Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

/lit/ (place) 6 — 4chan's literature discussion board, described as having elitism that is easier to stomach than comparable Reddit commun...

Dennis Hopper (person) 6 — Actor referenced for his memorable performance in Blue Velvet that led to a workplace mishap.

Adam Levine (person) 6 — Musician whose sexts became publicly discussed, with debate over whether they were actually inappropriate or just embarr...

George Bush (person) 6 — Former president mentioned in a conspiracy theory example about being paid by Jews, used to illustrate low intelligence ...

SAT (concept) 6 — Standardized test where affluent students increasingly receive accommodations like 200% extra time for anxiety, disadvan...

Jeff Tiedrich (person) 6 — Social media personality referenced as a comparison point for Twitter's 'menswear guy' who constantly critiques conserva...

Georgetown (place) 6 — Elite university attended by R. F. Kuang, mentioned as part of credential accumulation that failed to produce quality li...

ACLU (place) 6 — American Civil Liberties Union, mentioned as an organization that left Twitter for Bluesky but retained only 20% of thei...

Parasocial relationships (concept) 6 — One-sided relationships between audiences and media personalities cultivated through an ecosystem of inauthentic persona...

BJJ (concept) 6 — Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mentioned as a form of exercise that burns more calories than walking, advocated in the context of ...

French New Wave (concept) 6 — Film movement whose aesthetic of disorienting jump cuts is accidentally recreated in contemporary social media content.

Neil deGrasse Tyson (person) 6 — Science educator and astrophysicist criticized as unwittingly serving state interests by promoting uncritical trust in i...

FIRE (concept) 6 — Financial Independence, Retire Early movement with a subreddit where a young woman claims to have achieved million-dolla...

Skrillex (person) 6 — Electronic music producer and DJ who pioneered dubstep sound and continues to collaborate with major artists like Travis...

Carly Rae Jepsen (person) 6 — Pop musician described as a 'hipster-BPD-gay-and-gender-nonbinary darling' whose voice and lyrics are criticized as iner...

University of Chicago (place) 6 — Elite university discussed as historical example of rigorous, self-selecting intellectual institution before current era...

Keanu Reeves (person) 6 — Actor who starred in My Own Private Idaho, described as somewhat wooden but memorable in the Shakespearean-influenced ro...

Korn (album) 6 — Nu-metal band frequently subject to internet rumors and speculation, discussed in context of debunking false claims abou...

BetterHelp (place) 6 — Online therapy service that advertises on true crime podcasts, creating an ironic juxtaposition with the anxiety-inducin...

True Crime (concept) 6 — Cultural phenomenon criticized for humanizing perpetrators while neglecting victims, with fans displaying performative e...

Lily Allen (person) 6 — British pop musician whose album 'Alright, Still' is discussed as an example of early 2000s pop production that used act...

Cinderella (film) 6 — A Disney fairytale referenced by a poster who liked it as a child, used as an example of how a boy liking 'girls things'...

Nihilism (concept) 6 — A philosophical position characterized as Israel's true State Ideology according to BAP, used to justify 21st century se...

Klonopin (concept) 6 — Benzodiazepine medication discussed in context of prescription fraud and anxiety management, with user finding bottles p...

BMI (concept) 6 — Body Mass Index measure discussed as vastly underestimating obesity compared to DEXA body fat assessments, with study sh...

Gummo (film) 6 — Movie about an impoverished town razed by a tornado, referenced to criticize someone comparing their daily annoyances to...

Teddy Roosevelt (person) 6 — U.S. President cited as a right-wing politician whose worker-friendly policies were attributed to labor union pressure r...

SNAP (concept) 6 — Federal food assistance program serving 40 million people that faced discontinuation of payments in November according t...

Puerto Rico (place) 6 — U.S. territory whose colonization was brought up as a topic of conversation on a Zoomer first date, prompting bewilderme...

KFC (place) 6 — Fast food chain specifically discussed as having an Indian manager who only hires other Indian workers, leading to compl...

Tradwife (concept) 6 — Traditional wife lifestyle becoming popular as people yearn for community and family in hyper-individualistic society, w...

Jordan Neely (person) 6 — Man whose killing sparked debate about involuntary mental health treatment and state intervention for those experiencing...

Tupac (person) 6 — Rapper discussed as a quintessential Red Scare figure due to his art school background, Catholic aesthetic, beef with Bi...

Globohomo (concept) 6 — Term used to describe modern libidoless corporate art style, though users wish there was a better term that doesn't make...

Truth Social (place) 6 — Social media platform associated with disaffected working-class right-wing supporters who post out of anger rather than ...

National Geographic (concept) 6 — Magazine whose vintage photographs from various international locations are shared as examples of female representation ...

Aldi (place) 6 — German discount supermarket chain mentioned as a source for affordable supplements like magnesium and fish oil.

Protestantism (concept) 6 — A Christian denomination criticized for replacing Catholic folk traditions in Latin America through American cultural co...

Wuhan (place) 6 — Chinese city where potentially dangerous research was funded by the U.S. government, at the center of COVID lab leak the...

FIFA (concept) 6 — International soccer organization referenced as corrupt entity Germans are forced to fund through mandatory broadcast fe...

Forbes (place) 6 — Business publication whose recognition is used as a marketing gimmick by entrepreneurs, specifically mentioned in contex...

Clint Eastwood (person) 6 — Actor and director known for westerns that the poster credits with improving their mental health and empowering them.

Maine (place) 6 — State where a mass shooter disappeared after an incident, an unusual occurrence in mass shooting cases

Malcolm Gladwell (person) 6 — Author aggressively recommended by a friend's high-powered lawyer father during a visit to LA, who bought a hardcover co...

Luddite (concept) 6 — Historical movement and philosophy opposing industrialization and technology, referenced by a user describing their upbr...

The Boondocks (film) 6 — Politically-charged animated series praised as one of the few political comedies from the last two decades that hasn't a...

Psychoanalysis (concept) 6 — A theoretical framework that the subreddit has traditionally supported but is now being rejected by new members in favor...

LSAT (concept) 6 — Law School Admission Test that a woman falsely claimed to have taken and achieved a high score on as part of an elaborat...

GoFundMe (place) 6 — Crowdfunding platform where a woman fraudulently raised $42,000 by falsely claiming a man hit her with a brick for turni...

GPT-3 (concept) 6 — An AI language model capable of generating greentexts that are funnier than real ones, representing a significant advanc...