Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

James Acaster (person) 1 — Comedian mentioned in discussion about whether comedians are the last bastions of free speech

Buck Angel (person) 1 — Trans man cited as example in discussion about gender identity, arguing it's unproductive to call him a woman but also n...

Bloodsucking Freaks (film) 1 — 1976 black comedy about a magician kidnapping women, featuring extreme violence played for laughs, cited as unmakeable t...

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (film) 1 — 1973 Japanese film about a samurai detective who continuously rapes women who eventually relent because of his size, pre...

The Eternal Jew (film) 1 — 1940 Nazi propaganda documentary about Jewish people made during the Holocaust, ending with Hitler promising to end them

Thriller: A Cruel Picture (film) 1 — 1973 rape revenge movie with hardcore porn inserts, real corpse for gore scenes, and real ammunition, making it unmakeab...

Maladolescenza (film) 1 — 1977 film with children simulating sex, possession of which is now considered a crime in many countries

Emperor Tomato Ketchup (film) 1 — 1970 dystopian film where children rule over adults, including scenes of children simulating rape of adults

Christina Perri (person) 1 — Artist whose song "A Thousand Years" was played as a cover in a cafe, mentioned alongside Fast Car

BC (place) 1 — British Columbia, where a girlfriend had to move back for family reasons, causing a relationship to end

Bobby McFerrin (person) 1 — Musician known for the song 'Don't Worry Be Happy', referenced in a comedic workplace anecdote involving a racist parody...

Shreveport (place) 1 — Louisiana city where a military base is stationed, referenced as a backwater location where hipsters ironically attend W...

Groupon (concept) 1 — Daily deals website mentioned in connection with a Dave & Busters visit during a mass panic incident.

Redact (concept) 1 — Tool for mass deleting and anonymizing Reddit posts and comments, criticized for destroying useful information and conte...

Chubby Checker (person) 1 — Early performer mentioned as a lucky booking for pre-Michael Jackson era Super Bowl halftime shows.

Bureau of Consumer Protection (place) 1 — US government agency that Trump essentially shut down according to the post.

NLRB (place) 1 — National Labor Relations Board, whose chair was fired by Trump according to the post.

Capital Hill Autonomous Zone (place) 1 — Failed leftist autonomous zone remembered as a disaster and example of American anti-fascist movement's poor aesthetics.

Stevie Nicks (person) 1 — Fleetwood Mac singer in a 60-year situationship with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham, reportedly reuniting after his divorce...

Lindsey Buckingham (person) 1 — Fleetwood Mac guitarist in a 60-year on-and-off relationship with Stevie Nicks, reportedly reuniting after his divorce.

Christine McVie (person) 1 — Late Fleetwood Mac member whose death allegedly helped reconcile Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

Pamplona (place) 1 — Spanish city where the running of the bulls takes place, described as difficult to navigate with few hotels.

Meg Ryan (person) 1 — Actress who starred in a romantic comedy about email with Tom Hanks.

Desi Lydic (person) 1 — Daily Show correspondent criticized as a smug, smarmy turbo lib who lacks the self-effacing humor of Jon Stewart.

Jordan Klepper (person) 1 — Daily Show correspondent criticized as a smug, smarmy turbo lib who lacks the self-effacing humor of Jon Stewart.

Bangladesh Airlines (place) 1 — Airline praised for excellent service including five meal services, multiple drink rounds, attentive flight attendants, ...

Dhaka (place) 1 — Capital of Bangladesh mentioned as departure point for a 17-hour flight to Toronto on Bangladesh Airlines.

Danville (place) 1 — Illinois town mentioned as part of the region where an escaped emu was on the run for two years.

Champaign (place) 1 — Illinois city mentioned as part of the region where an escaped emu was on the run for two years.

Koko (person) 1 — Gorilla claimed to know sign language, defended against skeptics who deny animals can have worthwhile emotions or commun...

Little Free Library (concept) 1 — Community book-sharing boxes described as monuments to the awful taste of the PMC built in their front yards.

Yann LeCun (person) 1 — Described as a founder of the AI field, contrasted with midwit scammers panicking about AI dangers.

Depeche Mode (album) 1 — Band referenced in complaint about the poor quality and availability of vintage band merchandise

Greg Gutfeld (person) 1 — Fox News host who mentioned Red Scare podcast on air, comparing it favorably to Call Her Daddy

The Five (film) 1 — Fox News show where Greg Gutfeld gave a shoutout to the Red Scare podcast

Yard Act (album) 1 — Post-punk band criticized as part of a talk-singing microgenre that lacks vulnerability and substance

Wet Leg (album) 1 — Post-punk band criticized as part of a talk-singing microgenre described as guarded and spiritless

Bass Pro Shops (place) 1 — Outdoor retail store characterized as the conservative counterpart to REI, contrasted for its abundance of taxidermy

The Reign of Wolf 21 (book) 1 — Book by Rick McIntyre about wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone that moved the author to tears

The Rise of Wolf 8 (book) 1 — Book by Rick McIntyre about wolves recommended alongside The Reign of Wolf 21

Rick McIntyre (person) 1 — Author of books about wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone including The Reign of Wolf 21 and The Rise of Wolf 8

Ghosts of My Life (book) 1 — Mark Fisher's book about the loss of popular modernism and the concept of cultural stagnation under capitalism.

Popular Modernism (concept) 1 — A cultural tendency described by Mark Fisher where modernist techniques were disseminated and collectively reworked in p...

BBC Radiophonic Workshop (place) 1 — British sound effects and electronic music production unit cited by Mark Fisher as an example of popular modernism in th...

Postpunk (concept) 1 — Music genre and cultural movement cited as an example of popular modernism that collectively reworked modernist techniqu...

Penguin Paperbacks (place) 1 — Publishing imprint cited as part of UK popular modernism that made literary culture accessible.

House of Gucci (film) 1 — Film criticized as being neither serious nor camp, described as awkward and one of the worst movies of 2021.

Men without Women (book) 1 — Hemingway short story collection invoked in comparison to a WoW streamer's video as portraying the natural state of man ...

Tyga (person) 1 — Rapper who performed at university orientation concerts before COVID-19 changed campus culture.

Boogie (person) 1 — Rapper who performed at university orientation concerts before COVID-19 changed campus culture.