Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

GeoWizard (person) 2 — British YouTuber known for countryside trespass videos who was cancelled for supporting Reform UK, representing working-...

Virgin Mary (concept) 2 — A Catholic religious figure that Latin American converts to Protestantism are described as rejecting in favor of evangel...

Dopamine Fasting (concept) 2 — A practice of deliberately depriving oneself of information and stimulation to combat the negative effects of constant c...

John Krasinski (person) 2 — Actor from The Office whose film career failed to launch despite Hollywood's attempts and who is married to Emily Blunt

Barton Fink (film) 2 — Film that the poster intends to watch but can't find the right day to give it proper respect

Balloon Boy (person) 2 — Child at center of a 2009 hoax where his parents claimed he floated away in a homemade balloon, fondly remembered by pos...

Scott Bessent (person) 2 — US Treasury official accused of orchestrating an insider trading bailout for Argentina to benefit private investment fun...

SBF (person) 2 — Wealthy donor who contributed a million dollars to Zohran Mamdani's congressional campaign six months before being indic...

Betty Friedan (person) 2 — An intellectual mentioned alongside Camille Paglia as smart women who understood what they were rebelling against during...

Hannah Horvath (person) 2 — Character from Girls whose voice is used to mockingly describe a West Coast liberal woman obsessed with political purity...

Land Acknowledgements (concept) 2 — Canadian practice of recognizing Indigenous peoples' historical connection to land before public events, criticized as p...

The Verge (place) 2 — Technology news website whose reviewer gave a negative review to a fitness band due to its body fat percentage measureme...

Vampire Diaries (film) 2 — TV series praised as an example of the classic TV model with long seasons and consistent yearly releases

Chaos (book) 2 — Book about conspiracies including MKultra, Operation GLADIO, and alleged post-WWII state control of pop culture and arts

BattleBots (film) 2 — Robot combat TV show watched by a father who gave up cable news during midlife crisis

Confederate flag (concept) 2 — Symbol discussed in relation to a Virginia councilman who voted to remove Confederate flags from city property and recei...

Miramax (place) 2 — Film studio making successful films in 1996, representing cultural peak before media consolidation

Wingspan (concept) 2 — Board game with cool looking birds, used as defense of board game culture

Frutiger Aero (concept) 2 — An aesthetic representing early 2000s optimism and design sensibility, mourned as symbolic of a gentler era of global co...

Jennette McCurdy (person) 2 — Former child actor discussed in context of having an abusive mother rather than child stardom itself being the source of...

J. Cole (person) 2 — Rapper who released and then deleted a Kendrick Lamar diss track, showing remorse

HOA (concept) 2 — Homeowners association criticized for oppressive rules about lawn maintenance and property aesthetics that restrict pers...

Will Toledo (person) 2 — The frontman of Car Seat Headrest who canceled tour dates due to long COVID, described as struggling with anxiety, depre...

Brutalist Architecture (concept) 2 — Architectural style discussed as having a negative effect on human spirit, compared to the depressing effect of unhealth...

Blackadder (film) 2 — A TV show watched during a week-long post-breakup period involving wine and floor-sitting.

Vtubers (concept) 2 — Virtual streamers criticized as combining the worst aspects of anime (infantile characters, pedophilic pandering) with t...

Cree (concept) 2 — Indigenous First Nations people whose heritage was falsely claimed by artist Buffy Sainte-Marie.

A Year With Swollen Appendices (book) 2 — Brian Eno's book discussing how technological limitations and failures become aesthetic signatures in art

Hasidic Jews (concept) 2 — Orthodox Jewish community criticized for traffic safety violations and dangerous driving in a neighborhood setting

ActBlue (place) 2 — Democratic fundraising platform mentioned by Trump as subject for investigation alongside voter fraud.

Victorious (film) 2 — Nickelodeon teen sitcom that Gen Z continues watching into adulthood as nostalgic comfort media.

Sergey Brin (person) 2 — Google co-founder cited as example of billionaire who supports Democrats without making public political speeches

The Hague (place) 2 — Dutch city described as having an artificial, Truman show-like quality lacking in character or culture

Trey Parker (person) 2 — South Park creator who admitted that Hollywood's hatred of Family Guy in the mid-2000s was partially due to jealousy ove...

Lipstick Alley (place) 2 — An online forum referenced in context of bitter femcel twitter arthoe culture that criticizes men with feminine zodiac s...

King Charles (person) 2 — British monarch discussed in context of inappropriate demands for him to comment on Trump's political actions.

Claudia Sheinbaum (person) 2 — Mexican President from the left-wing Morena party with approval ratings of 70% as of October 2022, whose government is c...

Land Acknowledgement (concept) 2 — A practice of acknowledging Indigenous peoples' traditional territories, criticized for poor pronunciation and performat...

r/fuckcars (place) 2 — Reddit community advocating against car-centric urban planning, characterized as having neurotic members who call cars '...

Düsseldorf (place) 2 — German city used sarcastically to question why the World Series doesn't include European teams

Kris Jenner (person) 2 — Kardashian matriarch who is subject of conspiracy theory that she runs a yachting/escort business with Scott Disick

Hayden Panettiere (person) 2 — Short, semi-hot, cocky and wisecracking celebrity actress disliked by the poster but loved by Reddit.

Uvalde shooting (concept) 2 — Referenced as the most recent major traumatic school shooting before an observed period of relative calm

The Punisher (concept) 2 — A Marvel character used as a reference for Reddit commenters who fantasize about violent confrontation despite being con...

Unholy (album) 2 — A song by Sam Smith criticized for being devoid of actual sexuality despite its sexual themes, compared to having as muc...

Florence + The Machine (person) 2 — A British band that a poster realized they actually hated after discovering they had heard and disliked all of their pop...

Scissor Sisters (person) 2 — A band mentioned as the opposite of Florence + The Machine, where the poster realized they had heard and enjoyed all of ...

Jaws (film) 2 — A film referenced for a quote about cold dead eyes, used to describe the ruthlessness of Japanese forces during wartime.

Dexter (film) 2 — Television series cited as example of decent quality TV from the past

Folding Ideas (person) 2 — Video essayist mentioned as source of unattributed ideas reposted on the subreddit