Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Linus Torvalds (person) 1 — Tech figure referenced as the epitome of technical expertise in a post about impostor syndrome at a failing startup

Outsider Art (concept) 1 — Art created by self-taught or naïve artists, discussed in terms of how the internet has changed eccentric personality ty...

Korea War (concept) 1 — Conflict referenced through a veteran grandfather who dealt with trauma through substance abuse

Mueller, She Wrote (concept) 1 — Referenced as a type of Reddit user representing low-quality political discourse flooding the subreddit

Riley (person) 1 — Part of the 'Men Of RS' (Red Scare podcast) multiverse that listeners want to see featured in an episode

Leia (person) 1 — Member of the Red Scare podcast multiverse that longtime listeners want to return to the show

Alexandria's Genesis (concept) 1 — Fictional genetic mutation involving purple eyes that some people used to wish was real

Connor Price (person) 1 — Musician mentioned alongside Ktlyn in a post about music.

Mint Condition (person) 1 — Musical group whose song "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" is referenced in a music post.

Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast (film) 1 — Animated talk show referenced as something a poster watched with their childhood friend who died from alcoholism.

Finnegan's Wake (book) 1 — James Joyce novel referenced as a comparison for terrible writing in a post about being made into a character in someone...

ArcGIS (concept) 1 — Geographic information system software used by an autistic person to map power line corridors in a post about interestin...

Donna Brazile (person) 1 — Democratic political strategist referenced in the context of the DNC and voter resistance to being told what to do, with...

Pope Gregory I (person) 1 — Sixth-century Pope who laid out the seven deadly sins including gluttony, cited in discussion of obesity being treated a...

Seven Deadly Sins (concept) 1 — Religious concept including gluttony, discussed in relation to how society treats obesity as a moral failing requiring p...

The Biggest Loser (film) 1 — Competition show criticized for treating obesity as sin requiring repentance through extreme suffering, starvation, and ...

Lance Armstrong (person) 1 — Cyclist who used performance-enhancing drugs, compared to people using Ozempic in the context of weight loss being viewe...

Michael Lowe (person) 1 — Drexel University psychology professor who studies hunger and describes weight-loss drugs as an artificial solution to a...

Drexel University (place) 1 — University where psychology professor Michael Lowe studies hunger, cited in discussion of weight-loss drugs and processe...

Regent Park (place) 1 — London park described as gorgeous by someone from NYC who fell in love with the city

UK riots (concept) 1 — Civil unrest in the UK that prompted discussions about how identity politics is used by elites to divide ordinary people

Luka Dončić (person) 1 — NBA player referenced in a post about corruption and crony capitalism in professional basketball being traded to the Lak...

Crony capitalism (concept) 1 — Economic system where business success depends on close relationships between business people and government officials, ...

Earth, Wind and Fire (person) 1 — Band referenced as an example of how music ages and becomes classic over time

The Lost Daughter (film) 1 — Movie cited as an example of media that portrays women abandoning their families in a positive light

WASP mentality (concept) 1 — Cultural attitude characterized by individualism and lack of family obligation, described as increasingly dominant on so...

Euronews (place) 1 — News organization reporting on Netanyahu's decision for full occupation of Gaza

Sisters of Mercy (person) 1 — Goth rock band that self-identified goth girls allegedly haven't heard of

Running Up That Hill (album) 1 — Kate Bush song performed during karaoke with a dedication to unborn fetuses by a controversial Ohio musician

Balkanization (concept) 1 — Historical process of Yugoslavia's violent breakup referenced as cautionary example against American civil war enthusias...

Peshawar (place) 1 — Pakistani city mentioned in connection with pedophilia problems in Pakistan

GameFAQs (place) 1 — Video game information website used as comparison for people seeking social advice online

East Texas (place) 1 — Region where a grandfather with alleged history of sexual impropriety lived in a large lakeside home

The Presidio (place) 1 — Military installation where a grandfather who was a lieutenant colonel and skilled anesthetist and hypnotist was station...

Buckle (place) 1 — Retail clothing store still operational in declining American malls

Dillards (place) 1 — American department store chain experiencing similar decline to Macy's with empty stores and suspicious staff

Code of Hammurabi (concept) 1 — Ancient Babylonian legal code referenced in support of extreme punishment for littering

Jake Gittes (person) 1 — Fictional private investigator protagonist from the film Chinatown

Ghost of Kyiv (concept) 1 — Ukrainian war propaganda figure referenced mockingly in a post criticizing the sub's credulous acceptance of war narrati...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (film) 1 — A film referenced by a user describing feeling sad about masculine cultural experiences depicted in movies.

James George Frazer (person) 1 — An academic cited as an example of a theoretician who wrote books knitting research into grand systems rather than just ...

Marija Gimbutas (person) 1 — An academic cited as an example of a theoretician who wrote books knitting research into grand systems rather than just ...

Mircea Eliade (person) 1 — An academic cited as an example of a theoretician who wrote books knitting research into grand systems rather than just ...

Georges Dumezil (person) 1 — An academic cited as an example of a theoretician who wrote books knitting research into grand systems rather than just ...

Julian Jaynes (person) 1 — An academic cited as an example of a theoretician who wrote books knitting research into grand systems rather than just ...

Konrad Lorenz (person) 1 — An academic cited as an example of a theoretician who wrote books knitting research into grand systems rather than just ...

Preston Sturges (person) 1 — A filmmaker referenced as a point of connection between a user and another subreddit member who has disappeared.

Kurtis Conner (person) 1 — A YouTuber/comedian whose appearance is used to describe a coworker who pressured the poster about Pride clothing.

Nancy Grace (person) 1 — A TV legal commentator mentioned as the subject of an ironic tattoo idea in a post about embracing being a loser.

Dateline (film) 1 — A true crime TV show mentioned as something to watch and steer small talk toward as part of embracing being a loser.