Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Marseilles (place) 1 — French city mentioned by Fitzgerald as part of the cultural and social fabric that made WWI possible.

Valence (place) 1 — French location mentioned in Fitzgerald's description of the cultural memories that enabled WWI.

Unter den Linden (place) 1 — Famous Berlin boulevard mentioned by Fitzgerald as part of the cultural memories and middle-class life that made WWI pos...

Gilbert Gottfried (person) 1 — Comedian who appeared on Celebrity Squares and made a joke about Nebraska's state song being 'We Gotta Get Out Of This P...

Celebrity Squares (film) 1 — Game show on which Gilbert Gottfried made a joke about Nebraska's state song

JonBenet (person) 1 — Reference to JonBenet Ramsey, used as shorthand for a particular type of smile or public presentation

Bank Run (concept) 1 — Financial phenomenon discussed as potentially capable of destroying the global financial system if made viral on social ...

Slopulism (concept) 1 — Neologism combining 'slop' and 'populism' used to critique political movements, discussed as pretentious engagement bait

Andy Burnham (person) 1 — Greater Manchester mayor who was blocked by Labour's NEC from standing as a parliamentary candidate, allegedly due to fe...

Shabana Mahmood (person) 1 — UK Home Secretary who was among the NEC members who decided to block Andy Burnham's candidacy

Greater Manchester (place) 1 — UK region where Andy Burnham serves as directly elected mayor

Thomas Dhellemmes (person) 1 — Photographer who compiled twenty years of walking snapshots in the book 'Pierres Blanches', exhibited at Polka gallery

Pierres Blanches (book) 1 — Photography book by Thomas Dhellemmes featuring twenty years of walking snapshots from various locations including Norma...

Filigranes (place) 1 — Publisher of Thomas Dhellemmes' photography book 'Pierres Blanches'

Île d'Yeu (place) 1 — French island featured in Thomas Dhellemmes' photography collection 'Pierres Blanches'

Gendercritical (place) 1 — Gender-critical feminist subreddit banned by Reddit, theorized to have been silenced for criticizing both political cand...

Frownland (film) 1 — Independent film selected as first viewing for a proposed Criterion Channel watching club

The Bold Type (film) 1 — A TV show about a girlboss media company workplace, criticized as a cringe procedural featuring identity politics storyl...

Alegria (concept) 1 — A corporate art style characterized by gangly-armed cartoons, compared to the Global Village Coffeehouse aesthetic of th...

Global Village Coffeehouse (concept) 1 — A 1990s corporate aesthetic embraced by tech companies, compared to the contemporary Alegria style.

N Sync (album) 1 — Popular 1990s boyband mentioned alongside Backstreet Boys as having split up by 2003.

Clarity (album) 1 — Song by Zedd referenced in a post about first date questions through its lyrics about love as tragedy and remedy.

St. Teresa of Avila (person) 1 — Spanish mystic and Catholic saint whose intellectual tradition was missing from Catholic school curriculum.

St. John of the Cross (person) 1 — Spanish mystic and Catholic saint whose philosophical and intellectual tradition was absent from Catholic school educati...

Lesbian bed death (concept) 1 — Phenomenon in lesbian relationships of declining sexual activity, discussed skeptically as a simplistic gender-based gen...

Oscars (concept) 1 — The Academy Awards ceremony where attendees looked atrocious according to this post.

Psychology in Seattle (concept) 1 — A YouTube channel discussing psychology that explores lying as something requiring significant energy.

Raroia (place) 1 — A location in Tahiti where Nico's son traveled after receiving royalty checks

Hannah Baker (person) 1 — A character referenced in describing the poster's injured forehead after being attacked

Homebase (place) 1 — A UK hardware store from which a homeless person stole a mallet used in an assault

Art Basel (place) 1 — An art fair compared to Comic Con as the rich person's equivalent cultural event

Comic Con (place) 1 — A pop culture convention described as Art Basel for poor people

Jeffrey Lewis (person) 1 — Anti-folk musician referenced as being prominent in the NYC folk-punk scene before it declined.

Jesse Lee Peterson (person) 1 — Conservative commentator referenced alongside Candace Owens as an example of perceived racial self-betrayal.

The Goonies (film) 1 — 1980s Spielberg-produced adventure film cited as an example of aesthetically wonderful blockbuster popcorn cinema.

Gremlins (film) 1 — 1980s Spielberg-produced film exemplifying the aesthetically wonderful blockbuster popcorn cinema of that era.

Andrew Christian (person) 1 — Brand known for producing very short, slutty athletic shorts for men, referenced in contrast to puritanically long Ameri...

DC (Washington) (place) 1 — Capital city criticized for its culture of networking, news obsession, and discourse-focused social interactions.

Falls Church City (place) 1 — Area in Northern Virginia associated with competitive, discourse-focused culture.

Arlington (place) 1 — Virginia area near DC characterized by competitive, discourse-driven social culture.

Rolling coal (concept) 1 — Practice of intentionally releasing diesel exhaust on pedestrians to provoke anger, discussed as pathetic behavior.

Anxious attachment style (concept) 1 — Relationship pattern characterized by anxiety and spiraling when receiving signs of disinterest while dating.

JET Program (place) 1 — Program for teaching English in Japan, applied to as last resort after film degree failed to lead to career

Opinel (place) 1 — French pocket knife brand praised for its classy, practical design as opposed to tactical-looking alternatives

Van Gogh's letters (book) 1 — Collected correspondence of Vincent Van Gogh praised for descriptive passages about natural landscapes and his love of n...

Marshawn Lynch (person) 1 — Sports figure whose ESPN video contains deep lessons hidden under humor

The Burryman (concept) 1 — Scottish tradition where nobody knows why it continues but believe something bad will happen if it stops

Lisa H. Schwartzman (person) 1 — Author of 'Challenging Liberalism: Feminism as a Political Critique'

Blaire White (person) 1 — Trans person who was allegedly threatened during a Jubilee debate, prompting criticism of the show's moderation

Nia Long (person) 1 — Black actress referenced as example of beautiful Black women from earlier era of American media