Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Singapore (place) 15 — A city-state described as a case study in state-planned multiculturalism that presents a caricatured understanding of We...

Dallas (place) 15 — City described as lacking things to do despite people appearing busy, referenced in a discussion about post-COVID isolat...

Tulsi Gabbard (person) 15 — American politician and former presidential candidate whose appearance on the Red Scare podcast is jokingly blamed for c...

Capitalist Realism (book) 15 — Theory about capitalism's foreclosure of future imagination, cited in relation to post-apocalyptic fiction's inability t...

Kate Bush (person) 15 — British musician whose song Running Up That Hill was performed with controversial dedication at an Ohio karaoke event

Sam Smith (person) 15 — Singer whose gender-nonconforming presentation is criticized as feeling forced and preachy compared to similar expressio...

Vancouver (place) 15 — Canadian city criticized as the most overhyped city in North America, characterized by high overdose rates, homelessness...

Don't Look Up (film) 15 — Recent film criticized for its performative self-awareness, fourth-wall breaks, and obnoxiously flashy editing that make...

Montana (place) 15 — State where poster learned country two step dancing in a positive social environment for meeting people.

Margot Robbie (person) 15 — Actress who starred in the Barbie movie and reportedly tried hard to convince director Greta Gerwig to include the origi...

2014 (concept) 14 — Year when an art professor made comments about commercial-style video editing that the poster now views as prescient.

Blade Runner (film) 14 — Referenced as a novella by William S. Burroughs that was adapted after the movie Taking Tiger Mountain was shot.

Nosferatu (film) 14 — Film praised for its visual style depicting Victorian-era settings transitioning from Christmas tale aesthetic to darker...

RFK (person) 14 — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., referenced in context of his book about Anthony Fauci and controversial medical claims.

Kyle Rittenhouse (person) 14 — Figure criticized for being lauded as a hero after killing people in a self-defense situation where he allegedly put him...

Björk (person) 14 — Icelandic musician whose music taste in a partner is associated with good qualities like being romantic, witty, and good...

PMC (concept) 14 — Professional-Managerial Class, used critically to describe how workplace sexism discussions are dominated by upper-middl...

Nietzsche (person) 14 — German philosopher referenced in context of whether finding his work illuminating is considered 'rudimentary' by modern ...

Greenland (place) 14 — A major source of resource extraction for AI-critical materials like cobalt, lithium, copper, and nickel, explaining Tru...

Connecticut (place) 14 — State where poster attended college and first encountered WASP culture, contrasted with growing up around Italian-Americ...

Colombia (place) 14 — South American country where a user is planning to immigrate from Peru, specifically to Medellin, with company support f...

Blake Lively (person) 14 — Actress involved in legal dispute with Justin Baldoni, accused of manipulating events and distorting testimony according...

Amanda Gorman (person) 14 — National Youth Poet Laureate who gave a recital at Biden's inauguration that was criticized as sounding like 'an assembl...

NYU (place) 14 — New York University, portrayed as a prestigious institution that serves as a career gateway, with a transfer student get...

Idiocracy (film) 14 — A movie criticized as feeling like it was written by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with people who think it's d...

TAFS (film) 14 — A Reddit community that now requires government ID verification to access, referenced as The Adam Friedland Show subredd...

Steven Spielberg (person) 14 — Director of Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Hook, discussed in context of how big-budget Hollywoo...

Studio Ghibli (place) 14 — Japanese animation studio whose films are cited as rare quality anime but insufficient to justify the medium's popularit...

Amy Schumer (person) 14 — Comedian and actress who was formerly on Time's 100 Most Influential People list and now promotes telehealth abortion se...

Vermont (place) 14 — Location of a summer camp focused on agriculture and outdoor survival skills where a counselor experienced severe isolat...

Looksmaxxing (concept) 14 — Self-improvement culture focused on maximizing physical attractiveness, associated with the blackpill mentality and crit...

Patagonia (place) 14 — Outdoor clothing brand whose expensive jackets now signify post-apocalyptic survival gear in contemporary fiction, repla...

Palantir (concept) 14 — Technology company frequently mentioned alongside surveillance and intelligence concerns in discussions about state powe...

Steve Jobs (person) 14 — Apple co-founder credited with inventing the iPhone, blamed for creating technology that robbed generations of meaningfu...

Oxford (place) 14 — Elite university attended by R. F. Kuang, mentioned as part of credential accumulation criticized in discussion of decli...

Houston (place) 14 — Texas city described as the most diverse place in the world (25% each White, Black, Latino, Asian) where residents alleg...

Dolly Parton (person) 14 — Musician cited as an example of cultural contributions from poor white people before being appropriated by upper middle ...

UFC (concept) 14 — Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts organization referenced in the context of a failed date where the p...

Scientology (concept) 14 — Religious organization criticized as hilariously evil and corrupt yet somehow remaining powerful despite widespread know...

CBT (concept) 14 — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a therapeutic approach criticized alongside DBT as only working for 'neoliberal Silicon Va...

Ontario (place) 14 — Canadian province discussed negatively in relation to concepts like privacy and property rights, contrasted with British...

FBI (place) 14 — Federal Bureau of Investigation mentioned in conspiracy theory about how Luigi Mangione was identified through facial re...

TrueAnon (concept) 14 — A podcast whose fanbase is criticized for complaining about the prevalence of American flags at protests and wanting mor...

Kurt Vonnegut (person) 14 — American writer discussed for his analysis of nuclear family alienation and the need for extended families in modern soc...

IKEA (place) 14 — Swedish furniture retailer whose Mid-Century Modern aesthetic is criticized as the homogenized template for all contempo...

Killers of the Flower Moon (film) 14 — A 3.5 hour long Scorsese crime drama about doomed love and colonialist mass murder that features a tonally inconsistent ...

West Virginia (place) 14 — U.S. state referenced in a satirical conspiracy theory about Olivia Rodrigo being used to manufacture consent for bombin...

Dave Chappelle (person) 14 — Comedian criticized for quitting his show and running to Africa after a white person laughed at his joke, while later co...

Stanford (place) 14 — Elite university referenced sarcastically in a parody of ADHD success stories where someone claims to have completed a P...

Neil Young (person) 14 — Canadian-American rock musician praised for his unusual voice and instrumental work with Crazy Horse, discussed as under...