Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Elif Batuman (person) 2 — Author frequently discussed by women working in publishing, mentioned as a key talking point in the industry.

Winslow Homer (person) 2 — Artist whose painting 'The Gulf Stream' from 1899 is featured in a collection of aquatic animal paintings.

Sandro Botticelli (person) 2 — Renaissance artist whose painting 'The Birth of Venus' from the 1480s is featured in a collection of aquatic animal pain...

René Magritte (person) 2 — Surrealist artist whose painting 'Collective Invention' from 1934 is featured in a collection of aquatic animal painting...

Adnan Syed (person) 2 — Subject of a controversial murder case where many women believe him innocent despite evidence of being a jealous, posses...

50 Shades of Gray (book) 2 — Popular erotic romance novel used as an example of low-quality commercial fiction in a discussion about book piracy.

Hutterite (concept) 2 — Religious community in South Dakota compared to the Amish, noted for higher asthma and allergy rates attributed to indus...

Hunt Gather Parent (book) 2 — A book discussing how strange modern parenting and the nuclear family is, contrasting with traditional child-rearing pra...

Analyze This (film) 2 — 1999 screwball comedy featuring Billy Crystal as a therapist treating a mafia patient played by De Niro.

Ansel Adams (person) 2 — American photographer whose stamps are being released by USPS in 2024.

Percy Fawcett (person) 2 — Historical explorer mentioned as an interesting topic learned from men.

Fascism (concept) 2 — Political concept discussed in context of Adorno's tendency to overuse the term, but also defended as sometimes being th...

The Devil Wears Prada (film) 2 — Film critiqued for portraying the protagonist's boyfriend as the villain and the abusive boss as the hero, exemplifying ...

The Crucible (book) 2 — Arthur Miller play about witch hunts invoked to describe the media hysteria around the Lucy Letby case.

Murray Rothbard (person) 2 — Inventor of anarcho-capitalism who advocated for grassroots activist investing as a viable strategy for the left 45 year...

Bottom's Dream (book) 2 — A massive 2,000-page postmodernist German novel translated by John E. Woods and published at a loss by Dalkey Archive, r...

Dalkey Archive (place) 2 — Publisher that heroically published Bottom's Dream at a loss, a 2,000-page postmodernist novel requiring special product...

Rising Up and Rising Down (book) 2 — William T. Vollmann's 7-volume meditation on violence published by McSweeney's in 2003 after years of design and fact-ch...

Jeremy Tate (person) 2 — Co-author with Cornel West of Washington Post opinion piece criticizing Howard University's removal of Classics.

Bayard Rustin (person) 2 — Gay rights activist whose work achieved actual liberation, contrasted with corporate rainbow-washing of Pride.

Sabra (place) 2 — Hummus brand ironically promoted as supporting LGBTQ+ rights in the Middle East in a satirical post.

Duane Reade (place) 2 — A pharmacy chain in NYC that the author considered running to for a toothbrush before a job interview while hungover.

Reagan era (concept) 2 — The 1980s period referenced as having a distinct presidential identity and cultural resonance, contrasted with the lack ...

Eno (person) 2 — Brian Eno, ambient music pioneer whose album Apollo was referenced in connection to Slowdive opening and closing their s...

Apollo (album) 2 — Third-party Reddit app discussed as being threatened by Reddit's API pricing changes that would force users to pay month...

Tiny Desk (concept) 2 — A concert series known for performers who exhibit natural charisma during intimate performances.

Saint Petersburg (place) 2 — Russian city where a dating misadventure involving Lebanese-Russian woman and potential kidnapping occurred

Stan culture (concept) 2 — Contemporary phenomenon of extreme celebrity fandom that has replaced religious devotion, characterized by aggressive de...

Max Azzarello (person) 2 — Man who self-immolated outside a courthouse, distributing pamphlets before setting himself on fire and dying 9 hours lat...

A Room With a View (film) 2 — A 1985 film adaptation noted for its scene of three men frolicking.

Frank (album) 2 — A jazz album written when the artist was 17, praised for its unique songwriting ability, lyricism and wit.

Milkshake (album) 2 — A song by Kelis released 16 years before WAP without generating comparable culture war controversy.

MSG (concept) 2 — Monosodium glutamate, a food additive predicted to become a trend among young men interested in cooking.

AliExpress (place) 2 — Online shopping platform criticized as the source of tacky accessories and bad clothing worn by people following goth gi...

Bossa Nova (concept) 2 — NYC venue mentioned as having a nice separate bathroom setup that facilitates drug use with convenience and stealth.

Grace Jones (person) 2 — Artist that Trevor Horn produced/wrote for during his career.

Patrick Star (person) 2 — A cartoon character referenced to describe the appearance of someone wearing a green swimsuit with pale pink skin

War of the Worlds (book) 2 — An H.G. Wells Victorian era invasion narrative that the author wishes would receive a period-accurate adaptation

r/trueanon (place) 2 — A subreddit that went private, prompting questions from users with connections to both that community and Red Scare.

Proto-Indo-European (concept) 2 — Reconstructed ancestor language of Indo-European languages whose pronunciation was preserved in Archaic Latin.

Arch Linux (place) 2 — A Linux distribution referenced as having user forums whose members are better at understanding sarcasm than average red...

The Prince (book) 2 — Political treatise by Machiavelli argued by a poster to not be satirical but rather consistent with his larger body of w...

Puritans (concept) 2 — Early American religious settlers whose mentality of virtue performance and constant schisms is compared to modern onlin...

Dylan Mulvaney (person) 2 — Trans influencer used as an example in a discussion about the poster's discomfort with transgender ideology and social e...

University of Phoenix (place) 2 — Online university referenced as being perceived as a fake or joke institution where a person pays someone in Mexico to d...

Caribbean (place) 2 — Region referenced for pre-financial crisis family vacations featuring luminous coral reefs that have since died and turn...

Paul Ryan (person) 2 — Political figure who changed tax filing paperwork, contributing to a couple's tax filing mistakes and subsequent financi...

Annunaki (concept) 2 — Ancient astronaut theory involving aliens from the planet Nibiru allegedly building the pyramids, referenced as an examp...

Freemasonry (concept) 2 — Fraternal organization that allegedly founded the United States, with symbolism on the dollar bill and in mass media, pr...

Michelle Monaghan (person) 2 — Actress in True Detective praised for her physical attractiveness