Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Morte d'Arthur (book) 1 — Thomas Malory's medieval text featuring Lancelot's story, praised for being as ironic and complex as any 20th century no...

Thomas Malory (person) 1 — Medieval author of Morte d'Arthur who wrote complex, ironic narratives about Lancelot and King Arthur.

Lancelot (person) 1 — The greatest of knights in Arthurian legend who had an affair with Guinevere that destroyed the realm and led to Arthur'...

Guinevere (person) 1 — King Arthur's wife who had an affair with Lancelot and later became a nun out of guilt.

Šarūnas Bartas (person) 1 — Film director who worked with actress Katerina Golubeva.

Claire Denis (person) 1 — Film director who worked with actress Katerina Golubeva.

Leos Carax (person) 1 — Film director who worked with actress Katerina Golubeva.

Martin Niemöller (person) 1 — Protestant pastor whose famous poem 'First they came...' is parodied in a post about Reddit controversies.

Jehovah's Witnesses (concept) 1 — Religious group praised for their resistance to Nazi Germany, refusing allegiance and military service despite facing im...

The Cathedral (concept) 1 — Mencius Moldbug's concept for concentrated wealth and its effect on media, critiqued as merely repackaging obvious ideas...

O&A (film) 1 — Radio show (Opie and Anthony) that Courtney Love appeared on, charming the hosts despite them initially talking negative...

The Phantom (book) 1 — A comic book series from the 1990s, mentioned as part of a collection found at a Swedish comic store.

X-Team (book) 1 — A comic book series found at a Swedish comic store alongside other 1990s comics.

WSLF (concept) 1 — The Western Somali Liberation Front, a military organization in which the poster's Somali father served.

Norrland (place) 1 — A region in northern Sweden, described as an old Swedish rusty port town where a comic store had to close.

New York Jets (concept) 1 — NFL team whose hopes were dashed when Aaron Rodgers was injured immediately after his trade to the team.

Miami Dolphins (concept) 1 — NFL team mentioned as an alternative 'up and coming' team Taylor Swift could have chosen instead of the Chiefs.

Pittsburgh Steelers (concept) 1 — NFL team mentioned as an alternative 'up and coming' team Taylor Swift could have chosen instead of the Chiefs.

Spanish flu (concept) 1 — Historical pandemic referenced in comparison to COVID-19, about which the poster had read a book that heightened their i...

Take Five (album) 1 — A jazz song praised for its smoothness and ability to evoke sophisticated cafe imagery and mood.

IFS (concept) 1 — Internal Family Systems therapy, mentioned alongside other therapeutic modalities that failed to help the poster.

Schema (concept) 1 — Schema therapy, mentioned as one of multiple therapeutic approaches that did not work for the poster's anxiety.

John Henry (person) 1 — American folk hero referenced sarcastically to mock a soft-handed New York wedding planner who claimed to do hard labor.

Tzusing (person) 1 — Electronic artist who performed at the PAN15 party at Berghain nightclub.

We're Not Gonna Take It (album) 1 — A song that the poster compulsively changes the lyrics of to be about gay sex, describing it as a Tourette's-like tic.

Stern (place) 1 — NYU's business school where a former troubled private school classmate ended up before becoming a real estate broker.

Jude Doyle (person) 1 — A writer called 'a psycho' by Dasha, who wrote an article about Lana Del Rey and Red Scare.

Alright, Still (album) 1 — Lily Allen's album from the early 2000s, cited as an example of mainstream pop music that used actual instruments in pro...

Emile Riche (person) 1 — Louisiana farmer who protested on his property by writing messages on his barns and fences regarding damages from the 19...

r/gooncaves (place) 1 — Reddit community referenced in a parody of R.E.M.'s 'Losing My Religion' about pornography addiction.

Hitachi (concept) 1 — Back massager brand referenced as a sex toy that desensitizes users

r/decadeology (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit focused on analyzing and categorizing cultural moments by decade, criticized for detachment from realit...

Tenacious D (album) 1 — Comedy rock band put on hold after bandmate's controversial comment about Trump shooting

Respectability Politics (concept) 1 — Political strategy of gaining acceptance through conformity and self-deprecation, discussed in context of LGBTQ social a...

A House for Mr. Biswas (book) 1 — Novel listed as a favorite book by a user seeking reading recommendations while in a psychiatric ward

Lorazepam (concept) 1 — Benzodiazepine drug that a user was drugged out on during a previous psychiatric ward stay

Delta Gamma (place) 1 — Sorority that a girl quit and wrote an open letter about describing bullying and personality conflicts

Highly Sensitive People (concept) 1 — A trait described by Elaine Aron affecting around 20% of humans who are easily overwhelmed by sensory experiences and ha...

Leslie Nielsen (person) 1 — Actor cited as exemplar of comedy through playing characters completely straight, compared to Verhoeven's satirical appr...

Charly García (person) 1 — Argentine rock musician from the 70s/80s predicted to become influential to contemporary musicians like Can was to Radio...

Kayfabe (concept) 1 — Wrestling concept of maintaining fictional narratives as reality, proposed as better framework for understanding Trump t...

Mersenne prime (concept) 1 — Mathematical concept, a prime number of the form 2^p - 1, discussed with excitement about discovery of new largest known...

Hollywood Demons (film) 1 — HBO documentary series with an episode about Stephen Collins admitting to child abuse.

20/20 (film) 1 — Television news program on which Stephen Collins was interviewed about his child abuse admissions.

Slovakia (place) 1 — Country contrasted favorably with Israel in a comment about nation states.

Ventoux (place) 1 — Online literary magazine launched by petrarchan.com seeking submissions in various categories

& magazine (place) 1 — Late /lit/ periodical referenced as inspiration for liberal editorial standards of Ventoux magazine

Lotus Eaters (person) 1 — Anti-SJW gamergate grifter content consumed by a temp worker

das Man (concept) 1 — Heideggerian concept of conventional social norms that Kanye is breaking down in pursuit of authenticity

Existential Phenomenology (concept) 1 — 20th century philosophical movement that Kanye's aesthetic work is interpreted as being inspired by