Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Perry Caravello (person) 1 — Subject of the prank film Windy City Heat, described as egotistical, gullible, and unsympathetic.

Carson Daly (person) 1 — Television host mentioned in the Windy City Heat prank as competition for the fake movie role.

Nerd Pride (concept) 1 — A cultural shift toward mainstream acceptance and celebration of traditionally nerdy interests like video games, Star Wa...

Second City (place) 1 — A famous comedy and improv venue in Chicago criticized for telling the audience when to clap during performances.

New Left (concept) 1 — A political movement focused on individual liberation that is argued to have damaged American political culture by alien...

Barbour (place) 1 — British clothing brand criticized for selling polyester blend peacoats instead of traditional materials.

Club Monaco (place) 1 — Clothing retailer criticized for selling polyester blend peacoats instead of pure natural fibers.

Brooks Brothers (place) 1 — Traditional American clothing retailer criticized for selling polyester blend peacoats instead of pure wool.

Surrey (place) 1 — Wealthy English county mentioned as location of an expensive street where a university girlfriend's family lived.

Freedom Writers (film) 1 — Film suggested as possible influence on English teachers viewing their job as promoting social activism.

Solar Power (album) 1 — Lorde's third studio album described by her as a celebration of the natural world with a pretentious rollout.

Guitar Wolf (person) 1 — Japanese rock band described as 'the world's loudest rock band' featured in Wild Zero.

Harold Lloyd (person) 1 — Silent film star known for dangling off a clock who successfully transitioned to sound films with The Milky Way.

The Milky Way (film) 1 — 1936 screwball comedy starring Harold Lloyd about a milkman who accidentally becomes a boxing celebrity.

Danny Kaye (person) 1 — Actor who starred in a musical remake of The Milky Way.

Kenya Boy (film) 1 — 1984 Nobuhiko Obayashi film described as an insane acid trip featuring dinosaurs, atomic bombs, and pulp jungle fiction ...

Neo-Dada (concept) 1 — A heavily self-referential and memetic art movement cited as dominating contemporary internet art scenes with detached, ...

Ms. 45 (film) 1 — A film referenced by a user describing their rage over pigeon killings in their neighborhood, invoking being "ms 45 pill...

Intelligent Design (concept) 1 — A theological concept mocked by a user frustrated with the imperfect design of the human body, specifically eyelashes th...

Beefeater (concept) 1 — A gin brand mentioned as the drink of choice for an elderly grandmother engaging in woke racial profiling

Andrew Lloyd Webber (person) 1 — A theater composer speculated as a potential scandal target whose audience would care significantly about any controvers...

Andrew W.K. (person) 1 — A musician described as potentially having a neurotic dark side that weird niche celebrities can develop

Andrew Dice Clay (person) 1 — A comedian described as almost certainly cancel-proof despite probably having done a lot of questionable things

Andrew Luck (person) 1 — A football player described as seeming like a nice, down to earth guy whom the poster hopes doesn't become embroiled in ...

LDS (concept) 1 — The Latter-day Saints (Mormon church) referenced in context of their moral tyranny over alcohol consumption in Salt Lake...

Deseret (place) 1 — The Mormon name for Utah, referenced in the context of drinking alcohol in defiance of LDS moral authority

Little Nicky (film) 1 — A 2000 Adam Sandler comedy film featuring a scene with Hitler in a maid's outfit being keistered with a pineapple, descr...

Madvillainy (album) 1 — A critically acclaimed hip hop album that white fans praise but which absolutely zero real life black people listen to, ...

Veteran (album) 1 — A hip hop album praised by white critics but not listened to by black audiences, exemplifying a racial disconnect in hip...

Atrocity Exhibition (album) 1 — A hip hop album that white fans champion but which black audiences don't connect with, illustrating a racial divide in h...

The Heart Pt.5 (album) 1 — A Kendrick Lamar song where he expressed frustration that the black community didn't connect with To Pimp a Butterfly

AOTY (place) 1 — Album of the Year, a music review website where white hip hop fans discuss critically acclaimed albums that black audien...

Gordon Gekko (person) 1 — Character from Wall Street used as archetype for older male mentors in finance and male-dominated industries

Bud Fox (person) 1 — Character from Wall Street representing the young apprentice in male mentorship relationships

Hattori Hanzo (person) 1 — Referenced as an Eastern cultural example of the master-apprentice relationship in traditional crafts

Master-Apprentice Relationship (concept) 1 — A pattern of mentorship in male-dominated industries where older men spontaneously mentor younger men, observed across c...

Transcendental State (concept) 1 — A belief in states of existence more valuable than material comfort, historically found in art, religion, and philosophy...

Jenna Coleman (person) 1 — Actress described as one of the most beautiful women of all time

Miami-Dade (place) 1 — Florida county with Cuban population used to illustrate diversity within Latino communities

CPI (Consumer Price Index) (concept) 1 — Economic measure that federal minimum wage should be tied to according to democratic policy proposals

Saying Grace (concept) 1 — Pre-meal ritual described as transforming eating into a sublime aesthetic experience and fostering gratitude

Minoxidil (concept) 1 — Hair loss treatment recommended by physicians that dramatically improved appearance and confidence

r/bald (place) 1 — Reddit community criticized for encouraging young men to shave their heads prematurely

Comic Sans (concept) 1 — Typeface used in a suicide note, adding to the disturbing nature of the document

Dubaiverse (concept) 1 — A cultural paradigm characterized by hyper-individualization, AI slop, and the absence of moral compass that replaced wo...

Western humanism (concept) 1 — Philosophical tradition described as dying, with wokeness being its death rattle before cultural oblivion

r/reddit.com (place) 1 — Early Reddit community referenced nostalgically as part of aging Redditor's confession circa 2004

r/nsfw (place) 1 — NSFW Reddit community referenced as part of early Reddit culture from 2005-2010

r/music (place) 1 — Music Reddit community where the author 'checked out bands' as part of Reddit history

Pro-ana (concept) 1 — Online communities promoting anorexia, compared to looksmaxxing in their approach to self-harm and body criticism