Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

BJP (concept) 1 — Indian political party that Tulsi Gabbard may have ties to through her Hindu cult connections.

Peter Mandelson (person) 1 — British Labour Party politician described as one of the most poisonous members of the Labour right

The Sublime Object of Ideology (book) 1 — Book containing a Hegelian joke about a Pole and a Jew illustrating how truth arises from misrecognition, cited in discu...

Gerald Ratner (person) 1 — Jeweler who infamously called his own products crap in a speech, causing £500m to be wiped off company value and losing ...

The Big Other (concept) 1 — Lacanian/Žižekian concept of collective symbolic fiction that was revealed regarding Dogecoin when Elon Musk admitted it...

Redbubble (place) 1 — Online marketplace for stickers and designs, referenced as the source aesthetic for bad white women's tattoos

PRIME (concept) 1 — Sports drink brand consumed by a child with an extremely limited processed food diet.

r/fivethirtyeight (place) 1 — Subreddit that should be focused on data science and polling but instead is filled with partisan political humor posters...

Lakeview (place) 1 — Neighborhood in Chicago mentioned as area dominated by Big 10 school alumni social bubbles.

Young Americans for Freedom (concept) 1 — Conservative student organization that was allegedly coddled by a university despite threats from its Republican club pr...

Rand Paul (person) 1 — U.S. Senator whose complaints about mobs were contrasted with AOC's more effective vulnerability performance

The Snow Leopard (book) 1 — Book by Peter Matthiessen about conservation that a poster was reading at a bar when an old codger struck up a conversat...

Peter Matthiessen (person) 1 — Author of The Snow Leopard who once went on a hunting trip in South Africa and is discussed in connection with conservat...

Asma al-Assad (person) 1 — Assad's wife with whom he allegedly discussed opening an ophthalmology clinic

Tass (place) 1 — Russian news agency that reported Assad landing in Moscow

Non-Binary (concept) 1 — Gender identity outside the male-female binary that a poster finds confusing despite being accepting of it, contrasting ...

r/wowthanksimcured (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit that has become an echo chamber discouraging self-improvement and promoting learned helplessness

Paradox Strategy Games (concept) 1 — War games associated with far-right Reddit users who post race stats and comment negatively about women

r/cripplingalcoholism (place) 1 — Educational Reddit subreddit about dealing with hangovers, withdrawal, and vitamin needs for alcoholics that went privat...

Lion King (film) 1 — Disney film referenced as an example of talented directors wasting time on corporate franchises

Vigilante justice (concept) 1 — A contested concept discussed in the context of the United Healthcare CEO assassination and differing moral views on vio...

Brampton (place) 1 — A city in Canada discussed in the context of sexual assault concerns involving Indian-Canadian men

Robert Baden-Powell (person) 1 — British military figure and founder of the Scout movement, used as a reference point for GeoWizard's persona

Theodoric (person) 1 — Historical leader of the Ostrogoths, mentioned as an obscure figure despite the lasting legacy of Gothic culture

Geiseric (person) 1 — Historical leader of the Vandals, mentioned as an obscure figure despite the lasting linguistic legacy of vandalism

Godomar (person) 1 — Historical leader of the Burgundians, mentioned as an obscure figure despite Burgundy's lasting cultural presence

East Germanic kingdoms (concept) 1 — Historical kingdoms (Goths, Vandals, Burgundians) whose names became common words in modern English

Dispensationalism (concept) 1 — A theological framework booming among working class Latin Americans that promotes identification with the modern state o...

Anti-Wokeness (concept) 1 — A cultural backlash against political correctness that may become as performative and cringe as woke culture itself thro...

Sha'Carri Richardson (person) 1 — 21-year-old athlete who faced consequences after smoking marijuana following her mother's death

Emily Blunt (person) 1 — Actress married to John Krasinski, referenced as his biggest accomplishment outside The Office

Joshua Weissman (person) 1 — Cooking YouTuber whose appearance makes the poster physically nauseous in an irrational way

Ahmed the Clock Kid (person) 1 — Young person who gained media attention for bringing a clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb, fondly remembered a...

Renée Nicole Good (person) 1 — Poet and author of 'On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs,' exploring tensions between faith and scientific knowledge

Qur'an (book) 1 — Islamic scripture referenced alongside Bible and Bhagavad Gita as religious texts that once offered comfort but are now ...

Death Wish (film) 1 — Referenced as an example of vigilante execution in the context of the Jordan Neely incident

Wayne Hsiung (person) 1 — An animal rights activist spearheading a movement of provocative disobedience by rescuing dying farm animals and buildin...

CAFOs (concept) 1 — Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations discussed in the context of animal rights activism and modern factory farming con...

Vipassana meditation (concept) 1 — A Buddhist meditation practice that became a fad in communist circles, cited as evidence of their lack of seriousness ab...

Humbert (person) 1 — Predatory protagonist of Lolita who some claim is mistakenly romanticized by male readers

Cuties (film) 1 — Controversial 2020 French film directed by a woman critiquing beauty pageant culture that was widely misunderstood as pr...

Woke Mind Virus (concept) 1 — Conservative talking point about progressive ideology that continues to be invoked even after many progressive cultural ...

Stony Brook University (place) 1 — New York state university contrasted with Ivy League schools in a discussion about college admissions disparities.

Ableton Live Suite (concept) 1 — Music production software cited as example of expensive but worthwhile investment that can redirect time away from phone...

DXM (concept) 1 — Dextromethorphan, a dissociative drug referenced in story about friend compulsively recording their drug experience for ...

Kaitlyn Bennett (person) 1 — Internet personality referenced in comparison to an embarrassing bathroom incident

Samsung Galaxy Note S7 (concept) 1 — Phone model jokingly blamed for Matt Christman's medical emergency

Book of Life (concept) 1 — Biblical or religious concept referenced in the context of subreddit moderator drama

Ravensburger (place) 1 — Puzzle manufacturer referenced when a teacher compares the view of snowy mountains to a difficult puzzle.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (film) 1 — Film referenced for Leonardo DiCaprio's character's behavior to describe someone's odd mannerisms.