Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Miffy (concept) 1 — Cartoon rabbit character featured on a music box given as a gift and a wall mirror, becoming a potential memento mori.

Offset (person) 1 — Rapper and Cardi B's partner who is part of a McDonald's meal deal targeting specific demographics.

Susan Ross (person) 1 — Character from Seinfeld whom George wronged by buying cheap envelopes.

Filosofem (album) 1 — Burzum album whose t-shirt is considered controversial to wear around leftist campus environments.

Beverly (place) 1 — Massachusetts town where authentic roast beef sandwiches should be made by Greek people who exclusively employ cousins a...

Panty and Stocking (film) 1 — An anime series being obnoxiously explained by a weeb to others at a local artist meetup.

Science and Invention Magazine (book) 1 — Magazine from the 1920s-1924 described as having covers that were a fascinating mix of prescient and absurd predictions.

Edwardian era (concept) 1 — Historical period referenced as when rich aristocratic British boys studied platonic dialogues and Rousseau at Cambridge...

Manifestation (concept) 1 — Belief system discussed by a user who claims to have manifested meeting someone with Red Scare interests in a philosophy...

Jihad (concept) 1 — Islamic concept satirically attributed to Muslims not being allowed to enjoy barbecue and hot dogs.

Sleep paralysis (concept) 1 — Medical condition experienced by a user who recently moved into a new house and suspects paranormal activity.

Cher Horowitz (person) 1 — Character referenced as comparison for expressing sassy fashion criticism

Pennywise (person) 1 — Horror character referenced in a joke about a Hassidic clown connected to a Brooklyn tunnel incident

Big Bend (place) 1 — Texas location visited for camping and astronomical observation

Marfa (place) 1 — Texas town visited alongside Big Bend for camping and astronomical observation

MacDonald observatory (place) 1 — Observatory where celestial objects including M42, Jupiter's moons, Andromeda, Saturn and the Pleiades were observed

Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes (album) 1 — 1961 John Coltrane live album featuring tracks like "Spiritual" and "India" that demonstrate jazz's influence on drum-n-...

Village Vanguard (place) 1 — Iconic New York City jazz club where John Coltrane recorded his celebrated live performances in 1961

Giant Steps (album) 1 — John Coltrane album mentioned as having been purchased six months before seeing him perform live

Ryan Schreiber (person) 1 — Pitchfork founder credited with writing a stylized, affected review of John Coltrane's Village Vanguard recordings

Impulse! (place) 1 — Record label that released John Coltrane's Village Vanguard recordings in multiple formats including a four-CD box set

House of Yes (film) 1 — Film featuring Parker Posey that made a viewer fall in love with her work.

Christopher Guest (person) 1 — Filmmaker whose films featuring Parker Posey are mentioned as favorites.

Philosophy (concept) 1 — Academic discipline and practice of deep thought that may have diminished appeal among contemporary youth due to being c...

Gianni Agnelli (person) 1 — Italian industrialist referenced as a standard of attractiveness and social success in the context of how the poster fel...

Cobble Hill (place) 1 — Brooklyn neighborhood where the poster received 300 dating app matches per day, representing peak attractiveness on apps...

China Live (place) 1 — San Francisco restaurant whose owner George Chen is quoted defending hidden service fees as necessary for business opera...

George Chen (person) 1 — Owner of China Live restaurant in San Francisco who defended hidden service fees in opposition to transparency legislati...

Italian profanity (concept) 1 — Cultural practice of blasphemous cursing referenced by election worker in Italy while delivering votes at 3 AM.

Evan Wright (person) 1 — Author of Generation Kill who died by suicide in 2024.

Jersey (place) 1 — State referenced in context of not pumping one's own gas, a cultural marker of New Jersey.

First 48 (film) 1 — Reality TV show listed as one of the ten good reality shows out of approximately 600 that have aired.

Iron Chef (film) 1 — Reality TV cooking competition listed as one of the ten good reality shows.

Taxicab Confessions (film) 1 — HBO reality series listed as one of the ten good reality shows.

Real World (film) 1 — MTV reality show, with only the 1990s seasons from Seattle and San Francisco considered good.

Cops (film) 1 — Long-running police reality show listed as one of the ten good reality shows.

Dirty Jobs (film) 1 — Discovery Channel reality show listed as one of the ten good reality shows.

Messi (person) 1 — Soccer player referenced as the ideal career goal for a child groomed from early childhood

Donald Duck (film) 1 — Disney character with nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie referenced as a naming scheme for children

Nicholas Alexander Chavez (person) 1 — Actor in Grotesquerie described as sufficiently attractive to potentially convert someone to any religion

Grotesquerie (film) 1 — TV show featuring Nicholas Alexander Chavez

Duomo (place) 1 — Cathedral in Florence where Martha Stewart kissed a stranger during her honeymoon

Ron Artest (person) 1 — Indiana Pacer basketball player who broke the barrier between court and stands in a famous brawl 20 years ago

JPay (place) 1 — A prison payment service mentioned in the context of Luigi Mangione receiving financial support while incarcerated.

Gelson's (place) 1 — An upscale grocery store chain in Los Angeles where a disturbing scene of drug users was witnessed.

Tim Kennedy (person) 1 — A veteran media personality criticized as part of the 'VetBro' community that glorifies illegal wars.

Marcus Luttrell (person) 1 — A veteran who appears to be expressing remorse for lies he told about his military service.

Rob O'Neil (person) 1 — A veteran accused of lying about having shot Osama bin Laden, part of the VetBro community.

VetBro (concept) 1 — A media subculture of veterans who glorify illegal wars, sell workout products, and perpetuate the idea that service mem...

Great Expectations (book) 1 — A classic novel by Dickens cited as an example of class disparity romance in literature.