Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Spencer's Gifts (place) 1 — A mall retail chain referenced as emblematic of embarrassing gamer/anime culture that has been normalized across America

UT (place) 1 — University of Texas, referenced as a school where upwardly mobile Mexican-American students contribute to society

West Point (place) 1 — U.S. military academy where a student suffered a traumatic brain injury during a violent pillow fight

Hearthstone (concept) 1 — Video game that a West Point dropout streams on Twitch to no audience after suffering a traumatic brain injury

Morbius (film) 1 — A Marvel superhero film discussed as being only marginally worse than other formulaic Marvel movies.

Desus and Mero (film) 1 — A show mentioned as reminding the poster of Obama's existence.

Isaac Newton (person) 1 — Historical scientist discussed as having died a virgin, described as a freak who ate mercury and was an incel rather tha...

Bogota (place) 1 — Colombian city referenced in context of passport bros and exploitative dating dynamics with local women.

Brigitte Macron (person) 1 — French First Lady who is subject of conspiracy theories promoted by Candace Owens claiming she is trans and Emmanuel Mac...

PriceChopper (place) 1 — Grocery store chain where an awkward interaction between the poster and zoomer employees took place.

Pathological Victimization (concept) 1 — Behavioral pattern discussed as an epidemic among women who constantly seek attention and validation through embellished...

POC Solidarity (concept) 1 — Concept of unity among racial minorities that is characterized as artificial and contradicted by actual inter-minority r...

ECMO (concept) 1 — Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a life support treatment used for severe heart and lung failure with low survival r...

Myocarditis (concept) 1 — Inflammation of the heart muscle believed to have caused severe heart failure in a viral infection case

Sepsis (concept) 1 — Life-threatening condition mentioned in connection with a young woman's death from heart failure while another patient s...

r/WomenAreNotIntoMen (place) 1 — Subreddit described as a bizarre meeting point where incels and misandrists accidentally agree on the same premise from ...

Jean Lorrain (person) 1 — Literary critic who publicly accused Marcel Proust of being gay in 1897 and dueled him, with both gay men missing their ...

Annamarie Tendler (person) 1 — John Mulaney's ex-wife releasing a tell-all memoir, described as like an Anthropologie mannequin who is super passive ag...

Olivia Munn (person) 1 — Person associated with John Mulaney whom the poster refuses to learn about

Anthropologie (place) 1 — Retail store used as metaphor for Annamarie Tendler's aesthetic and personality

MLB.TV (place) 1 — Streaming service for Major League Baseball that blacks out local team games and has technical issues with its commercia...

Mohammed Atta (person) 1 — Mastermind behind 9/11 who lived in Hollywood, Florida, the same area where Israeli art students clustered

Hollywood, Florida (place) 1 — City where both Israeli art students and 9/11 mastermind Mohammed Atta were based before the attacks

LiveNation-Ticketmaster (place) 1 — Ticketing monopoly accused of working with Taylor Swift to price gouge fans during the Eras tour

Summer of Love (concept) 1 — Reference to the summer of 2020 and its heightened emotional climate around social justice issues

Tua Tagovailoa (person) 1 — Miami Dolphins quarterback who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being rushed back from a suspected concussion, ra...

Roger Goodell (person) 1 — NFL commissioner who was in attendance at the game where Tua Tagovailoa suffered his traumatic brain injury.

NFLPA (concept) 1 — The union representing NFL players that launched an investigation into malpractice after Tua Tagovailoa's injury.

Second Impact Syndrome (concept) 1 — A potentially fatal condition that can occur when someone gets two concussions in a couple days due to continuous swelli...

Hardee's (place) 1 — Fast food restaurant chain where a customer had the cops called on them for eating in the parking lot after closing.

Sinn Féin (concept) 1 — Irish political party mentioned as potentially unable to deal with immigration-related tensions despite public desire fo...

Souls of Mischief (album) 1 — Hip-hop group referenced for their track '93 'Til Infinity' featured in a Los Angeles-themed video.

slavery (concept) 1 — Historical institution of American slavery discussed as being downplayed in comparison to Holocaust remembrance.

Diamond District (place) 1 — New York jewelry district known for its devoutly religious yet street-culture-fluent jewelers who balance entrepreneursh...

Ancient History (concept) 1 — Historical study described as a meditative practice that reveals the ephemeral nature of contemporary concerns

Old El Paso (place) 1 — Food brand noted as popular among white families for taco night meals

Stouffer's (place) 1 — Frozen dinner brand popular among less wealthy white grocery customers

B-theory of time (concept) 1 — Physicalist theory of time discussed in relation to consciousness and fear of death

Intergenerational trauma (concept) 1 — Psychological concept of inherited trauma questioned as potentially inauthentic

Mansa Musa (person) 1 — Historical African ruler suggested as subject for prestige cinema

Mali Empire (place) 1 — Historical African empire suggested as worthy subject for prestige cinema

Songhai Empire (place) 1 — Historical African empire suggested as worthy subject for prestige cinema

Great Zimbabwe (place) 1 — Historical African civilization suggested as worthy subject for prestige cinema

iPad kids (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon of children raised on tablets, discussed as depressing manifestation of consumer culture

Georgia Meloni (person) 1 — Italian Prime Minister cited as example of how far-right politicians in modern Europe have limited ability to enact sign...

Eurozone (concept) 1 — European monetary union mentioned as potentially under threat from far-right governance

Sierra Nevadas (place) 1 — Mountain range in California used as example of absurd luxury lifestyle depicted in car commercials

Wagnerian (concept) 1 — Reference to Richard Wagner used to describe pre-WWII Germany's epic and passionate nationalist ambitions

Bluebeard (book) 1 — A fairy tale referenced in comparison to AI boyfriends, where the secret room is replaced with a server warehouse.

Angola (place) 1 — African country referenced as being safer to travel to than France, in context of asylum seekers being accepted by a lib...