Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Robert Smith (person) 3 — Lead singer of The Cure, praised for maintaining professional excellence, long marriage, good relationships with bandmat...

Birds Aren't Real (concept) 3 — A satirical conspiracy theory described as a psyop used to delegitimize actual conspiracies by ridiculing people who que...

Guided by Voices (album) 3 — Indie rock band founded by Bob Pollard that achieved breakthrough success with their fifth album Propeller after years o...

Vaginismus (concept) 3 — Medical condition involving involuntary vaginal muscle spasms that can make penetrative sex impossible, discussed in the...

World Series (concept) 3 — Baseball championship series featuring a Game 7 with a living legend on the mound, presented as true American cultural e...

Aaron Judge (person) 3 — Baseball player for the New York Yankees used as an example in a tutorial about keeping score in baseball, hitting a hom...

Jack White (person) 3 — Rock musician referenced as an example of adult male cultural icons in music that have disappeared from mainstream cultu...

Dalai Lama (person) 3 — Tibetan spiritual leader who was accused of pedophilia in a viral incident involving tongue-sucking, later defended as c...

The Idiot (album) 3 — Iggy Pop album mentioned as soundtrack for a planned suicide ritual.

Commodity Fetishism (concept) 3 — Marxist concept describing how commodities appear to have autonomous logic independent of human production, representing...

Friedrich Engels (person) 3 — Philosopher who said the proletarian movement is the heir to classical German philosophy after the bourgeois revolution ...

Theresa May (person) 3 — Former British Prime Minister referenced as representing a 'weird era' that is no longer relevant in retrospect.

Grey's Anatomy (film) 3 — Medical drama television show that allegedly influenced women to become nurses similar to how Wall Street influenced men...

Tretinoin (concept) 3 — Skincare medication commonly recommended in skincare subreddits as a cure-all solution, mentioned with exasperation.

Warren Buffet (person) 3 — American investor cited as an example of how low capital gains taxes allow wealthy individuals to pay less tax than work...

Lysistrata (book) 3 — Ancient Greek play by Aristophanes about women withholding sex to end war, referenced as template for predicted liberal ...

Planned Parenthood (place) 3 — Reproductive health organization that liberal activists demand proof of donations to as a prerequisite for social engage...

Drive (film) 3 — Film referenced for its song 'Real hero,' which became eerily prescient foreshadowing before a cardiac emergency at work...

Up (film) 3 — Pixar animated film jokingly interpreted as Jewish propaganda against reproduction in a conversation about Nazi ideology...

Eliezer Yudkowsky (person) 3 — High school dropout without technical credentials who positions himself as AI expert despite lacking formal education or...

Rationalism (concept) 3 — Intellectual movement connected to effective altruism and Eliezer Yudkowsky's online community.

Ottawa (place) 3 — Canadian city where public incidents of homeless men masturbating have become a topic of discussion

Viggo Mortensen (person) 3 — Actor referenced in 2002 Charlie Rose interview for protesting war, activity described as quaint compared to today

The Menu (film) 3 — A 2022 buzz film discussed as an example of modern films that contain too many self-conscious directorial decisions that...

Misanthropy (concept) 3 — A philosophical concept and emotional state discussed by a bartender who struggles with dislike and fear of other people...

Sandy Hook (concept) 3 — School shooting that Alex Jones claimed was a hoax, leading to harassment of parents and referenced in criticism of Red ...

Wings of Desire (film) 3 — A 1987 Wim Wenders film described as one of cinema's loveliest city symphonies, about an angel who falls in love with a ...

Femcels (concept) 3 — Female incels, discussed in context of sexual trauma, depression, and narcissistic negativity preventing romantic relati...

V for Vendetta (film) 3 — Graphic novel by Alan Moore mentioned alongside Watchmen as his popular work that serves as gateway to his deeper catalo...

West Texas (place) 3 — A harsh desert region described through vivid imagery of melted birds, dust storms, and extreme heat, where people strug...

Sun Kil Moon (person) 3 — Musical artist whose song "I Watched The Film The Song Remains The Same" is described as hypnotic and associated with li...

Birth of a Nation (film) 3 — 1915 film about the Civil War that portrays the KKK as heroes and features white men in blackface as villains, cited as ...

Fast Car (album) 3 — A song discussed as having lesbian themes and romanticism, with a cover by Luke Combs that is criticized as strange give...

John Cena (person) 3 — A professional wrestler who followed a Twitter user with only 88 followers, prompting speculation about follow-for-follo...

Carmela Soprano (person) 3 — Fictional character from The Sopranos whose psychology is analyzed in YouTube video essays with more depth than real peo...

Mark E. Smith (person) 3 — Musician compared to Slavoj Žižek for having a prolific output, opaque political ideology, and incomprehensible speaking...

REI (place) 3 — Outdoor retail store characterized as Bass Pro Shops for liberals, selling items like 'You are on native land' hats

Joshua Citarella (person) 3 — An artist who discusses the intersection of technology and late-stage capitalism on his podcast, compared to early Red S...

Promising Young Woman (film) 3 — A critically acclaimed film that left at least one viewer with a sick feeling and no redeeming qualities.

Kony 2012 (concept) 3 — A 2012 viral campaign that represents the last time there was a collective global outrage over a nothingburger issue bef...

Satanic Panic (concept) 3 — A moral panic in the 1980s involving widespread false beliefs about satanic ritual abuse, compared to contemporary fears...

Intermittent Fasting (concept) 3 — Weight loss practice involving restricted eating windows, discussed as method for losing 8 pounds in three weeks

Boardwalk Empire (film) 3 — An HBO television series implicitly referenced through Paz de la Huerta's notable role in the show.

Steampunk (concept) 3 — Aesthetic genre critiqued as lacking depth compared to cyberpunk, just wallpaper aesthetic without thematic substance.

Polymarket (concept) 3 — Prediction market platform that offers betting on median house prices, criticized as grim for allowing gambling on housi...

MF DOOM (person) 3 — Hip-hop artist whose lyrics are celebrated for their wordplay and imagery, including lines about bikers, snipers, and th...

Bella Poarch (person) 3 — A TikTok/e-girl influencer criticized for having a hyper-cutesy, childlike aesthetic with annoying facial expressions.

Divine (person) 3 — Drag performer and actor referenced as an iconic figure of earlier gay culture with greater artistic significance than c...

Ernest Cline (person) 3 — Writer blamed alongside Marvel and Tarantino for contemporary literature being full of references to other media rather ...

Kristen Stewart (person) 3 — Actress cited as an example of subtle 'lesbian jaw' phenotype characterized by greater distance from bottom of mouth to ...