Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Disturbing the Peace (book) 1 — Novel by Richard Yates cited as a close second for the Great American Novel for capturing passive American existence

The Great American Novel (concept) 1 — Literary concept debated in a post seeking hot takes on which novel best captures American character

Heritage Foundation (place) 1 — Conservative think tank mentioned in connection with Project 2025, described as having influence and "a good number of W...

Low (album) 1 — Music that a user likes but avoids because it's too sad and invokes painful emotions

Morphine (album) 1 — Music that a user likes but typically avoids due to its emotionally difficult nature

Stupididpol (place) 1 — Reddit community referenced as less cringe than anti-woke YouTube content focused on Marvel and Star Wars

Metropolitan Opera (place) 1 — Prestigious opera company mentioned as a career opportunity missed by a classically trained singer who struggled with st...

Jasmine Chiswell (person) 1 — TikTok personality who impersonates Marilyn Monroe and lives in Monroe's former house

r/london (place) 1 — London city subreddit criticized for supposedly sociopathic attitudes toward pigeons and homeless people

Daytona (place) 1 — Florida city mentioned as hometown of a motorcycle mechanic who became a through-hiker

Fauci (person) 1 — Public health official criticized by Mel Gibson in Joe Rogan podcast appearance

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (place) 1 — Organization established by Israel and the United States to handle aid distribution in Gaza, criticized as ineffective c...

Meya Åberg (person) 1 — 16-year-old Swedish rape victim whose case resulted in controversial court ruling not to deport her attacker

Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) (album) 1 — Song referenced through its lyrics as reminiscent of 2003 AIM away messages

AIM (place) 1 — AOL Instant Messenger, early 2000s chat platform referenced for its away message culture

University of Edinburgh (place) 1 — Scottish university where baby Hitler is imagined studying fine art in an alternate history scenario

r/artifactporn (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit dedicated to historical artifacts, mentioned as showing how people from thousands of years ago were jus...

Love Has Won (concept) 1 — Contemporary cult criticized for lacking charismatic leadership, esoteric rituals, and having a barely existent compound

Twin Flames (concept) 1 — Contemporary cult criticized for lacking charisma, having no compound, conducting meetings over Zoom, and promoting stal...

Icarian tradition (concept) 1 — A reference to utopian socialist movements, sarcastically invoked to mock pretentious political takes.

Addison Rae (person) 1 — Social media personality whose photos Dasha retweets, contrasted with Anna's provocative parenting posts.

Kat Timpf (person) 1 — Fox News personality cited as an example of someone who authentically espouses conservative beliefs, unlike Anna's perfo...

Pete Holmes (person) 1 — Comedian mentioned in critique of Cumtown.org users parroting podcast hosts' opinions without originality.

New Balance 624 (concept) 1 — Specific sneaker model emblematic of middle-aged American dad culture and lawn care.

Dogfish Head 60 Minute (concept) 1 — Craft beer brand representing the dadbro lifestyle and culture.

Paul Atreides (concept) 1 — Dune protagonist whom Grimes imagined her child with Elon Musk would become, revealing eugenic beliefs.

The Bell Curve (book) 1 — Controversial book on race and IQ referenced in discussion of Elon Musk's eugenic beliefs.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (film) 1 — A 1990s comedy film referenced as marking the mainstream breakthrough of dolphin culture in popular media.

Ecco the Dolphin (film) 1 — A video game referenced as 'the ur-document of the dolphin subconscious' in 1990s culture.

The Lot Radio (place) 1 — An online radio station and venue mentioned as a prestigious platform that artists in collectives scheme to secure spots...

HÖR (place) 1 — A Berlin-based online radio platform mentioned as a prestigious venue that artists use collectives to gain access to.

Andy Warhol Foundation (place) 1 — An arts grant organization mentioned in a discussion about how collective leaders monopolize funding while claiming tran...

WG-Gesucht (place) 1 — A German apartment-hunting platform mentioned as the endpoint for successful arts collective leaders moving to Berlin.

r/leagueoflegends (place) 1 — A subreddit for the game League of Legends, criticized as part of gamer culture invading the Red Scare subreddit.

r/callofduty (place) 1 — A subreddit for Call of Duty games, criticized as part of gamer culture invading the Red Scare subreddit.

StarCraft 2 (concept) 1 — A competitive strategy game mentioned disparagingly in a post criticizing gamers discussing politics on the subreddit.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film) 1 — A holiday film that users reference ironically when discussing anti-Christmas cynicism as a personality trait.

r/exmuslim (place) 1 — A subreddit for former Muslims criticized for supporting Israel and celebrating Muslim deaths despite claiming moral sup...

The Love Witch (film) 1 — A film referenced in a discussion about viewing sex as a fair exchange for emotional commitment in relationships, with t...

Fabrizio Fenghi (person) 1 — A Brown University professor who conducted fieldwork on the actual Nazbol movement in Russia and wrote a book about nati...

It Will Be Fun and Terrifying: Nationalism and Protest in Post-Soviet Russia (book) 1 — A book by Fabrizio Fenghi based on fieldwork about the actual Nazbol movement and nationalism in post-Soviet Russia.

Dragon Ball (film) 1 — Anime series mentioned as something that was socially stigmatized to openly enjoy in school.

When Your Child Is a Psychopath (book) 1 — Atlantic article examining psychopathic behavior in children and the challenges of treatment and rehabilitation.

Mendota (place) 1 — Facility for treating young psychopaths mentioned in article about psychopathic children.

Free Willy (film) 1 — 1990s film referenced as a comparison to the B-plot of Avatar 2 involving whaling themes.

Operation Rolling Thunder (concept) 1 — Vietnam War bombing campaign referenced as inspiration for opening scenes of Avatar 2.

Para-social relationship (concept) 1 — Concept describing one-sided relationships with media figures that the poster finds insulting when applied to podcast li...

Project X (film) 1 — A film referenced in the context of throwing a large party or 'rager' at someone's parents' house

My Girls (album) 1 — A song referenced as playing during a party scenario involving a pool cannonball

Ancient Egypt (concept) 1 — A historical civilization described as unclaimed territory in online cultural discourse