Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

AmeriCorps (place) 3 — American volunteer service organization that the poster found was populated mostly by women, contradicting claims that c...

Susan Sarandon (person) 3 — Actress whose character in Thelma and Louise is cited as example of a woman using a gun to stop male violence.

Jeff Goldblum (person) 3 — Actor discussed in satirical article about allegedly attempting to have sex with dinosaurs on Jurassic World set.

Ted Talks (concept) 3 — A platform for public speaking that is criticized for degrading vocabulary and variance in public speaking styles, repre...

OkCupid (place) 3 — Dating app platform characterized as attracting people who are too awkward or antisocial for other dating apps, featurin...

Joyce Carol Oates (person) 3 — Author of Blonde, whose intentions in writing about Marilyn Monroe and exploring celebrity and the female experience are...

Walton Goggins (person) 3 — Actor in The White Lotus who portrays a toxic masculine character that attracts female attention despite physical imperf...

Tommy Robinson (person) 3 — British far-right activist representing football hooliganism and aggressive racism that mainstream far-right figures lik...

Geese (album) 3 — A zoomer rock band criticized for having a self-absorbed vocalist and being overrated simply because they're one of few ...

Kafkaesque (concept) 3 — A literary/cultural term referenced as an example of vocabulary men might pretend to understand rather than admit ignora...

Confessions of a Mask (book) 3 — Novel by Yukio Mishima about self-consciousness, identity, and the performance of masculinity.

Lily-Rose Depp (person) 3 — Actress whose relationship with 070 Shake is cited as inspiration for someone seeking to meet women at a sapphic poetry ...

Picnic at Hanging Rock (film) 3 — Film with beautiful cinematography and dramatic story praised by user seeking similar recommendations

AIDS (concept) 3 — Discussed as a defining health crisis of the 1980s-90s that shaped cultural attitudes toward sex and mortality.

Andrew Garfield (person) 3 — An actor speculated about as potentially being too boring to be a sex pest in a discussion of scandal-prone Andrews

Mark Carney (person) 3 — Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, Harvard hockey player, front-runner for Liberal Party leadership des...

Siberia (place) 3 — A remote region of Russia discussed as home to extremely obscure ethnic groups like the Ket people and Yughs with tiny p...

Ana Kasparian (person) 3 — Political commentator who appeared on CNN and harshly criticized Israel in a notable departure from the network's typica...

Sanna Marin (person) 3 — Finnish Prime Minister discussed in context of a conspiracy theory about manufactured outrage over dancing videos to dis...

Lil Nas X (person) 3 — Rapper whose music video prompted polarized reactions from both liberals praising it as brave and conservatives condemni...

Wobble Palace (film) 3 — Film featuring Dasha Nekrasova, mentioned as part of her creative output that wouldn't exist if she had committed suicid...

The Road (book) 3 — Cormac McCarthy novel mentioned alongside Blood Meridian as being seeped in violence and despair, contrasting with All t...

Houthis (concept) 3 — Middle Eastern group mentioned by a poster who has successfully disconnected from news to the point of not knowing what ...

Vivienne Westwood (person) 3 — Fashion designer whose corset was being admired in a vintage couture store by someone who unknowingly browsed a rack res...

Mandy Moore (person) 3 — Actress/singer whose dramatic physical transformation shocked observers beyond normal aging or cosmetic procedures

Fortunate Son (album) 3 — Iconic Vietnam War protest song by Creedence Clearwater Revival, used as benchmark for lack of similar antiwar anthems f...

Van Helsing (film) 3 — Film used as an example of the kind of bad blockbuster movie the poster's father dreaded having to take his children to ...

Leo DiCaprio (person) 3 — Actor criticized as emblematic of liberal environmental hypocrisy, preaching sustainability while living an extravagant,...

Jacob Collier (person) 3 — Musician critiqued for being technically talented but writing terrible music described as 'three Target commercials play...

Cartoon Network (place) 3 — Television network whose 1990s programming is discussed alongside Pynchon as depicting reality through universal absurdi...

This is America (album) 3 — 2018 Childish Gambino song that inspired artists across African countries to create their own localized versions.

Childish Gambino (person) 3 — Rapper mentioned as the only rap artist certain audiences would listen to, in context of critiquing performative black c...

DALL-E 2 (concept) 3 — AI image generation system discussed as evidence that art rather than manual labor will be automated first, contrary to ...

Korean War (concept) 3 — 1950s conflict between Soviet-backed Kim Il Sung and American-backed Syngman Rhee that resulted in the division of Korea...

Samsara (concept) 3 — Buddhist concept of cyclical existence and endless distractions, discussed in relation to escaping modern life's distrac...

Morgan Stanley (place) 3 — Finance company mentioned as the workplace of someone who quit to pursue unrealistic fighter pilot dreams

Staples (concept) 3 — Office supply retailer featured prominently in War of the Worlds (2025) as part of extensive product placement

Cassandra (person) 3 — A mythological figure used to describe Twitter personalities who act like prophetic truth-tellers surrounded by haters.

Cioran (person) 3 — Philosopher mentioned as part of a boring truthful weekend routine after the poster stopped compulsively lying.

Green Bay Packers (concept) 3 — NFL team discussed in relation to a playoff roster strategy involving fresh running backs.

Zinaida Serebriakova (person) 3 — Artist who painted 'At the Dressing-Table' (1909), with the subject described as looking like Anne Hathaway.

Jane Birkin (person) 3 — French actress and style icon whose aesthetic is referenced in the context of consumerist trend appropriation ('jane bir...

Aleister Crowley (person) 3 — British occultist referenced as the archetypal figure that modern pagans and satanists are perceived to be imitating or ...

Aquemini (album) 3 — Album by OutKast praised for rapping about real-life situations in a personal, relatable way with lyrics about family dy...

Nas (person) 3 — A rapper whose original version of 'You're Da Man' is cited as someone's favorite music-industry conspiracy theory

Chuck E. Cheese (place) 3 — Children's entertainment venue referenced in discussion of furry culture, with its animatronic characters compared to fu...

Otessa Moshfegh (person) 3 — Contemporary American author included in curated lists of books for aesthetic social media content.

Übermensch (concept) 3 — Nietzschean concept referenced as absent in modern culture's progression toward nihilism, and as personal psychic transf...

NoVA (place) 3 — Northern Virginia, referenced as the home location where a conservative mother wants her daughter to return instead of p...

Jennifer Garner (person) 3 — A Hollywood actress described as part of the final generation of A-list celebrities that are universally recognizable.