Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Big Boi (person) 1 — Hip-hop artist and half of OutKast, mentioned in a controversial take claiming he is at least as good as his partner And...

Howard Stern Show (film) 1 — Radio show mentioned in nostalgic reference to an incident where Fred told Carol Alt she wasn't a real supermodel, used ...

Carol Alt (person) 1 — Supermodel from an earlier era, mentioned in a story about being told she wasn't a real supermodel on the Howard Stern S...

Shah of Iran (person) 1 — Former monarch of Iran referenced sarcastically in a post mocking Middle Eastern-Americans who claim refugee status desp...

Anglo-Persian oil company (concept) 1 — Historical oil company mentioned in satirical context about privileged Iranian refugees whose mother was supposedly a re...

Kinji Fukasaku (person) 1 — Japanese film director known for Battle Royale, referenced as example of Japanese art that women find off-putting

Tricot (album) 1 — Japanese band whose brilliance the poster refrains from discussing with women due to the ick associated with men who lik...

Toe (album) 1 — Japanese band whose music the poster avoids praising to women on dates

Cameron Brink (person) 1 — Conventionally attractive tall woman whom people simp for, referenced by the poster as a contrast to her own experience ...

Madelyn Cline (person) 1 — Actress referenced as an example of the dramatic physical transformation the poster's friend underwent after becoming ad...

Savannah Bananas (concept) 1 — Baseball entertainment team criticized as soulless slop that sells out stadiums with TikTok dances and stripper routines...

Megan Trainor (person) 1 — Pop artist whose popularity a decade ago represents the beginning of midwestern cultural dominance criticized as produci...

Harlem Globetrotters (concept) 1 — Basketball entertainment team used as comparison to defend the Savannah Bananas but dismissed because the Globetrotters ...

ATS (Applicant Tracking System) (concept) 1 — Automated software used by companies to screen job applications based on keywords and criteria before human review

Seek (place) 1 — Online employment marketplace mentioned as an alternative job search platform

Abraham Maslow (person) 1 — Psychologist known for his hierarchy of needs and motivational theories who challenged his students to pursue greatness

The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (book) 1 — Book by Abraham Maslow discussing human potential and self-actualization

Harry & David (place) 1 — Premium fruit delivery company mentioned in the context of expensive mail-order cherries that sparked a workplace confli...

Austin City Limits (place) 1 — Music festival in Austin where Phoebe Bridgers' set was cut off after she ran over her allotted time

Passeggiata (concept) 1 — Italian cultural tradition of evening strolls where communities come alive with people socializing in public spaces

Helsinki (place) 1 — Finnish capital city mentioned as a comparison point where gender attractiveness disparities are less pronounced than in...

Central Park West (place) 1 — Manhattan location where the author randomly encountered the seed fund boss jogging

Andrei Rublev (film) 1 — Tarkovsky film used as a comparison point to suggest the latest Planet of the Apes sequel looks more serious and artisti...

West Philly (place) 1 — Philadelphia neighborhood where the poster and their friend would go flyering for basement shows.

Little Babies (place) 1 — Ice cream shop known for having the worst ice cream, visited by the poster and their friend as part of their quirky acti...

Croydon (place) 1 — A location referenced in a post about children confronting a foreign individual.

Alex Consani (person) 1 — Trans woman model from California who achieved mainstream success partly through doing blaccents and twerking on TikTok.

Parasocial hatred (concept) 1 — The phenomenon of developing conditioned feelings of scorn toward public figures one has never met, particularly through...

r/SmolbeanSnark (place) 1 — Reddit community dedicated to hate-browsing a minor social media celebrity's Instagram, used as an example of destructiv...

Batsakis v. Demotsis (concept) 1 — A contracts law case from 1942 involving events in Greece during World War II that law students study

Interstellar (film) 1 — Science fiction film whose ending is invoked by someone regretting ghosting a romantic partner over religious difference...

r/IWantOut (place) 1 — A Reddit community where people discuss emigrating from their home countries, critiqued here for featuring smug Northern...

Yakubian mythology (concept) 1 — A mythology used as the basis for 'Yakubian ape,' described as the only funny insult for white people, ironically adopte...

Blue Sky (place) 1 — Social media platform referenced in relation to a user returning after previous departure

Italian Communist Party (concept) 1 — Political party from 1970s Italy praised for abandoning orthodox Marxism for Gramscian cultural politics, building socia...

Antonio Gramsci (person) 1 — Marxist theorist whose cultural politics approach was adopted by the Italian Communist Party in the 1970s, focusing on c...

Above Top Secret forums (place) 1 — Online conspiracy theory forums where user spent adolescence learning about Epstein and Maxwell before it became mainstr...

Troll Co (concept) 1 — Blue collar clothing brand known for the slogan 'Dirty Hands, Clean Money' and associated with right-wing culture

One Nation (concept) 1 — Australian political party running on anti-immigration platform that has gained significant support according to recent ...

Pauline Hanson (person) 1 — Leader of One Nation party in Australia, known for anti-immigration stance

Logan (place) 1 — One of the poorer Australian cities referenced as experiencing demographic changes due to immigration

Gina Rinehart (person) 1 — Australian mining magnate mentioned as donor to One Nation party

r/brisbane (place) 1 — Australian subreddit where poster was banned and called a Nazi for discussing immigration

CU Boulder (place) 1 — University campus where impromptu block party/riot occurred, with subreddit users encouraging reporting of students

Cannibal Holocaust (film) 1 — Extreme horror film used as retaliatory viewing after being forced to watch Bridgerton

The Art of Loving (book) 1 — Erich Fromm's classic work exploring love in all its aspects, arguing that love demands practice, concentration, insight...

Capitalism and Desire (book) 1 — Todd McGowan's book bringing together Lacanian psychoanalysis and Hegelian philosophy to analyze capitalism's parasitic ...

The Power of Now (book) 1 — Eckhart Tolle's polarizing introduction to spirituality teaching presence and mindfulness, described as either very help...

On Love (book) 1 — Short book by Buddhist monk Ajahn Jayasaro challenging Western conceptions of love and exploring the difference between ...

Ajahn Jayasaro (person) 1 — Buddhist monk and author of On Love, teaching about the nature of love and attachment