Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Attack helicopter joke (concept) 1 — Meme from early 2010s internet culture mocking gender identity politics, observed as still being used on Facebook

West Asia (place) 1 — Geographic region where Armenia is located, used to distinguish Armenians from Slavic peoples

r/latteart (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit that exemplifies consumer gear obsession over actual skill discussion

r/criterion (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit criticized for posting DVD hauls instead of discussing films

r/surfing (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit focused on gear purchases rather than surfing itself

Carol Ann Yager (person) 1 — Woman who held the world record for highest BMI at 251, weighing 1603 pounds

Story of the Lost Child (book) 1 — Novel by Elena Ferrante being read while drinking margaritas

Cromwell (person) 1 — English military and political leader mentioned alongside Lenin and Napoleon as a potential historical villain for tradi...

The Enlightenment (concept) 1 — Intellectual movement associated with liberalism that Napoleon is credited with helping establish dominance of

Brasil (place) 1 — Location mentioned as a possible work-from-anywhere destination for corporate remote workers

Switch 2 (concept) 1 — A gaming console referenced in a satirical post about Reddit storytelling conventions

Inner Mongolia (place) 1 — A region of China featured in content shared on the subreddit

Abuja (place) 1 — A Nigerian city referenced in a post about Twitter users from Africa posting gender discourse content

Rainbow Dash (concept) 1 — A My Little Pony character that bronies would create as tulpas to have relationships with

Bronies (concept) 1 — Adult fans of My Little Pony from the early 2010s who engaged in bizarre behaviors including tulpa creation

Dead (person) 1 — A black metal musician referenced alongside Euronymous in a post about extreme bands

Jane the Virgin (film) 1 — Television show that one viewer's wife has them watching and they are finding enjoyable despite its corny nature.

Leslie Knope (person) 1 — Character from Parks and Recreation associated with liberal type-A overachievers who stand in opposition to progressive ...

Ben Wyatt (person) 1 — Character from Parks and Recreation associated with liberal type-A overachievers performing a gross parody of compassion...

Mentat (concept) 1 — Human computer from Dune universe, compared to Elon Musk's autism in a post about his child with Grimes.

Missionaria Protectiva (concept) 1 — Bene Gesserit program from Dune that plants religious legends, compared to Grimes's album about Dune.

Al-Mahdi (concept) 1 — Islamic messianic figure referenced in comparison to Elon Musk and Grimes's child Æ A-12.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty (person) 1 — Phenomenological philosopher cited in a humorous weight loss argument about how losing weight makes one's living space a...

Virginia Sole-Smith (person) 1 — Author who argues there is no childhood obesity epidemic and that fatphobia causes more harm than obesity, criticized as...

Fine Cooking (place) 1 — Culinary magazine with excellent recipes that was bought by a media conglomerate and whose best recipes subsequently dis...

#MeToo Movement (concept) 1 — Social movement against sexual harassment and assault, satirically contrasted with invented '#MeNeither' movement

Opus Dei (concept) 1 — Catholic organization described as 'freaks' gaining influence in Church hierarchy amid cultural divisions

Out (book) 1 — Japanese yankee/delinquent manga referenced as inspiration for street fighting genre

Holyland (book) 1 — Japanese street fighting manga referenced as genre inspiration alongside other delinquent titles

Weak Hero (book) 1 — Webtoon about street fighting referenced as genre example for yankee girl manga project

Study Group (book) 1 — Manga about delinquents referenced as genre inspiration for street fighting webcomic

Sugarless (book) 1 — Japanese delinquent manga referenced alongside other yankee street fighting titles

Dokgo (book) 1 — Korean street fighting manhwa referenced as genre inspiration for delinquent webcomic

Bouncer (book) 1 — Manga about fighting referenced as genre example for yankee street fighting webcomic project

G-Gundam (film) 1 — Anime referenced as thematic inspiration for gang-based fighting manga narrative structure

The Benoni (concept) 1 — A chess opening that presents difficulties for players unfamiliar with its tactical complexities.

Christian Walker (person) 1 — Son of Herschel Walker who publicly denounced his father on social media, revealing domestic violence and abandonment.

Oatly (concept) 1 — Oat milk brand (Barista Edition) used to satirize modern hipster bachelor lifestyle

Niger River (place) 1 — African river that both Niger and Nigeria are named after, referenced in explanation of a supposedly racist joke

Los Angeles Reader (place) 1 — Alternative weekly publication that published comic strips by David Lynch and Matt Groening before disappearing

Weird Tales (place) 1 — Pulp magazine referenced as an example of niche publications where dorky nerds used to engage with culture before phones...

Scrooge (person) 1 — Charles Dickens character criticized as soft for being scared by seeing his own grave and reforming

Political Compass (concept) 1 — A political ideology diagram discussed by a poly science professor who used it to classify Biden and Trump as authright.

MC Ride (person) 1 — Vocalist of experimental hip hop group Death Grips, used as example of experimental artist who might have to explain the...

Scrabble (concept) 1 — Board game referenced in a story about cheating at Thanksgiving dinner by using regular tiles as blanks.

Chuang (place) 1 — A dissident Chinese Left Communist journal and group that provides critical analysis of Chinese society and culture from...

We Were Smart (film) 1 — A semi-banned documentary about the 'smarts' (shamate), a working class aesthetic/movement in China, funded by Tencent a...

Li Yifan (person) 1 — Filmmaker who created the documentary 'We Were Smart' about the shamate subculture in China, focusing on interviews with...

Shamate (concept) 1 — A working class aesthetic and subculture movement in China documented in the film 'We Were Smart', whose history was rep...

Tencent (place) 1 — Chinese technology company that funded and subsequently repressed the documentary 'We Were Smart' about the shamate subc...