture theories.

Grand Palais (place) 1 — Parisian exhibition hall that hosted the Paris Motor Show in 1910.

Paris Exposition Universelle (place) 1 — 1900 Paris World's Fair featuring the Palace of Electricity, part of elaborate turn-of-century exhibitions.

Maestro (film) 1 — Bradley Cooper's biopic about gay composer Leonard Bernstein, primarily focused on being closeted in the public eye.

A Star is Born (film) 1 — Musical remake directed by Bradley Cooper, previously starred Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand in earlier versions.

Jennifer Esposito (person) 1 — Actress who had a short-lived marriage to Bradley Cooper.

Irina Shayk (person) 1 — Model who had a relationship with Bradley Cooper and is rumored to do bearding contracts.

American Chestnut Foundation (place) 1 — Organization that developed the blight-resistant Darling 58 American Chestnut and offers seeds for $300 membership.

American Chestnut (concept) 1 — Tree species that was once the dominant hardwood east of the Mississippi, making up 1/4 of all trees before being wiped ...

Darling 58 (concept) 1 — A 100% pure American Chestnut developed in 2015 that is blight-resistant through insertion of a single gene.

Oxford comma (concept) 1 — Punctuation rule that women in academia frequently mention on dating profiles as a personality trait.

Prions (concept) 1 — Misfolded proteins with 100% fatality rate that cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases.

r/CJD (place) 1 — Reddit community about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a fatal prion disease, described as deeply depressing.

Elisabeth Rosenthal (person) 1 — Author cited in Luigi Mangione's manifesto as having illuminated healthcare corruption and greed decades ago.

Shibuya (place) 1 — Tokyo district mentioned in context of tourists in Mario Kart rentals terrorizing motorists.

Shimanami Kaido (place) 1 — Japanese cycling route recommended as an authentic experience of Japan beyond tourist stereotypes.

Killing of Tim McLean (concept) 1 — 2008 Greyhound bus stabbing in Canada where a schizophrenic individual randomly killed a young person, compared to a rec...

Starter for 10 (film) 1 — BBC indie film set in 1980s England featuring The Smiths, emblematic of a now-dead subgenre.

Lexington and Concord (concept) 1 — Battles that sparked the American Revolutionary War, compared to a recent shooting as a potential tipping point.

The Grinch (film) 1 — Jim Carrey film adaptation cited as one of his comedy classics.

Sonic the Hedgehog (film) 1 — Film franchise referenced as Jim Carrey's occasional return to acting from his reclusive state.

Your Mom's House (album) 1 — Podcast criticized for exploiting disadvantaged TikTok users from struggling regions and laughing at severe accidents.

Saferbot (concept) 1 — Reddit moderation tool proposed for banning users who post in specific subreddits like Your Mom's House.

TikTokification (concept) 1 — The phenomenon of content becoming increasingly overedited with distracting effects and transitions to cater to shortene...

Implicit Bias (concept) 1 — The idea that people can harbor unconscious racial biases even while treating everyone equally, which the poster dismiss...

Pentecostal (concept) 1 — Christian denomination celebrated as the most camp religious group with influential gospel music traditions and dramatic...

COGIC (concept) 1 — Church of God in Christ, a Pentecostal denomination noted for producing gospel greats and legendary vocalists.

King James Version Bible (book) 1 — Bible translation whose poetic verses the author memorized as a child in an Independent Fundamental Baptist upbringing.