Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Mariefred (place) 2 — Swedish town where a deportee from the U.S. settles with family, described as 'incredibly boring and non-eventful.'

Twin Cities (place) 2 — Location where butch lesbian poster lives, providing some insulation from vibe shift around female masculinity and trans...

Nord Stream pipeline (concept) 2 — Russian gas pipeline that was sabotaged underwater with explosives, whose investigation was allegedly ignored by Western...

Biggie Smalls (person) 2 — Rapper mentioned as having beef with Tupac and described as a proto Cumboy with lyrics about gay sex.

Halsey (person) 2 — A musician who uses she/they pronouns and is speculated to have Munchausen syndrome due to frequent illness posting

Thinspo (concept) 2 — Thinspiration content used for weight loss motivation, with 'reverse thinspo' being images of obesity used as negative m...

Helmut Lang (person) 2 — Fashion designer whose off-shoulder rib knit silk top is desired as a frivolous luxury purchase.

Gabriel (person) 2 — Islamic archangel referenced in medieval artwork depicting him giving Muhammad a tour of Jahannam (hell).

Byzantium (place) 2 — Historical empire referred to in the Book of Tang as 'Fu Lin' that was defeated by Arabs

Al-Andalus (place) 2 — Historical Muslim-ruled region of Spain, discussed as being justified by Arabs in ways reminiscent of apartheid South Af...

John Keats (person) 2 — Romantic poet whose December 1818 letter to his brothers discussed a dinner party where he preferred the company of acto...

Baruch Spinoza (person) 2 — Philosopher whose work moved a reader to tears as part of their journey of logging off and engaging with classical philo...

West Hollywood (place) 2 — An area referenced in a humorous post about encountering a Hollywood insider at a gay club.

Moldova (place) 2 — An Eastern European country where the author of a post about the Soviet Union grew up.

John Denver (person) 2 — American singer-songwriter whose music was listened to during a bonding car ride between a mother and daughter.

My 600 lb Life (film) 2 — A reality TV show mentioned in connection with the RBG documentary being recommended by streaming algorithms.

Dr. Phil (person) 2 — Television personality and host criticized for sensationalizing people's calamitous lives on his program.

Unilever (place) 2 — Consumer goods company named alongside others as needing to be held accountable for poisoning people with microplastics.

r/redscareforcishetmen (place) 2 — Related subreddit known for ironic pornographic content that fits redscarepod's cultural aesthetic.

Comme des Garçons (concept) 2 — Japanese avant-garde fashion label referenced as 'CDG' in a post about wearing modest, shapeless clothing.

Eva Green (person) 2 — French actress who starred in Bertolucci's The Dreamers, noted for her sensual performance

Abby Shapiro (person) 2 — Female conservative commentator referenced in discussion about tradwives having unattractive husbands.

FTC (concept) 2 — Federal Trade Commission, described by a former employee as having had 'real teeth' for consumer protection in the past.

Tonya Harding (person) 2 — Figure skater referenced in connection with the infamous attack on her competitor

Matt Gaetz (person) 2 — Politician whose appointment to lead the Justice Department is referenced sarcastically as an example of Trump's controv...

Smithsonian (place) 2 — Museum complex in Washington D.C. where Hunter Biden allegedly gave a poster priority access.

r/analog (place) 2 — A film photography subreddit that has allegedly transformed into a softcore porn forum with nude photography dominating ...

Marsha Blackburn (person) 2 — Female Republican politician cited as an example of particularly stupid or irrational conservative women in politics.

Alps (place) 2 — European mountain range praised for its exceedingly beautiful nature, visited during a rainy off-season hiking trip.

Bert Kreischer (person) 2 — A contemporary fat comedian criticized as grating and unfunny compared to earlier generations of fat actors.

The Turner Diaries (book) 2 — A controversial book referenced in a darkly humorous post about manifesting a terminally ill girlfriend, where the narra...

Russiagate (concept) 2 — A political scandal investigation dismissed in the post as manufactured disinformation, allegedly paid for by Hillary Cl...

Paul Lehr (person) 2 — Artist known for his contributions to science fiction art and visual aesthetics.

Aztec (concept) 2 — Mesoamerican civilization whose sacrificial rituals involving burning organs for smoke parallel Hebrew practices despite...

El Greco (person) 2 — Painter referenced for his mournful Christian depictions of death, particularly paintings of Saint Francis.

Kali (concept) 2 — Hindu goddess of destruction referenced as an example of how other traditions embrace death as a source of vitality, con...

Henry David Thoreau (person) 2 — Transcendentalist author and philosopher, criticized for not being truly self-sufficient at Walden Pond, compared to mod...

Timothy Chalamet (person) 2 — Actor reportedly cast as the young Al Pacino character in Heat 2, which the poster is unconvinced about

Mass (album) 2 — Catholic religious service attended alone for the first time as a spiritual balm after social humiliation

Washington, D.C. (place) 2 — City where therapist Jonathan Alpert practices and observes misuse of therapy-speak terms.

Rabat (place) 2 — The capital of Morocco, used as a reference point for comparing face covering prevalence with Western cities.

Asheville (place) 2 — North Carolina city devastated by flooding, discussed as an unexpected natural disaster in a landlocked area

Have A Nice Life (album) 2 — Music project known for depressing albums, mentioned in a list created by someone who died by suicide

Weird Twitter (concept) 2 — A subculture of anonymous users with ironic usernames on Twitter who achieved outsized influence through viral tweets an...

The Wing (place) 2 — Women's co-working and social club space referenced as a stronghold of Brooklyn media feminism in a satirical post

Rosie O'Donnell (person) 2 — American comedian referenced as a punchline about poorly groomed people's dating prospects.

Alex Lee Moyer (person) 2 — Documentary filmmaker and director of Alex's War, a film about Alex Jones.

Park Slope (place) 2 — Brooklyn neighborhood mentioned as the setting for a satirical American Psycho parody about a wealthy liberal.

Encanto (film) 2 — Disney animated film whose soundtrack popularity is questioned as potentially being a psyop due to perceived lack of qua...

James Caan (person) 2 — Actor who starred in the film Misery, mentioned as part of a refreshingly simple thriller.