Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Todd Rokita (person) 1 — Indiana Attorney General who threatened to charge the doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim, lat...

Jesse Watters (person) 1 — Fox News host who provided a platform for Indiana AG Todd Rokita to threaten legal action against an abortion provider.

National Right to Life (concept) 1 — Anti-abortion organization whose lawyer commented that a 10-year-old rape victim should have been forced to carry the pr...

American Psychiatric Association (place) 1 — Professional organization criticized for merging Asperger's diagnosis into the autism spectrum, allegedly conflating con...

Penelope (person) 1 — Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology, used as metaphor for women who wait for high-value men while ignoring other suitors...

Vagaro (place) 1 — Service booking platform criticized as example of forced account creation for simple transactions.

Born a Crime (book) 1 — Trevor Noah's memoir that was used as required reading in high schools, criticized as representative of declining litera...

Midnights (album) 1 — Taylor Swift album criticized for winning a Grammy over Lana Del Rey's 'Ocean Blvd' despite being mediocre

Lewis Capaldi (person) 1 — Scottish singer-songwriter whose music was described as 'ubiquitous chintzy background music' at retail stores

Post-Racial Populism (concept) 1 — A political messaging approach that avoids discussion of identity and privilege politics, contrasting with the previous ...

Sierra National Forest (place) 1 — Location of a fatal hiking tragedy involving a tech worker and his family who died from heat exposure

AllTrails (place) 1 — Hiking map app platform that was likely used by Jonathan Gerrish to plan the fatal hike that killed his family

Ms. Honey (person) 1 — Character referenced as someone elementary school children look up to their teacher as.

Tea app (concept) 1 — Dating or verification app that was hacked, with users' driver's license photos leaked on 4chan.

Cowboy Carter (album) 1 — Beyoncé album that sparked discourse about the origins of country music

Mesopotamia (place) 1 — Ancient civilization referenced in satirical hypothetical about Red Scare podcast opposing the invention of the wheel

Enki (concept) 1 — Mesopotamian god of wisdom referenced in satirical Red Scare dialogue

Anna Sebastian Perayil (person) 1 — 27-year-old Indian worker who died from work stress at EY consulting firm

EY (place) 1 — Consulting firm in India where a young employee died from work stress

MIT School of Psychology (place) 1 — Fictional institution referenced in satirical claim that Red Scare was a social experiment

Theon Greyjoy (person) 1 — Game of Thrones character referenced for his castration in discussion of pitbull attack

Bumble BFF (concept) 1 — Friend-finding feature on dating app discussed in context of loneliness epidemic

Delta (place) 1 — Airline whose employees suspected sex trafficking based on passenger's distressed appearance

Avicii (person) 1 — EDM musician whose music is associated with early 2010s nostalgia

Fireball (concept) 1 — Cinnamon whiskey drink referenced as 2010s cultural artifact

Western North Carolina (place) 1 — Region devastated by a major storm that created post-apocalyptic conditions with no power, plumbing, or communications i...

Empire State Building (place) 1 — Iconic New York landmark cited as an example of excessive celebrity worship around Taylor Swift.

Tim Walz (person) 1 — Political figure who passed progressive legislation including universal school lunches, paid family leave, and banned PF...

Al Smith Dinner (place) 1 — Formal event that caters to elite figures, mentioned in the context of Trump's attendance.

Mount Everest (place) 1 — Himalayan mountain where a suicidal person attempted the base camp trek hoping to die in nature.

Kathmandu (place) 1 — Capital of Nepal, starting point for an Everest base camp trek undertaken with suicidal intentions.

Himalayas (place) 1 — Mountain range where a suicidal person hoped to die in nature as a rejection of human civilization.

Manufactured Consent (concept) 1 — Concept about war propaganda that people allegedly learned nothing from during 20 years of Middle East wars.

Afghanistan War (concept) 1 — 20-year conflict referenced as a period from which people apparently learned nothing about war propaganda.

Lil Durk (person) 1 — A rap musician mentioned by teenagers in relation to being arrested for murder.

Blood and Soil (concept) 1 — A nationalist ideology referenced in criticism of Anna Khachiyan's stance on American identity.

Jacob's Room (book) 1 — A Virginia Woolf novel praised for its beauty despite its difficult stream of consciousness style, read by a poster for ...

Coppélia (film) 1 — A ballet performance that a poster attended with his sister after being impressed by Romeo and Juliet.

Anthony of Boston (person) 1 — A self-proclaimed predictor who claims to have successfully predicted rocket attacks on Israel for six consecutive years...

Berlin nightclub (place) 1 — A Chicago nightclub that was closed after employees made unreasonable union demands, described as one of the best clubs ...

MIT (place) 1 — Massachusetts Institute of Technology, mentioned as the university attended by a valedictorian's friend who is now worki...

r/whitepeopletwitter (place) 1 — A Reddit subreddit criticized for racist comments about Latino voters following the 2024 election.

Batman: The Animated Series (film) 1 — Animated TV series referenced in connection with childhood fascination with Arkham Asylum and psychiatric institutions

Arkham Asylum (place) 1 — Fictional psychiatric institution from Batman referenced as inspiration for fascination with asylums

The Lab (place) 1 — Restricted gay sex dungeon area within Berghain nightclub, notorious for extreme sexual activities and rumored GHB-fuele...

Steffi (person) 1 — DJ who performed at Berghain's main floor during New Year's Eve party

Boris (person) 1 — DJ who played techno set at Berghain's Lab/XXX floor during New Year's Eve

The Hunger Games (film) 1 — Film referenced as parallel to Met Gala's display of wealth inequality during pandemic

Palace of Versailles (place) 1 — French royal palace referenced as historical parallel to Met Gala's wealth disparity

Met Gala (concept) 1 — Annual celebrity fundraising event criticized as dystopian display of wealth inequality