Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Geena Davis (person) 1 — Actress considered attractive by the poster in Thelma and Louise, though this opinion surprised others watching the film...

ISIS-K (concept) 1 — Terrorist group designation that the poster compares to a Franz Kafka protagonist name for its surreal quality.

Garbage Pail Kids (film) 1 — Film discussed through a queer theoretical lens comparing the characters to the queer community.

Recess (film) 1 — Animated TV show referenced via character Randall as an insult for those still demanding COVID lockdowns.

Emily Wilson (person) 1 — Classical scholar and translator praised for her Odyssey translation despite criticism from online classicists.

The Clone Wars (film) 1 — Star Wars animated children's show that adults casually watch or rewatch according to social media trends.

Gravity Falls (film) 1 — Children's animated show that adults casually watch or rewatch according to social media trends.

Christina Ricci (person) 1 — Actress whose body in the film Pumpkin is cited as having ideal female abs with a little belly fat.

Pumpkin (film) 1 — Film featuring Christina Ricci whose body type is cited as having ideal female abs.

Anna Chlumsky (person) 1 — Actress whose body in Veep is cited as having ideal female arms with a little bit of arm fat.

Fukushima (concept) 1 — Nuclear disaster that made it difficult to discuss nuclear power positively until recently, according to discussion abou...

Q Shaman (person) 1 — January 6th figure whose persona was based on Native American heritage, mentioned in discussion of libertarian fascinati...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (book) 1 — Book about Native American history read by a Trump voter neighbor with libertarian fascination with Native American heri...

Martial (person) 1 — Ancient Roman poet praised for relatable elegiac couplets about complaining about work and living conditions.

Saratoga Springs (place) 1 — City described as a definitive answer to finding a secret gem city.

Chicago History Museum (place) 1 — Museum praised as one of the coolest visited, noted for covering the history of the windy city.

Petersen Car Museum (place) 1 — Los Angeles museum praised as one of the coolest, noted for gold-plated Deloreans.

Scarlet Johansson (person) 1 — Actress mentioned in a humorous post about commenting 'I could save her' under pictures of famous women.

Colt 45 (concept) 1 — American malt liquor described positively by a British visitor

Pabst (concept) 1 — American beer brand described as fantastic by a British visitor

Rogers Park (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood where Touche leather bar is located, site of controversial puppet performance

Touche (place) 1 — Gay leather bar in Chicago's Rogers Park that hosted controversial racist puppet performance

Jerry Halliday (person) 1 — National ventriloquist performer whose Black puppet act 'Sista Girl' caused controversy at Chicago leather bar

Workaway (concept) 1 — International volunteer exchange program considered as adventure option by medical student

Medicalization of Culture (concept) 1 — Cultural trend identified by Anna Khachiyan regarding reductive neuroscientific language replacing emotional complexity

James Bay (person) 1 — A musician whose concerts inspire nostalgic feelings for fans.

P.G. Wodehouse (person) 1 — A humorous British author known for witty, whimsical prose about English upper-class society.

Jeeves (person) 1 — A fictional character from P.G. Wodehouse's novels, known as the wise and unflappable valet.

Summer Lightning (book) 1 — A P.G. Wodehouse novel featuring recurring characters under their original names, written as a response to critics.

Vajrayana (concept) 1 — A form of Buddhism that fascinates those seeking spiritual retreat and awareness in monastic settings.

Pope Benedict (person) 1 — Former Pope whose death was mocked on r/atheism with comparisons to Emperor Palpatine.

Emperor Palpatine (person) 1 — Star Wars villain used by r/atheism users to mock Pope Benedict upon his death.

Oak Park (place) 1 — Chicago suburb praised for its mixed-use buildings, walkability, and sense of community compared to sprawling developmen...

Ravenswood (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood characterized by single family homes, mixed-use buildings, and neighborly atmosphere.

Lincoln Square (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood noted for its not-so-urban feel with single family homes and sense of community.

Self-improvement (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon questioned as potentially being a narrative or psyop rather than genuinely achievable for those in h...

Hips Don't Lie (album) 1 — Shakira music video remembered as a formative moment of childhood sexual awakening for poster.

r/preppers (place) 1 — A subreddit dedicated to disaster preparedness, described as containing both suburban dads worried about inflation and s...

Tyre Nichols (person) 1 — Victim of police violence whose video blackpilled a viewer about American police brutality.

Jerry Lee Lewis (person) 1 — 1950s rock and roll musician whose records are collected by people into rockabilly and vaudeville revival aesthetics.

Enlightened Centrism (concept) 1 — Political concept sarcastically referenced when discussing how both political parties have become more extreme in recent...

Rockabilly (concept) 1 — Music and aesthetic subculture involving 1950s rock and country revival embraced by certain suburban young people.

Vaudeville (concept) 1 — Early 20th century variety entertainment style revived as an aesthetic by certain contemporary subcultures.

HAES movement (concept) 1 — Health At Every Size movement criticized by formerly obese poster as driving them 'up a fucking wall' for promoting obes...

Pauline epistles (book) 1 — Biblical texts whose various interpretations were discussed by an educated but ultimately boring date.

Confucianism (concept) 1 — Traditional Chinese philosophy referenced in connection with a father's inability to admit wrongdoing to his children, i...

Clone High (film) 1 — Animated show whose reboot was written by zoomers whose understanding is allegedly based on 'character being chaotic for...

b3ta (place) 1 — Website platform mentioned alongside Newgrounds as a place for creative internet content.

Richard Feynman (person) 1 — Nobel Prize-winning physicist and father of quantum electrodynamics, discussed as a more interesting biopic subject than...

Feeling Good (book) 1 — Book by David Burns that outlines DBT methods for managing depression and depressive episodes.