Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Iraq War (concept) 25 — Controversial U.S. military conflict discussed as potentially being rehabilitated through spite-based politics, similar ...

Hawaii (place) 25 — U.S. state subject of controversy regarding tourism boycotts, particularly following wildfires, with debates about econo...

Harvey Weinstein (person) 25 — Disgraced film producer mentioned in connection with Jennifer Lawrence's career trajectory and sexual abuse in the film ...

My Year of Rest and Relaxation (book) 25 — A novel being adapted to film with Margot Robbie in the lead role, which the poster criticizes as miscast for being too ...

Steve Bannon (person) 25 — Right-wing political strategist and media figure discussed as someone who understands and articulates working-class econ...

New Orleans (place) 25 — City whose cuisine is compared to Spanish food, with Spanish food described as a bland and worse version of New Orleans ...

Fight Club (film) 24 — Film discussed as being misunderstood by progressives as a simple critique of masculinity when it actually has a more co...

Bangladesh (place) 24 — One of the most populated countries in the world that manufactures most clothing and has large Bengali communities in No...

Lizzo (person) 24 — Pop musician positioned as the quintessential spokesperson for body positivity, seen as forcing acceptance of her obesit...

The Guardian (place) 24 — British news publication that published an article questioning whether tech-induced 'brain rot' was real, featuring quot...

Sam Altman (person) 24 — CEO of OpenAI, described as one of the most excessively sinister billionaires with quotes like 'compute is all you need'...

Pete Buttigieg (person) 24 — Former Democratic presidential candidate and current Secretary of Transportation, discussed as being unpopular with Blac...

James Joyce (person) 24 — Modernist writer whose technique of manipulating parallels between contemporaneity and antiquity influenced T.S. Eliot's...

Sam Hyde (person) 24 — Creative internet figure criticized as a midwit who struggles to articulate himself but has had significant influence on...

Hunter Biden (person) 24 — Referenced as a comparison point for Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew, implying he is a problematic family member inv...

Marianne Williamson (person) 24 — Political figure and spiritual teacher who held events where she told people to stop talking about trauma and go do some...

2021 (concept) 23 — Year Katerina Golubeva's daughter Ina Marija Bartaitė was killed in a traffic accident.

Game of Thrones (film) 23 — Discussion about rape in fantasy fiction, mentioning medieval-esque worlds and low-brow fiction trends

ISIS (concept) 23 — Terrorist organization referenced in a disturbing hallucination during an LSD trip where moans were perceived as sounds ...

Saudi Arabia (place) 23 — A Middle Eastern country whose wealthy citizens are described as benefiting from neoliberal globalization while being ab...

Europe (place) 23 — Geographic region where men are described as receiving more sympathy when opening up about anxiety and vulnerability, co...

Austin (place) 23 — Texas city discussed as a formerly cool destination that some people now claim to fear visiting due to perceived politic...

Matty Healy (person) 23 — British musician and frontman of The 1975, discussed as a controversial figure who provokes strong reactions from Taylor...

Eyes Wide Shut (film) 23 — Stanley Kubrick masterpiece described as a slow-moving thriller with eerie, surreal atmosphere and an odyssey-like struc...

Stephen Colbert (person) 23 — Late-night talk show host whose show is described as an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Jon Stewart's political satire...

Family Guy (film) 23 — Animated TV series criticized as soulless art where not a single frame could be called beautiful, contrasted with early ...

Colorado (place) 23 — US state that has transformed from libertarian normie culture to hustle-obsessed tech culture with nature aesthetics, se...

Serbia (place) 23 — Country experiencing large-scale protests involving college and high school students, with government using sonic weapon...

Woody Allen (person) 23 — Filmmaker criticized as a 'friend of the pod' whose films perpetuated the trope of ugly mediocre men with stunning wives...

Christopher Nolan (person) 23 — Film director who praised contemporary young actors like Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy as combining new Hollywood realism...

Stav (person) 23 — Comedian whose way of talking about sex is criticized as suggesting inexperience, with reference to literary observation...

Lolita (book) 23 — A novel by Vladimir Nabokov that the poster was reading on public transport, leading to an embarrassing misunderstanding...

Vladimir Nabokov (person) 23 — Russian-American novelist described as 'the greatest American prose writer since Melville,' whose work was used as groun...

24 (film) 22 — TV thriller series whose first season featured Serbian villains trying to avenge Milosevic rather than Muslim terrorists

2017 (concept) 22 — A year that young people express nostalgia for despite being only five years in the past.

2018 (concept) 22 — Year of study showing high exposure to radio frequency radiation is associated with cancer in male rats

Ariana Grande (person) 22 — Pop singer and actress discussed in relation to the upcoming Wicked movie and her changing appearance.

Goodreads (place) 22 — Social cataloging website referenced as a place where someone's reading habits would be judged

United Healthcare (place) 22 — Healthcare company mentioned in connection with alleged practices of paying nursing homes to let patients die to avoid h...

Benjamin Netanyahu (person) 22 — Israeli Prime Minister described as a maniac launching what amounts to full scale genocide on Gaza inhabitants

Zohran Mamdani (person) 22 — New York politician described as a transnational Brahmin elite from an Ivy League academic family, representing educated...

SSRIs (concept) 22 — Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors discussed in a positive personal account by a young woman who found them helpful...

Nancy Pelosi (person) 22 — U.S. politician whose clapping gesture was interpreted by admirers as 'throwing shade,' exemplifying the projection of d...

True Detective (film) 22 — HBO crime drama series whose first season is discussed for having an anticlimactic ending that revealed only an inbred a...

Bay Area (place) 22 — Region discussed as having become culturally dead with standoffish people obsessed with self-awareness and perceived as ...

Denver (place) 22 — Colorado city described as cute despite associations with Patagonia wearers and expensive housing, with nice scenery on ...

Hamilton (film) 22 — A musical play from 2016 about the founding fathers that featured rap songs and attracted massive mainstream attention, ...

Lady Gaga (person) 22 — Pop artist who held a concert at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro that gathered over 2 million people after more than 10 years...

Poland (place) 22 — Eastern European country through which a young man traveled to reach Ukraine after being warned against going to Russian...

Denmark (place) 22 — Scandinavian country characterized humorously as being designed by children due to its normalized candy consumption, amu...