Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Black Death (concept) 1 — Historical plague used as hyperbolic comparison for the negative societal impact of dating apps

Uno (concept) 1 — Simple card game presented as preferable alternative to complex modern board games

St. John the Baptist (person) 1 — Biblical figure cited as an example of religious mystics who lived ascetically, contrasted with modern obsession with mo...

American Individualism (concept) 1 — A cultural trait characterized by obsessive narrativization of personal struggle and triumph, tied to inability to see o...

Fatman Scoop (person) 1 — Hip-hop artist whose loud music in Melbourne bars is mentioned as an impediment to conversation.

Crater Lake (place) 1 — A notable natural landmark in Oregon that airline pilots no longer point out during flights, symbolizing a loss of class...

Ja Rule (person) 1 — Rapper referenced in a discussion about the difference between celebrity infidelity and polyamory.

r/Hunting (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit where posts featuring Black hunters receive disproportionately high upvotes.

r/Fishing (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit showing similar patterns to r/Hunting regarding posts featuring Black Americans.

Range Rover (concept) 1 — Luxury vehicle brand associated with young real estate agents posting about status symbols.

Kodiak, Alaska (place) 1 — Remote location where Pitbull performed after 4chan users trolled an online poll for concert locations

No Lives Matter (concept) 1 — Extremist zoomer group engaged in child exploitation, sextortion, and terrorism with nihilistic ideology

Béla Bartók (person) 1 — Hungarian composer described as probably the most important composer of the 20th century

Béla Tarr (person) 1 — Hungarian filmmaker described as Tarkovsky's heir

Georg Lukács (person) 1 — Hungarian Marxist philosopher mentioned among Hungary's important intellectual figures

László Moholy-Nagy (person) 1 — Hungarian artist and photographer mentioned among Hungary's important cultural figures

André Kertész (person) 1 — Hungarian photographer mentioned among Hungary's massively important cultural figures

Linda Blair (person) 1 — Actress mentioned in context of inappropriate sexualized images posted on r/OldSchoolCool

Rick James (person) 1 — Musician mentioned in context of inappropriate sexualized images posted on r/OldSchoolCool

Bobby Kelly (person) 1 — Comedian who, in a podcast conversation, credited Nick Mullen rather than Stav for Stav's success

Bimbofication (concept) 1 — Beauty trend toward highly exaggerated feminine features that mimics trans femininity

Matt Rife (person) 1 — Celebrity referenced for having a notably large chin, used as comparison for plastic surgery effects

Blue Cross Blue Shield (place) 1 — Healthcare insurance company that removed leadership information from its website following the United Healthcare CEO sh...

CVS Health (place) 1 — Healthcare company that removed leadership information from its website following the United Healthcare CEO shooting

Mary Shelley Step On Me (person) 1 — A figure referenced as essential knowledge for Red Scare podcast subreddit membership

Coinbase (place) 1 — Cryptocurrency company featured in advertisements during a U.S. military parade criticized for being cheap and styleless

Israeli Prison Service (place) 1 — Israeli government agency that posted video of soldiers raiding Palestinian detention cells for expressing joy during ro...

Masada unit (place) 1 — Elite Israeli prison service unit that raided Palestinian detention cells for expressions of joy

Augusto Pinochet (person) 1 — Chilean dictator invoked as comparison for Trump's suggestion to use military against civilians in Chicago

Jiffy Lube (place) 1 — Auto service chain used as comparison point for the types of workers actually found in the restaurant industry

Edith Wilson (person) 1 — First Lady who took over presidential duties during Woodrow Wilson's illness, referenced in comparison to Jill Biden's r...

Beau Biden (person) 1 — Joe Biden's deceased son who died from cancer, remembered as Biden's 'golden child' who would have continued his legacy

I_rape_cats (person) 1 — Reddit power user from old Reddit mentioned as part of authentic cringe culture.

gallowboob (person) 1 — Reddit power user from old Reddit mentioned as part of authentic cringe culture.

AdviceAnimals (place) 1 — A Reddit subreddit that was one of the biggest on the site during old Reddit culture.

Richard Ward (person) 1 — A person shot and killed by police outside his brother's middle school, with the case covered up for a year.

Mike Dean (person) 1 — Music producer associated with Kanye West, criticized for his synth work in Sam Levinson productions.

Coalition on Homelessness (concept) 1 — Organization that stops homeless tent clean ups, criticized for conflicting with walkable city advocacy.

Lulus (place) 1 — Online fashion retailer where aging millennials allegedly bought clothes ten years ago that they still wear

Soon Yi Previn (person) 1 — Woman discussed as example of someone who infantilizes men to excuse predatory behavior while holding women to high stan...

Elizabeth Smart (person) 1 — Kidnapping victim from approximately 20 years ago whose case received significant media attention unlike most human traf...

Hunter X Hunter (film) 1 — Anime show that a man showed his date after sex, featuring a clown character he had tattooed on his back

Joe Perry (person) 1 — Musician that a skinny white anime fan with a large back tattoo resembled

Deterritorializing gender in Sydney's breakdancing scene: a B-girl's experience of B-boying (book) 1 — A postmodernist graduate thesis by Olympic breakdancer Raygun that became notorious for academic jargon.

Fat Mike (person) 1 — Frontman of NOFX who allegedly got the author kicked off YouTube after a parody video featuring a fabricated story about...

K2 (place) 1 — A mountain referenced as a more challenging alternative to Mount Everest for those seeking a genuine climbing achievemen...

Sharon Tate (person) 1 — American actress born January 24, 1943, commemorated in the subreddit for her birthday.

Strawberry Fields (place) 1 — Memorial area in Central Park where young women were overheard complaining about expenses despite wearing expensive clot...

Black Thought (person) 1 — Rapper criticized for promoting Afrocentric views and black nationalism, including references to ancient Egypt and claim...

Killer Mike (person) 1 — Rapper criticized alongside Black Thought for promoting Afrocentric views and black nationalism in his music.