Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Imperator (film) 1 — Game referenced as something real Roman Empire enthusiasts would have played

Prince Emanuele Filiberto (person) 1 — Italian prince and failson who became a TV personality and led European royal families in promoting a failed video game ...

The Royal Land (film) 1 — Failed MMO RPG video game promoted by European fallen royal families, featuring AI-generated content and terrible produc...

Murder She Wrote (film) 1 — Classic television show referenced as an example of quieter, less overstimulating media content

Last Podcast on the Left (album) 1 — True crime podcast criticized for its irreverent, humorous treatment of serious violent crimes

ASU (place) 1 — Arizona State University, referenced as a source of class anxiety when one friend gets in while another goes to communit...

r/hinge (place) 1 — Reddit community for the dating app Hinge, where users discuss dating profiles and are critiqued for lack of style

Vanuatu (place) 1 — Pacific island nation described as much more welcoming to tourists than Hawaii despite visitors being racial minorities

John Woo (person) 1 — Hong Kong action film director, referenced as the kind of filmmaker watched by aimless underachieving men

Engagement Culture (concept) 1 — The phenomenon of reducing serious events and human suffering into content for online interaction and clicks

ZIRP (concept) 1 — Zero Interest Rate Policy, referenced in context of government policies that enriched Boomers through inflated home valu...

Lemony Snicket (person) 1 — Pen name of Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events who is argued to not get enough credit as a childre...

The Grim Grotto (book) 1 — One book in A Series of Unfortunate Events that the poster returns to as a comforting read during difficult times

The Hostile Hospital (book) 1 — One book in A Series of Unfortunate Events that the poster returns to as a comforting read during difficult times

Jewelers Building (place) 1 — Gothic highrise building in Chicago featured in a photo essay of Gothic architecture

Cathedral of Learning (place) 1 — Gothic highrise building in Pittsburgh featured in a photo essay of Gothic architecture

Woolworth Building (place) 1 — Gothic highrise building in New York City featured in a photo essay of Gothic architecture

General Electric Building (place) 1 — Gothic highrise building in New York City featured in a photo essay of Gothic architecture

r/SaveAFoxSnark (place) 1 — A snark subreddit accused of driving a woman to suicide, characterized as kiwifarms for theatre kids

Diet Pepsi (concept) 1 — Diet soft drink that was part of an unhealthy daily diet described in a post about neglecting health

r/geopolitics (place) 1 — Subreddit referenced as the source of serious debate nerds invading Red Scare discussions about Israel/Palestine

Lane Pryce (person) 1 — Mad Men character whose suicide is referenced as an example of extreme workplace pressure and family provider stress

The Deftones (album) 1 — Alternative metal band stereotypically associated with non-binary leftist aesthetics and goth culture.

North of England (place) 1 — Working-class region characterized by dying towns and substandard comprehensive schools where education is less valued t...

Eton (place) 1 — Elite British public school representing the traditional upper-class establishment, characterized as an endangered speci...

Harrow (place) 1 — Elite British public school representing traditional upper-class establishment alongside Eton.

Class Divide (concept) 1 — Social stratification particularly visible in British universities where working-class students encounter the cultural w...

Cultural Wealth (concept) 1 — Non-material advantages of professional classes including early knowledge of educational paths, networking, valued extra...

Pat Bateman (person) 1 — Fictional character from American Psycho referenced in the context of creative gay satire about cruising at Equinox gyms...

Boy Mom (concept) 1 — Term for mothers who have inappropriate, emotionally incestuous relationships with their sons characterized by extreme a...

The Legend of Zelda (album) 1 — Video game series stereotypically associated with American trans women who are characterized as nerdy gamers.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (album) 1 — Video game referenced as part of stereotypical nerdy male interests in contrast to Brazilian trans femininity.

StarFox (album) 1 — Video game series referenced as an obsessive interest of stereotypical nerdy boys who later become trans women in Americ...

Kosher Right (concept) 1 — Term for pro-Israel conservatives who foster racial tensions and violent rhetoric but object to anti-semitism when it th...

Native American Reservations (place) 1 — Territories in the United States characterized by deprivation and poverty, particularly concentrated in states like Okla...

Mr. Rogers (person) 1 — Children's television personality whose wholesome image was invoked as comparison to Biden's public persona.

Jim Jordan (person) 1 — Republican politician compared to Biden's earlier political persona as a brash, loudmouth politician.

Cary Fukunaga (person) 1 — Director of True Detective season 1 who reportedly fell off due to sexpest activities.

DSM-6 (concept) 1 — The anticipated sixth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, with concerns about how it w...

LOONA (album) 1 — A K-pop group whose stans were known for posting fancams with the caption 'Well maybe if they stanned LOONA' in response...

Tan France (person) 1 — Queer Eye fashion expert criticized for having horrific taste.

Bobby Berk (person) 1 — Queer Eye interior designer criticized for doing the same style for every person's house.

Karamo Brown (person) 1 — Queer Eye culture expert described as a sociopath.

Midwit (concept) 1 — Term for people who adopt surface-level contrarian opinions without genuinely engaging with complex intellectual traditi...

Meme Knowledge (concept) 1 — Phenomenon of people adopting extreme political or intellectual positions based solely on shallow internet content like ...

Khalistan movement (concept) 1 — Punjabi Sikh separatist movement mentioned in context of testing a politically disengaged Indian boyfriend's reactions.

Runaway (album) 1 — Kanye West song known for its 2010 VMA performance that was removed from YouTube.

DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) (film) 1 — Arcade rhythm game played during a date that turned out to involve a trans person.

Impractical Jokers (film) 1 — Comedy TV show referenced to describe a date who wore earbuds the entire time.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (concept) 1 — Medical condition involving painful boils that Karl Marx suffered from, diagnosed posthumously by physicians.