Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Oracle (place) 2 — Tech company founded by Larry Ellison where he allegedly offered Netanyahu a seat on the board of directors.

r/Superstonk (place) 2 — Reddit community focused on GameStop stock that regularly posts about financial indicators with extreme enthusiasm despi...

Burberry (concept) 2 — British luxury fashion brand mentioned as a status symbol worn by EU passport-seeking Turkish men trying to romance Euro...

Fendi (concept) 2 — Luxury brand mentioned in criticism of East Village fashion, specifically regarding an expensive shark mouth backpack.

Meta Glasses (concept) 2 — Technology used by content creators to secretly video random people in public for social media content

Kate Spade (concept) 2 — A fashion brand mentioned in context of shoplifting as a measure of intelligence.

Chicago Bulls (concept) 2 — A 1990s professional basketball team praised for having 'pure SOUL' and being unrepeatable in modern professional sports...

Michel Gondry (person) 2 — A music video and film director mentioned as a contemporary of Sophie Muller during MTV's golden era.

American Dad (film) 2 — An animated television series featuring a character named Debbie referenced in discussing appearance comparisons.

Greyhound (place) 2 — Bus line where poor people blast shows on devices, contrasted with WASP behavior of maintaining small public presence.

Polyphia (album) 2 — Progressive instrumental rock band criticized as bland music for nerds, compared to Steve Vai.

Artificial Intelligence (concept) 2 — Technology causing concern due to its potential dangers, existential implications for labor and purpose, and its interse...

The Smashing Machine (film) 2 — Film about combat sports that flopped, cited as an example of the exhausted boxing/MMA movie genre

Plex (concept) 2 — Media server software mentioned as an alternative to monopolized entertainment platforms for self-curating content.

Red House Painters (album) 2 — Indie music band whose song 'Katy Song' was featured in fan-made YouTube edits with art film clips

The Critical Drinker (person) 2 — YouTube commentator criticized as one of the biggest morons on the platform for anti-woke takes and coomer attitudes abo...

Passion of the Christ (film) 2 — Mel Gibson's 2004 film depicting the final hours of Jesus Christ, with a sequel in production focusing on post-Resurrect...

Ansel Elgort (person) 2 — Actor described as being pushed as an up-and-coming leading man who failed to achieve stardom despite industry promotion

Todd Phillips (person) 2 — Film director praised for allegedly making Joker 2 as an anti-blockbuster to ridicule fans of the first film

Long Island Sound (place) 2 — Body of water described as containing industrial sludge-laden waters, contrasted with cleaner New England beaches

Chubbies (concept) 2 — Brand of men's shorts that look like cutoffs but are swimtrunks, mentioned as part of dadbro culture.

Web3 (concept) 2 — Technology and cultural movement from early 2020s that has been largely forgotten according to discussion of recent cult...

Pasolini (person) 2 — Director of Salò, referenced in discussion of controversial films and morality reviews.

Kevin Durant (person) 2 — An NBA player characterized as quintessentially 'Red Scare' due to being skinny, Christian, dramatic, and unable to stop...

NTS (place) 2 — An online radio platform mentioned as a prestigious venue that artists in collectives seek to gain spots on.

John Divola (person) 2 — Contemporary artist known for photographic work including the series 'As Far as I Could Get' where he captures himself r...

Helena Bonham Carter (person) 2 — British actress mentioned in ranking of British actors by class origin, noted as coming from privileged background.

Anarcho-primitivism (concept) 2 — Political philosophy referenced when encouraging women to read Ted Kaczynski and promote anarcho-primitivism on TikTok.

12 Angry Men (film) 2 — Film praised for being enthralling despite taking place in one room, with a memorable scene of jurors turning their back...

Tasmania (place) 2 — Australian state where a woman lives who had a man from Melbourne fly down for their first date

Lindy Man (person) 2 — Online figure whose work appears on Luigi Mangione's Goodreads reading list

Jackie Kennedy (person) 2 — Former First Lady of the United States praised for her beauty and elegance in contrast to modern Instagram beauty standa...

Bound 2 (album) 2 — Kanye West music video and song praised for its sincere, sentimental portrayal of unconditional love that borders on kit...

Anti-intellectualism (concept) 2 — Cultural phenomenon where distrust of intellectual class arises from their perceived co-option by elite interests and pr...

Alphabet (place) 2 — Parent company of Google accused of systematically ruining YouTube through layout changes, feature removal, and monetiza...

Kwisatz Haderach (concept) 2 — Messiah figure from Dune referenced in speculation about Elon Musk and Grimes's child, comparing them to Bene Gesserit b...

Dance Moms (film) 2 — Reality TV show mentioned as an example of the type of content that would drive the author to violence if it became the ...

Satan (concept) 2 — Discussed as the adversary of God and an aspect of non-dual divinity, representing the limit of human evil and serving a...

Armaaruss (concept) 2 — A mystical or prophetic entity that must be created to prevent catastrophic attacks against Israel according to Anthony ...

Humphrey Bogart (person) 2 — Classic Hollywood actor referenced as an icon of cool smoking aesthetics to argue against vaping culture

Lauren Bacall (person) 2 — Classic Hollywood actress referenced as iconic cigarette smoker that young people are not

Lush (place) 2 — Cosmetics brand mentioned as an expensive purchase in a critique of a financially irresponsible roommate.

AWS (place) 2 — Amazon Web Services, major cloud infrastructure platform discussed as part of tech giants controlling the internet.

The Iliad (book) 2 — An ancient Greek epic poem that a user was posting about in installments (books 4-6) on the subreddit.

Kate Upton (person) 2 — A model whose mere mention triggered an extreme BPD episode in a user's ex-girlfriend, leading to property destruction, ...

Yuval Noah Harari (person) 2 — An author referenced in the context of 'life optimization' culture and the type of reading material associated with prod...

Kreayshawn (person) 2 — Oakland-based rapper mentioned as an example of someone who effortlessly pulls off wigger culture.

Stephen Graham (person) 2 — An actor praised for his performance in the show Adolescence, described as 'acting circles around everyone.'

80/20 rule (concept) 2 — A dating theory or concept related to the blackpill ideology that was shown to parents to explain depression over inabil...

Culture War (concept) 2 — A concept described as being concocted by internet culture rather than mainstream culture, with both sides invented onli...