Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Clubber Lang (person) 1 — Character from Rocky 3 defended passionately as a great antagonist in the Rocky film series.

The C Word (album) 1 — Podcast by Lena Dunham described as genuinely good content.

NRA National Firearm Museum (place) 1 — Free museum located in the NRA building focusing on the history of American firearms, arranged chronologically with exhi...

Hudson Valley (place) 1 — Region in New York mentioned as a potential compromise between city and suburban living with human interaction and easy ...

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (concept) 1 — Therapeutic approach tried alongside DBT and CBT without producing desired mental health outcomes.

Problem of Evil (concept) 1 — Philosophical/theological problem referenced as causing doubts about religious faith despite considering returning to ch...

Mind-Body Problem (concept) 1 — Philosophical problem cited alongside the problem of evil as creating doubts about religious faith despite its potential...

Róisín Murphy (person) 1 — Musician whose latest album Hit Parade is referenced as a stylistic comparison point for describing a collaborative musi...

Hit Parade (album) 1 — Latest album by Róisín Murphy used as a reference point to describe the sound of a collaborative music project.

Kirin J Callinan (person) 1 — Musician referenced humorously as a stylistic influence ("step dad") in describing a collaborative album project.

Eileen Kelly (person) 1 — Public figure who lurks on the Red Scare subreddit, described by a user as their aspirational figure for being skinny, B...

Krispy Kreme (place) 1 — Donut chain referenced in critique of absurd restaurant menu items like burgers with donut buns.

Doritos Locos Tacos (concept) 1 — Fast food item used as emblematic example of the trend toward embarrassing, silly, and obscene restaurant dishes that em...

Jet Neptune (person) 1 — Sam Hyde's collaborator who helped scam fans by selling $200 mystery boxes filled with worthless items from Fishtank.

#landback (concept) 1 — Movement advocating for returning land to indigenous peoples, discussed in context of indigenous groups acting as landlo...

Only Child Syndrome (concept) 1 — Stereotype about only children being selfish and unable to share, questioned by an only child who finds people with sibl...

Westernization (concept) 1 — Cultural assimilation process that immigrant parents complain about when their children adopt Western values and behavio...

Arranged Marriage (concept) 1 — Traditional marriage practice in South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures that second-generation immigrants often resist.

Hocking Hills (place) 1 — A scenic area in Ohio with hiking trails and forests that becomes claustrophobic and isolating in its more remote southe...

Wrong Turn (film) 1 — A horror film referenced in context of fear about isolated rural Appalachian areas

Jeopardy! (film) 1 — A quiz show that represented the only long-term goal for one person, who stopped watching after Alex Trebek's death ende...

Magical Mystery Tour (film) 1 — A Beatles film referenced as similarly pointless to On the Road where nothing much happens

Morris Dancing (concept) 1 — A traditional English folk dance discussed in the context of a new generation practicing it in Gloucestershire

Kai Cenat (person) 1 — Content creator who was labeled a pedophile for simply showing up to a kid's birthday party to say hello

King James Version (book) 1 — English Bible translation that is the focus of the King James Only movement among American Evangelicals, discussed as an...

King James Only movement (concept) 1 — American Evangelical religious movement that insists on using only the King James Bible translation, described as backwa...

La Dolce Vita (film) 1 — Film watched at a cinema in a small French town, mentioned as part of the cultural amenities available in the French cou...

St. John's College (place) 1 — College known for its Great Books curriculum, referenced in discussion about liberal arts education.

Spider-Man (2000) (film) 1 — Referenced in comparison to a kippah taking over someone's brain like Willem Dafoe's character

Poirot (person) 1 — Detective character referenced as representative of murder mystery tropes that audiences expect from crime narratives

Howard Dully (person) 1 — Author of 'My Lobotomy' who was lobotomized at age 12 and whose Reddit account was discovered by a poster revealing unex...

My Lobotomy (book) 1 — Autobiography by Howard Dully about being lobotomized at age 12

JBL (place) 1 — Speaker brand mentioned as example of affordable modern audio equipment with good quality

The Game (person) 1 — Rapper who performed 'Hate it or Love it' with 50 Cent, described as one of the best rap songs of the 2000s

Hate it or Love it (album) 1 — 2005 rap song by The Game featuring 50 Cent, described as one of the best rap songs of the 2000s

DC Urban Moms Forum (place) 1 — Online forum described as addictive reading for someone imagining an alternate life as a helicopter parent and social-cl...

DC Metro (place) 1 — Washington DC public transit system whose employees are criticized for being extremely rude and mean to customers

Ramses II (person) 1 — Ancient Egyptian pharaoh noted for having lived to age 90 over 2300 years ago, before modern medicine or sanitation.

Parks & Rec (film) 1 — TV sitcom whose main cast members have allegedly been diagnosed with autism by online viewers, according to a post criti...

Muzak (concept) 1 — Background music system traditionally used in public spaces like grocery stores, contrasted with modern mainstream pop m...

TERF (concept) 1 — Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, an ideology embraced by a poster who argues biological women should not be shamed f...

Keane (person) 1 — British band whose song 'Somewhere Only We Know' is alleged to have been melodically plagiarized by Chappell Roan.

Somewhere Only We Know (album) 1 — Song by Keane that Chappell Roan's new single allegedly plagiarizes melodically.

Spirit Cooking (concept) 1 — A performance art piece by Marina Abramović that became the subject of conspiracy theories about elite occult practices.

Talleyrand (person) 1 — A historical political schemer praised for his accomplishments and ability to survive through several drastic changes of...

Alien Earth (film) 1 — An 8-episode TV show featuring Timothy Olyphant as a robot man, discussed as disappointing after a strong start.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (concept) 1 — A therapeutic intervention mentioned as helping manage Cluster B personality disorder tendencies through recognizing dia...

Cluster B Personality Disorder (concept) 1 — A category of personality disorders discussed in relation to difficult women and the author's understanding of their con...

Undine (book) 1 — Literary work mentioned by Fitzgerald as part of the cultural foundation that made WWI possible through middle-class sen...

Battle of Petersburg (concept) 1 — Civil War battle cited as inventing 'mass butchery' according to Fitzgerald, but distinguished from the sentiment-driven...