Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Mulholland Drive (film) 16 — David Lynch film praised as a perfect culmination of his ideas and techniques, discussed by a viewer experiencing it for...

The Whale (film) 16 — A film described as deeply spiritual and the best Christian work written by a Jew since the Gospels, featuring themes of...

Tim Dillon (person) 16 — Comedian who grew up on Long Island and does unhinged ranting about the place, describing its unique mix of extreme weal...

Albert Camus (person) 16 — Writer mentioned as having a significant effect on the poster, though noted as already being discussed extensively in th...

Nathan Fielder (person) 16 — Comedian and filmmaker discussed as potentially being an exploitative asshole who mocks innocent people, though the post...

Madonna (person) 16 — Pop artist who recreated Marilyn Monroe's 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' for her 'Material Girl' music video, relat...

Vivek Ramaswamy (person) 15 — Techbro who advocated for more math tutoring and less sleepovers, exemplifying a competition culture that has no appreci...

Greta Thunberg (person) 15 — Climate activist who resisted attempts by elites to make her sell out and go the NGO/neoliberal route, becoming more rad...

Walkable Cities (concept) 15 — Urban planning concept that the poster argues shouldn't be rejected just because it's associated with embarrassing advoc...

Tesla (concept) 15 — Electric vehicle brand discussed in the context of passive-aggressive surveillance culture, with cars automatically flas...

Shein (place) 15 — A fast fashion retailer referenced sarcastically in a post mocking performative concern over scientific evidence while e...

Prince Andrew (person) 15 — British royal associated with Jeffrey Epstein, discussed in relation to his infamous interview about meeting 'extraordin...

Travis Kelce (person) 15 — NFL player whose relationship with Taylor Swift is the subject of obsessive online discourse both supportive and critica...

Vietnam (place) 15 — Country visited by Kamala Harris during the Afghanistan withdrawal, creating an ironic historical parallel to America's ...

Saddam Hussein (person) 15 — Former Iraqi dictator whose power over the nation was exceeded by U.S. official Paul Bremer during the coalition governm...

K-pop (concept) 15 — A music genre criticized as manufactured corporate product lacking soul and emotion, compared to AI-generated art and de...

NFTs (concept) 15 — Non-fungible tokens characterized as part of a pattern of Silicon Valley hype cycles and pyramid schemes alongside Crypt...

Poptimism (concept) 15 — A cultural movement or attitude that elevates pop music to equal status with other genres, discussed critically by someo...

The Last of Us (film) 15 — HBO series adaptation of a video game criticized for sprinting through the game's plot without the breathing room that b...

Andrei Tarkovsky (person) 15 — A Russian filmmaker whose contemplative works Solaris and Stalker are cited as examples of cinema that requires patience...

Meghan Markle (person) 15 — Former actress and member of the British Royal Family whose Oprah interview was viewed with skepticism regarding financi...

GameStop (concept) 15 — Stock that became a Reddit meme investment leading hundreds of thousands to lose their life savings while believing in c...

Severance (film) 15 — Apple TV show criticized for not understanding its own premise about work-life balance, particularly in its handling of ...

Lex Fridman (person) 15 — A podcaster and figure whose reading list was criticized for containing typical high school books and for having a robot...

Henry Kissinger (person) 15 — American statesman and elder politician referenced in the context of leftist reactions to his death, particularly regard...

Oakland (place) 15 — California city in the Bay Area mentioned as being preferable to San Francisco, though still having issues with transpla...

Joy Division (album) 15 — Band discussed in relation to whether woke people hate them, citing their treatment in the 2021 Candyman film where a ch...

Olivia Rodrigo (person) 15 — Pop singer described as possibly not real, theorized to be a CIA psyop or lab experiment designed as the perfect zoomer ...

Michelle Obama (person) 15 — Former First Lady who rose to vice president for Community and External Affairs at University of Chicago Hospitals, disc...

Cuba (place) 15 — Caribbean nation that developed its own vaccine and pledged to sell it cheaply to Central and South America, allegedly p...

Paul McCartney (person) 15 — Former Beatles member who at an advanced age still performs 3-hour concerts with passion despite his voice showing signs...

Vienna (place) 15 — Austrian city where Hitler, Stalin, Tito, Trotsky, and Freud all lived in the same section simultaneously in 1913.

Julia Fox (person) 15 — Author whose book received critical acclaim including being called one of the most authentic storytellers of her generat...

Minecraft (film) 15 — Video game where a person discovered their boyfriend had created a virtual house with another girlfriend, leading to the...

Singapore (place) 15 — A city-state described as a case study in state-planned multiculturalism that presents a caricatured understanding of We...

Dallas (place) 15 — City described as lacking things to do despite people appearing busy, referenced in a discussion about post-COVID isolat...

Tulsi Gabbard (person) 15 — American politician and former presidential candidate whose appearance on the Red Scare podcast is jokingly blamed for c...

Capitalist Realism (book) 15 — Theory about capitalism's foreclosure of future imagination, cited in relation to post-apocalyptic fiction's inability t...

Kate Bush (person) 15 — British musician whose song Running Up That Hill was performed with controversial dedication at an Ohio karaoke event

Sam Smith (person) 15 — Singer whose gender-nonconforming presentation is criticized as feeling forced and preachy compared to similar expressio...

Vancouver (place) 15 — Canadian city criticized as the most overhyped city in North America, characterized by high overdose rates, homelessness...

Don't Look Up (film) 15 — Recent film criticized for its performative self-awareness, fourth-wall breaks, and obnoxiously flashy editing that make...

Montana (place) 15 — State where poster learned country two step dancing in a positive social environment for meeting people.

Margot Robbie (person) 15 — Actress who starred in the Barbie movie and reportedly tried hard to convince director Greta Gerwig to include the origi...

2014 (concept) 14 — Year when an art professor made comments about commercial-style video editing that the poster now views as prescient.

Blade Runner (film) 14 — Referenced as a novella by William S. Burroughs that was adapted after the movie Taking Tiger Mountain was shot.

Nosferatu (film) 14 — Film praised for its visual style depicting Victorian-era settings transitioning from Christmas tale aesthetic to darker...

RFK (person) 14 — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., referenced in context of his book about Anthony Fauci and controversial medical claims.

Kyle Rittenhouse (person) 14 — Figure criticized for being lauded as a hero after killing people in a self-defense situation where he allegedly put him...

Björk (person) 14 — Icelandic musician whose music taste in a partner is associated with good qualities like being romantic, witty, and good...