Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Songs: Ohia (album) 3 — A musical artist whose album 'Didn't it Rain' is humorously claimed to be the best album of the year for 20 consecutive ...

IWW (place) 3 — The Industrial Workers of the World union organization, criticized for embracing 20th century socialist imagery that fee...

Nobel Prize (concept) 3 — Award created by a man who saw positive reactions to a premature obituary about himself, compared to reactions to the Un...

Schindler's List (film) 3 — Spielberg film referenced as a benchmark for quality cinema in a pun about worst movies.

NTS Radio (place) 3 — Free internet radio station with no adverts that compiles thousands of DJ sets by genre, discussed as an alternative to ...

Pierre Poilievre (person) 3 — Canadian Conservative politician whom brown Canadians plan to vote for in hopes he will stop mass international student ...

Wahhabism (concept) 3 — Islamic fundamentalist movement humorously invoked as a hypothetical ideology for Mark Wahlberg in a joke post

Lil B (person) 3 — Musician referenced for his 2013 music video 'I Love You' described as most honest/touching video.

Orville Peck (person) 3 — Musical artist associated with hipster/alt cowboy aesthetic criticized for being inauthentic to actual rural and blue co...

Black Country, New Road (person) 3 — British band criticized as "soulless," "Mumford and Sons for unlikeable zoomers," and as offensive to Mark Fisher's sens...

Evanston (place) 3 — Chicago suburb cited as an example of walkable, mixed-use development with community feel and public transit access.

Rembrandt (person) 3 — Dutch master painter whose works were among those stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990

Van Halen (album) 3 — Rock band identified as typical listening for hostile metalhead types who reject heavier music.

Chemtrails Over the Country Club (album) 3 — Lana Del Rey album discussed as initially not favored but later appreciated on full listen-through, with praise for her ...

Charlamagne Tha God (person) 3 — Morning talk show host and TV personality criticized for excessive mental health advocacy.

Sean Paul (person) 3 — Jamaican musician referenced in satirical post about Adrien Brody's controversial impression and Karl Marx.

Proud Boys (concept) 3 — A far-right extremist group that was frequently in news stories a couple years ago but has since disappeared from media ...

Narcissus (person) 3 — Greek mythological figure reinterpreted as someone fantasizing about ways his body could move in society rather than sim...

DMX (person) 3 — Rapper whose death prompted discussion about whether the subreddit's users were genuinely fans or pretending to like rap...

Peter Singer (person) 3 — Utilitarian philosopher cited as an example of how moral systems can lead to conclusions contrary to raw aesthetic judgm...

13 Reasons Why (film) 3 — Netflix series described as so bad it made teenagers kill themselves, watched across all four seasons.

After Hours (film) 3 — A vibey movie referenced as an example of the aesthetic quality sought in film recommendations.

Rebecca Ferguson (person) 3 — Actress criticized for attention-seeking behavior of hinting at mistreatment on set without naming the perpetrator.

Satanism (concept) 3 — A philosophical religion that is criticized for being practiced by people who use it for smugness and self-actualization...

Kuwait (place) 3 — Middle Eastern country whose invasion by Iraq is theorized to have been tacitly approved by U.S. officials

Washington state (place) 3 — The home state of someone considering moving to Detroit, with friends and family who wouldn't understand the move.

Title IX (concept) 3 — Landmark federal civil rights law passed during the Democratic Party's dominant era from 1932-1980, mentioned alongside ...

Elena Velez (person) 3 — Fashion designer whose clothing was worn at a wedding, described as very Red Scare coded.

Ring (concept) 3 — Smart doorbell device discussed as a privacy concern with video stored in Chinese clouds that can be used for surveillan...

Middlemarch (book) 3 — A novel by George Eliot containing a crushing quote about middle-aged men whose youthful idealism gradually fades into c...

Winter Palace (place) 3 — Imperial Russian residence that hosted the last major ball of the Russian Empire in 1903 with pre-Petrine style dress.

Empathy (concept) 3 — Psychological capacity for understanding emotions of others that conservatives argue is being exploited by progressives ...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (person) 3 — Poet whose works including Christabel, Rime of The Ancient Mariner, and The Pains Of Sleep were read and appreciated.

Salma Hayek (person) 3 — Actress mentioned in a humorous post about commenting 'I could save her' under pictures of famous women.

Todd Solondz (person) 3 — Film director of Happiness, which left a lasting impression on a 15-year-old viewer.

Barbara Tuchman (person) 3 — Medieval historian whose audiobooks are described as entertaining, contrasted with Game of Thrones by a normie girlfrien...

Peaky Blinders (film) 3 — Television series criticized for terrible writing and performances, with protagonist Thomas Shelby dismissed as a charac...

The Sun Also Rises (book) 3 — Ernest Hemingway novel recommended as an accessible book to restore attention span, praised for inspiring aspirations of...

Benjamin Franklin (person) 3 — American founding father and writer whose 1745 advice on choosing a mistress, favoring older women, is shared as a histo...

Tommy Boy (film) 3 — 1990s comedy film discussed as an example of when movies were funny, watched as part of a triple feature.

John Candy (person) 3 — A beloved comedic actor who could make audiences laugh and cry, serving as a leading man in Hollywood films.

Enya (person) 3 — An Irish musician whose music is associated with a Swedish commune lifestyle.

This Jungian Life (album) 3 — A podcast about Jungian psychology that was recommended to and appreciated by a listener who felt deeply understood by t...

Nymphet Alumni (album) 3 — Podcast that Red Scare listeners are increasingly switching to, offering more additive cultural analysis compared to Red...

Phil Collins (person) 3 — Musician referenced as representing the easy listening pop/rock sound of Adult Contemporary music.

Diptyque (concept) 3 — Luxury perfume brand whose fragrances can be sampled at department stores like Nordstrom.

The Piano (film) 3 — Film being rewatched as part of an anti-girlboss retreat into traditional femininity

Busta Rhymes (person) 3 — Rapper referenced alongside 2Pac and Biggie as representing duality of glorifying and protesting ghetto conditions.

Stone Island (concept) 3 — A fashion brand worn by men whose identity is primarily based on brand consumption.

Inception (film) 3 — A film referenced for its spinning top totem concept, used as a metaphor for protecting oneself from AI/deepfake decepti...