Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Ashton Kutcher (person) 2 — Celebrity identified as clearly conservative despite not explicitly stating political affiliation

Anarchism (concept) 2 — Political philosophy that advocates for no rulers and no rules, criticized for its assumption that people will voluntari...

Yasujirō Ozu (person) 2 — Japanese film director who measured script progression by sake bottles, averaging 100 bottles per script with collaborat...

Roubaix (place) 2 — A city in northern France with rich industrial history in coal mining and textile production, now known for architectura...

Law of Attraction (concept) 2 — Manifestation belief system invoked by a user seeking to reconnect with someone they love through a combination of this ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (book) 2 — Classic novel by Alexandre Dumas discussed in relation to the protagonist Edmond Dantès's sexual inexperience due to his...

March Madness (concept) 2 — NCAA basketball tournament praised as the best playoff structure in sports for its randomness and the possibility of und...

girl in red (person) 2 — Musical artist whose music is loved by a boyfriend described as 'spiritually lesbian' for his sensitive, romantic qualit...

Metaphysics (concept) 2 — Philosophical discipline that one should defend passionately even if their major is considered useless, according to a p...

Incels (concept) 2 — Men who don't actually want sex but rather recognition and attention, products of increased competition for female atten...

Club Penguin (concept) 2 — Children's online game discussed in context of grooming and unmoderated private servers

Syracuse (place) 2 — Upstate New York city noted for its significant number of Afghani refugees

Smokies (place) 2 — The Great Smoky Mountains, a vacation destination where a user had an unflattering photographic experience.

San Francisco Bay Area (place) 2 — The childhood home of a Jewish poster reflecting on antisemitism and Jewish identity in America.

ADL (Anti-Defamation League) (concept) 2 — An organization tracking antisemitic incidents, criticized by a Jewish poster as presenting vague and uncorroborated sta...

Hyperborea (concept) 2 — A mythical northern utopia referenced as symbolic framing for Greenland annexation as a 'northern frontier.'

Mariefred (place) 2 — Swedish town where a deportee from the U.S. settles with family, described as 'incredibly boring and non-eventful.'

Twin Cities (place) 2 — Location where butch lesbian poster lives, providing some insulation from vibe shift around female masculinity and trans...

Nord Stream pipeline (concept) 2 — Russian gas pipeline that was sabotaged underwater with explosives, whose investigation was allegedly ignored by Western...

Biggie Smalls (person) 2 — Rapper mentioned as having beef with Tupac and described as a proto Cumboy with lyrics about gay sex.

Halsey (person) 2 — A musician who uses she/they pronouns and is speculated to have Munchausen syndrome due to frequent illness posting

Thinspo (concept) 2 — Thinspiration content used for weight loss motivation, with 'reverse thinspo' being images of obesity used as negative m...

Helmut Lang (person) 2 — Fashion designer whose off-shoulder rib knit silk top is desired as a frivolous luxury purchase.

Gabriel (person) 2 — Islamic archangel referenced in medieval artwork depicting him giving Muhammad a tour of Jahannam (hell).

Byzantium (place) 2 — Historical empire referred to in the Book of Tang as 'Fu Lin' that was defeated by Arabs

Al-Andalus (place) 2 — Historical Muslim-ruled region of Spain, discussed as being justified by Arabs in ways reminiscent of apartheid South Af...

John Keats (person) 2 — Romantic poet whose December 1818 letter to his brothers discussed a dinner party where he preferred the company of acto...

Baruch Spinoza (person) 2 — Philosopher whose work moved a reader to tears as part of their journey of logging off and engaging with classical philo...

West Hollywood (place) 2 — An area referenced in a humorous post about encountering a Hollywood insider at a gay club.

Moldova (place) 2 — An Eastern European country where the author of a post about the Soviet Union grew up.

John Denver (person) 2 — American singer-songwriter whose music was listened to during a bonding car ride between a mother and daughter.

My 600 lb Life (film) 2 — A reality TV show mentioned in connection with the RBG documentary being recommended by streaming algorithms.

Dr. Phil (person) 2 — Television personality and host criticized for sensationalizing people's calamitous lives on his program.

Unilever (place) 2 — Consumer goods company named alongside others as needing to be held accountable for poisoning people with microplastics.

r/redscareforcishetmen (place) 2 — Related subreddit known for ironic pornographic content that fits redscarepod's cultural aesthetic.

Comme des Garçons (concept) 2 — Japanese avant-garde fashion label referenced as 'CDG' in a post about wearing modest, shapeless clothing.

Eva Green (person) 2 — French actress who starred in Bertolucci's The Dreamers, noted for her sensual performance

Abby Shapiro (person) 2 — Female conservative commentator referenced in discussion about tradwives having unattractive husbands.

FTC (concept) 2 — Federal Trade Commission, described by a former employee as having had 'real teeth' for consumer protection in the past.

Tonya Harding (person) 2 — Figure skater referenced in connection with the infamous attack on her competitor

Matt Gaetz (person) 2 — Politician whose appointment to lead the Justice Department is referenced sarcastically as an example of Trump's controv...

Smithsonian (place) 2 — Museum complex in Washington D.C. where Hunter Biden allegedly gave a poster priority access.

r/analog (place) 2 — A film photography subreddit that has allegedly transformed into a softcore porn forum with nude photography dominating ...

Marsha Blackburn (person) 2 — Female Republican politician cited as an example of particularly stupid or irrational conservative women in politics.

Alps (place) 2 — European mountain range praised for its exceedingly beautiful nature, visited during a rainy off-season hiking trip.

Bert Kreischer (person) 2 — A contemporary fat comedian criticized as grating and unfunny compared to earlier generations of fat actors.

The Turner Diaries (book) 2 — A controversial book referenced in a darkly humorous post about manifesting a terminally ill girlfriend, where the narra...

Russiagate (concept) 2 — A political scandal investigation dismissed in the post as manufactured disinformation, allegedly paid for by Hillary Cl...

Paul Lehr (person) 2 — Artist known for his contributions to science fiction art and visual aesthetics.

Aztec (concept) 2 — Mesoamerican civilization whose sacrificial rituals involving burning organs for smoke parallel Hebrew practices despite...