Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Shanghai (place) 4 — Major Chinese city described as having highly integrated technology infrastructure, extensive metro systems, and a thriv...

Dialectical Materialism (concept) 4 — Marxist philosophical framework mentioned as necessary but insufficient for creating a socialist society without corresp...

Cat Stevens (person) 4 — Musician who changed his name to Yusuf Islam, used as analogy for people who insist on name changes like Kiev to Kyiv.

Angela Davis (person) 4 — Radical activist and philosopher mentioned as example of revolutionary figures becoming co-opted, paid to speak at Yale ...

Robert Caro (person) 4 — Author of a biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson known for detailed accounts of LBJ's political life and personal be...

Cairo (place) 4 — Egyptian city where the poster's British grandmother lived with her Egyptian grandfather in the 1960s, documented in gre...

The Dare (person) 4 — Contemporary musician cited as the ugliest relevant musician currently, though still attractive compared to historical s...

Reggaeton (concept) 4 — Fastest growing music genre in the Americas described as sounding like something from a cyberpunk dystopia signifying po...

r/gangstalking (place) 4 — Reddit community associated with conspiracy theories and schizophrenic posting, referenced as destination for terminally...

Lady Bird (film) 4 — A recent teen film criticized for being written by adults who caricature teen life into something more aesthetic and Ins...

Walt Whitman (person) 4 — American poet invoked as an exemplar of American cultural achievement in a patriotic defense of the United States

Paul Simon (person) 4 — Musician discussed in connection with his on/off relationship and yearlong marriage to Carrie Fisher, who inspired sever...

One Hundred Years of Solitude (book) 4 — Gabriel García Márquez novel referenced through its imagery of yellow butterflies and Colonel Aureliano Buendía in Colom...

Jeffrey Dahmer (person) 4 — Serial killer who was the subject of a Netflix show criticized for attempting to portray him as downtrodden and misunder...

National Socialism (concept) 4 — Political ideology invoked to describe the current administration's approach to economic and political control, contrast...

Hank Green (person) 4 — Science educator criticized as a de-facto state agent promoting institutional authority and encouraging people to consul...

Chris Evans (person) 4 — Actor whose accidentally leaked nude photo is evaluated positively for its physical attributes

Scott Pilgrim (film) 4 — Film cited as exploring alternative identities within the gender binary, contrasted with contemporary nonbinary identity...

Waymo (concept) 4 — Autonomous vehicles that stopped and blocked traffic in San Francisco during a power outage, demonstrating a failure mod...

Heat (film) 4 — Michael Mann crime film that the 1997 North Hollywood shootout perpetrators were obsessed with and wanted to emulate.

Vaush (person) 4 — A political commentator whose subreddit is referenced as containing rage directed at Native Americans after electoral ou...

KKK (concept) 4 — Ku Klux Klan, white supremacist organization mentioned in family history story where grandfather was allegedly either me...

Ivy League (place) 4 — Elite group of American universities experiencing large ability gaps between test-optional and traditional admit student...

Best Buy (place) 4 — Electronics retailer mentioned in context of requiring personal information like addresses for returns without receipts.

Dave Rubin (person) 4 — A political commentator involved in the Tenet indictment, characterized as potentially genuinely unaware of the situatio...

Tom Holland (person) 4 — Actor reportedly being considered for the role of James Bond despite appearing unsuitable for the part

Ice Cube (person) 4 — Rapper who collaborated with KoRn on the track 'Children of the Korn' and was invited to the Family Values Tour

Uvalde (place) 4 — Site of a mass shooting referenced in discussion about sympathizing with perpetrators whose tragic quality of life led t...

Adolescence (film) 4 — British mini-series about a 13-year-old boy who kills a classmate, discussed as deliberately avoiding typical murder-mys...

How I Met Your Mother (film) 4 — A TV show criticized as extremely neurotic about dating while validating those neuroses through NPH's 'cool and suave' c...

One Battle After Another (film) 4 — A film featuring Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Benicio del Toro that is heavily criticized online despite being defe...

Magnolia (film) 4 — Paul Thomas Anderson film praised for its nakedly ambitious, maximalist style, featuring memorable moments like the rain...

Blippi (person) 4 — Children's entertainer whose content is watched by young children on iPads, mentioned in context of iPad addiction and p...

Me Too Movement (concept) 4 — A social movement against sexual harassment and assault that is praised as successful for making it safer for victims to...

Oneohtrix Point Never (person) 4 — Electronic musician (OPN) mentioned as someone Dasha Nekrasova was thought to be dating, but clarified as not being her ...

Ann Coulter (person) 4 — Conservative political commentator interviewed by Anna Khachiyan and Dasha Nekrasova on Red Scare podcast, with the iron...

Glee (film) 4 — TV show described as cursed due to tragic fates of multiple cast members including drug overdoses, suicide, and death by...

Asia (place) 4 — Continent mentioned as Luigi Mangione's backpacking destination following his successful spinal surgery.

Soylent (concept) 4 — Meal replacement shake defended by user as healthier than food delivery apps, allegedly memeified through paid corporate...

Oswald Spengler (person) 4 — German philosopher and historian whose concept of 'fellaheen' and theories about civilization are discussed in relation ...

Nicole Kidman (person) 4 — Hollywood actress whose father was accused of involvement in a child sex ring and died under suspicious circumstances sh...

Jon Favreau (person) 4 — Actor and director who cast himself opposite Scarlett Johansson in the film Chef, discussed as a bold move given their p...

Noah Kahan (person) 4 — A musician whose popularity among white women on dating apps is compared to the previous Taylor Swift phenomenon and cri...

Mumford & Sons (album) 4 — A band referenced as a previous era of music that white women liked, used as a comparison point for Noah Kahan's current...

Kyrie Irving (person) 4 — NBA player mentioned alongside Kanye West in relation to antisemitic controversy and potential far-right influence on Bl...

The Lumineers (album) 4 — Band categorized with 'stomp clap millennial anthem stuff' that 'really does suck' alongside The National and Mumford an...

Love Bombing (concept) 4 — Pseudo-psychological term criticized for having its meaning expanded to encompass normal dating interactions, grouped wi...

Red Dead Redemption 2 (film) 4 — Video game that Dasha Nekrasova reportedly said made Adam Friedland completely unattractive when she walked in on him pl...

MI5 (concept) 4 — British intelligence agency that allegedly created a fake surname for a poster's family after their grandmother became a...

Art Bell (person) 4 — Radio host associated with fun conspiracy culture that has since been replaced by boring racism and conservative talking...