Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Buddhist concept of desire (concept) 1 — A Buddhist philosophical concept that desire leads to suffering and that satisfaction is elusive due to constant craving...

OMAD (One Meal A Day) (concept) 1 — A dieting practice involving eating only one meal per day to maintain constant calorie burning, recommended as part of a...

Exposure therapy (concept) 1 — A therapeutic approach mentioned as a potential radical method to overcome social anxiety by overloading oneself with em...

Mean Girls (2024) (film) 1 — A 2024 musical remake of Mean Girls, discussed in terms of casting choices and Gen Z adaptations.

Jenna Fisher (person) 1 — Actress mentioned in speculation that the actress playing Cady in Mean Girls (2024) could be her actual nepo child.

Zune (concept) 1 — A discontinued Microsoft music player being given away by Nick Mullen.

Benko Gambit (concept) 1 — A chess opening referenced in a chess coaching context as the center of an anti-d4 repertoire.

Heydar Aliyev Foundation (place) 1 — Foundation run by the wife of Azerbaijan's dictator that promotes the claim of Armenia as 'Western Azerbaijan' reflectin...

Ilham Aliyev (person) 1 — Current dictator of Azerbaijan whose government promotes genocidal ideology toward Armenia.

Ramil Safarov (person) 1 — Azerbaijani who murdered an Armenian and became a national hero, cited as evidence of genocidal attitudes.

Baku (place) 1 — Capital of Azerbaijan where the Armenian population dropped from 167,000 to 104 between 1979 and 2009, evidence of ethni...

Venkatesh Rao (person) 1 — Writer whose essays on The Office are cited as example of extracting meaningful insight from media obsession.

The Black Eyed Peas (album) 1 — Musical group whose song 'Let's Get It Started' had an original version with controversial lyrics that has been removed ...

r/socialwork (place) 1 — Reddit community for social work professionals that removed posts from a graduate student seeking advice about a difficu...

Zombie Island (film) 1 — Classic Scooby-Doo animated movie praised for its quality animation and storytelling.

Celtic (place) 1 — Scottish football club associated with Irish and Irish-descended Scottish identity, used as example of how European club...

Rangers (place) 1 — Scottish football club associated with Ulster Scots and Protestant Scottish identity, contrasted with American MLS clubs...

FC Barcelona (place) 1 — Spanish football club loved by Catalonians as part of their ethnic and regional identity, unlike American MLS teams

Athletic Bilbao (place) 1 — Spanish football club that plays exclusively with Basque players, exemplifying European clubs' ethnic identity connectio...

LAFC (place) 1 — Los Angeles MLS soccer team that the poster believes could have been marketed to Latinos but feels empty and consumer-fo...

CF Montreal (place) 1 — Canadian MLS soccer team that the poster believes should appeal to French Canadians but doesn't, exemplifying MLS teams'...

Bhola cyclone (concept) 1 — Deadliest tropical cyclone in history that hit Bangladesh in 1970, killing 500,000 people and kickstarting the Banglades...

Bangladesh Liberation War (concept) 1 — 1971 conflict triggered by the Bhola cyclone that nearly escalated to nuclear confrontation between the USSR and US

Bay of Bengal (place) 1 — Body of water where US and USSR naval ships nearly engaged during the Bangladesh Liberation War

Monster (concept) 1 — Energy drink brand compared to Celsius in terms of excessive caffeine consumption

Positivism (concept) 1 — Philosophical approach that sociology supposedly relies on, despite being based on manipulated data and surveys

Rap World (album) 1 — Podcast or musical project by Conner O'Malley featuring Eric Rahill and Jack Bensinger about late-aughts suburban dirtba...

Eric Rahill (person) 1 — Collaborator on Conner O'Malley's Rap World project

Jack Bensinger (person) 1 — Collaborator on Conner O'Malley's Rap World project

Pod About List (concept) 1 — Podcast whose hosts appear in Conner O'Malley's Rap World

Dig (film) 1 — Documentary featuring chaotic footage of Brian Jonestown Massacre's recording process

TrueCar (place) 1 — Santa Monica-based online marketplace for cars where Luigi Mangione worked as a software engineer until 2023

Lorien Health Services (place) 1 — A nursing home company founded by Luigi Mangione's family, part of their business empire in the Baltimore area

WCBM-AM (place) 1 — A politically conservative radio station owned by Luigi Mangione's family where his cousin hosts a show

Surfbreak (place) 1 — A co-living space in Honolulu where Luigi Mangione lived for about six months while dealing with chronic back pain

Luigi's Mansion (film) 1 — A Nintendo video game purchased by a user to stay in 'Luigi mode' following the Luigi Mangione news

Poseidon (person) 1 — Greek god referenced in a humorous Fresh Prince-style translation of The Odyssey.

Ocean Beach (place) 1 — San Diego neighborhood where the poster encountered tramp kids living alternative lifestyles.

Big 4 (concept) 1 — Reference to the four largest accounting firms where junior accountants work long hours on computers

CPA (concept) 1 — Certified Public Accountant qualification being studied for by someone concerned about getting 'dead eyes' from screen t...

Susan Wiles (person) 1 — Chief of staff who reportedly controls access to Trump and reigned in the internal chaos of his first administration

North Augusta (place) 1 — South Carolina city with a large Irish Traveller population characterized by three dominant surnames among about 3000 pe...

Jonathan Davis (person) 1 — Lead singer of KoRn, subject of numerous false rumors including claims about AIDS, satanism, and death

Norman Bates (person) 1 — Fictional character from Psycho, used as comparison for Britney Spears in humorous context

Queen of the Damned (film) 1 — Film for which Jonathan Davis worked on the soundtrack, subject of vampire rumor

The Osbournes (film) 1 — Reality TV show featuring Ozzy Osbourne's family, referenced in context of potential KoRn reality show

Orgy (person) 1 — Band whose members Jay Gordon and Ryan Shuck were subject to false rumors about relationships with Jonathan Davis

Pawn Stars (film) 1 — Reality TV show featuring various expert appraisers, discussed in terms of favorite expert personalities

Guadeloupe River (place) 1 — River in South Texas where poster spent a summer swimming while compiling 4chan greentexts

Disney World (place) 1 — Theme park criticized for having extremely obese visitors who require scooters and take up multiple bus seats