Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

American Eagle Outfitters (place) 1 — Jewish-founded clothing company that ran a controversial jeans advertisement featuring Sydney Sweeney.

South African apartheid (concept) 1 — Historical racial segregation system referenced by a professor who lived through it and now must deal with students comi...

Rogaine (concept) 1 — A hair loss treatment medication that may not be suitable for people with certain heart conditions.

Suki Waterhouse (person) 1 — An actress and model mentioned as a hypothetical better match for Adam Friedland.

Chik-Fil-A (place) 1 — Fast food restaurant chain that requires employees to say 'My Pleasure!' as part of customer service script.

Yasin Genghis (person) 1 — An obese viral content creator in Turkey and the Gulf States who shakes his belly to skibidi-bop songs.

Czn Burak (person) 1 — A viral kebab shop owner who smiles at the camera while chopping meat and creates content popular with disabled people a...

Gulf States (place) 1 — Region where viral content featuring belly-shaking and basic food challenges becomes extremely popular, reflecting a par...

Skidrow (place) 1 — Los Angeles neighborhood known for homelessness and drug activity, allegedly where Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber bought...

Sanseito (concept) 1 — Japanese anti-immigrant political party that gained votes in upper house elections despite Japan having virtually no imm...

salwar kameez (concept) 1 — Traditional Indian clothing mentioned as example of cultural integration when an American girl moved to India with her h...

roti (concept) 1 — Traditional Indian flatbread mentioned as part of cultural integration example.

Shanti De Corte (person) 1 — Brussels bombing survivor who died by euthanasia at age 23 due to PTSD from the 2016 terrorist attack.

Limmy (person) 1 — Twitch streamer described as the only exception to the rule that Twitch streamers are losers.

Thaiboy Digital (person) 1 — Musician whose work is played during late-night 'goblin mode' sessions alongside Swans and Aphex Twin.

Karlie Kloss (person) 1 — Model mentioned as having dated Taylor Swift in a joke about their allegedly sexless relationship.

In Search of Lost Time (book) 1 — Proust's novel used as example of something too long for a gnat to read, contrasted with TikTok's 25-second videos.

Bill Wilson (person) 1 — The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous who was denied a final drink on his deathbed by his family concerned about protectin...

Alaska Airlines (place) 1 — An airline that became the subject of an SNL sketch about a door malfunction that was actually Boeing's fault, allegedly...

Francophilia (concept) 1 — Cultural appreciation for France that has declined in American culture, replaced by philistinism

Sanist (concept) 1 — Term used in anarchist online spaces to describe language considered offensive to mentally ill people, such as the word ...

Rest in power (concept) 1 — Modern neologism used for the dead that the poster considers offensive and disrespectful compared to traditional condole...

CCR (album) 1 — American band mentioned favorably but considered inferior to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys

WASP supremacy (concept) 1 — American cultural dominance that the poster suggests was killed off alongside other European cultures

Artie Lange (person) 1 — Comedian mentioned by Scumbag Vinny as someone he spent time with during his entertainment career

r/therewasanattempt (place) 1 — A Reddit subreddit that featured a controversial post showing sexual assault via booby-trapped bike seat

Hip dips (concept) 1 — A female body insecurity regarding the natural indentation between hip and thigh bones, discussed as part of schizo blac...

Negative canthal tilt (concept) 1 — A blackpill/incel concept about eye shape used to compare male and female body insecurities

Cashless society (concept) 1 — The elimination of cash transactions in favor of digital payments, criticized as removing humanity and adding hidden fee...

David versus Goliath (concept) 1 — Biblical narrative of underdog versus oppressor used to describe Zionist defense mechanisms in oppressor/oppressed disco...

Vril (concept) 1 — Esoteric far-right concept referenced in connection with young people posting extremist content under their real names

Baron Harkonnen (person) 1 — Fictional character from Dune, invoked as comparison for Elon Musk's physical appearance

Davenport, Iowa (place) 1 — City where the author witnessed a fatal shooting in January 2020

Ballerina Farms (person) 1 — Tradwife influencer cited as peak of the trend, revealed to be married to a billionaire

South Shore (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood where a controversial ICE raid took place in 2025

WGN-TV (place) 1 — Television station whose employee was arrested by ICE, referenced as symbol of authoritarian overreach

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (book) 1 — Book on California Department of Education's reading list, criticized as 'woke idpol tripe' replacing canonical literatu...

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark (book) 1 — Book about Ruth Bader Ginsburg on California Department of Education's reading list, criticized as replacing canonical l...

Hawthorne (person) 1 — Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist, cited as absent from California's new reading list

Ellison (person) 1 — Ralph Ellison, American novelist, cited as absent from California's new reading list

Bronte (person) 1 — The Brontë sisters, canonical novelists, noted as absent from California's new reading list

Steinbeck (person) 1 — John Steinbeck, American novelist, noted as absent from California's new reading list

California Dept. of Education (place) 1 — State education department criticized for creating a reading list focused on recent identity politics literature instead...

Sleep Cycle (concept) 1 — Sleep tracking app that gamifies sleep quality with percentage scores and metrics.

Screen Time (concept) 1 — iPhone feature that tracks and gamifies phone usage with percentage comparisons to previous weeks.

Runaway Horses (book) 1 — A book by Yukio Mishima that a Tokyo shopkeeper refused to sell, treating it with extreme aversion and warning.

Necronomicon (concept) 1 — Fictional forbidden grimoire used as comparison for how a Tokyo shopkeeper reacted to a request for a Mishima book.

Cat Scratch Fever (concept) 1 — Bacterial infection transmitted through cat bites that caused fatal septic shock and organ failure in the poster's mothe...

Virginia Slims (concept) 1 — A brand of cigarettes mentioned in an anecdote about Anna from the Red Scare podcast trying to look cool while smoking t...

Columbia Pictures (concept) 1 — Film studio referenced for its logo intro featuring a woman with a torch, discussed as a source of enjoyment when variat...