Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

PMC (concept) 14 — Professional-Managerial Class, used critically to describe how workplace sexism discussions are dominated by upper-middl...

Nietzsche (person) 14 — German philosopher referenced in context of whether finding his work illuminating is considered 'rudimentary' by modern ...

Greenland (place) 14 — A major source of resource extraction for AI-critical materials like cobalt, lithium, copper, and nickel, explaining Tru...

Connecticut (place) 14 — State where poster attended college and first encountered WASP culture, contrasted with growing up around Italian-Americ...

Colombia (place) 14 — South American country where a user is planning to immigrate from Peru, specifically to Medellin, with company support f...

Blake Lively (person) 14 — Actress involved in legal dispute with Justin Baldoni, accused of manipulating events and distorting testimony according...

Amanda Gorman (person) 14 — National Youth Poet Laureate who gave a recital at Biden's inauguration that was criticized as sounding like 'an assembl...

NYU (place) 14 — New York University, portrayed as a prestigious institution that serves as a career gateway, with a transfer student get...

Idiocracy (film) 14 — A movie criticized as feeling like it was written by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with people who think it's d...

TAFS (film) 14 — A Reddit community that now requires government ID verification to access, referenced as The Adam Friedland Show subredd...

Steven Spielberg (person) 14 — Director of Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Hook, discussed in context of how big-budget Hollywoo...

Studio Ghibli (place) 14 — Japanese animation studio whose films are cited as rare quality anime but insufficient to justify the medium's popularit...

Amy Schumer (person) 14 — Comedian and actress who was formerly on Time's 100 Most Influential People list and now promotes telehealth abortion se...

Vermont (place) 14 — Location of a summer camp focused on agriculture and outdoor survival skills where a counselor experienced severe isolat...

Looksmaxxing (concept) 14 — Self-improvement culture focused on maximizing physical attractiveness, associated with the blackpill mentality and crit...

Patagonia (place) 14 — Outdoor clothing brand whose expensive jackets now signify post-apocalyptic survival gear in contemporary fiction, repla...

Palantir (concept) 14 — Technology company frequently mentioned alongside surveillance and intelligence concerns in discussions about state powe...

Steve Jobs (person) 14 — Apple co-founder credited with inventing the iPhone, blamed for creating technology that robbed generations of meaningfu...

Oxford (place) 14 — Elite university attended by R. F. Kuang, mentioned as part of credential accumulation criticized in discussion of decli...

Houston (place) 14 — Texas city described as the most diverse place in the world (25% each White, Black, Latino, Asian) where residents alleg...

Dolly Parton (person) 14 — Musician cited as an example of cultural contributions from poor white people before being appropriated by upper middle ...

UFC (concept) 14 — Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts organization referenced in the context of a failed date where the p...

Scientology (concept) 14 — Religious organization criticized as hilariously evil and corrupt yet somehow remaining powerful despite widespread know...

CBT (concept) 14 — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a therapeutic approach criticized alongside DBT as only working for 'neoliberal Silicon Va...

Ontario (place) 14 — Canadian province discussed negatively in relation to concepts like privacy and property rights, contrasted with British...

FBI (place) 14 — Federal Bureau of Investigation mentioned in conspiracy theory about how Luigi Mangione was identified through facial re...

TrueAnon (concept) 14 — A podcast whose fanbase is criticized for complaining about the prevalence of American flags at protests and wanting mor...

Kurt Vonnegut (person) 14 — American writer discussed for his analysis of nuclear family alienation and the need for extended families in modern soc...

IKEA (place) 14 — Swedish furniture retailer whose Mid-Century Modern aesthetic is criticized as the homogenized template for all contempo...

Killers of the Flower Moon (film) 14 — A 3.5 hour long Scorsese crime drama about doomed love and colonialist mass murder that features a tonally inconsistent ...

West Virginia (place) 14 — U.S. state referenced in a satirical conspiracy theory about Olivia Rodrigo being used to manufacture consent for bombin...

Dave Chappelle (person) 14 — Comedian criticized for quitting his show and running to Africa after a white person laughed at his joke, while later co...

Stanford (place) 14 — Elite university referenced sarcastically in a parody of ADHD success stories where someone claims to have completed a P...

Neil Young (person) 14 — Canadian-American rock musician praised for his unusual voice and instrumental work with Crazy Horse, discussed as under...

Avatar (film) 14 — James Cameron film franchise that some viewers become unironic superfans of, which others find amusing given the films' ...

Haruki Murakami (person) 14 — Japanese author discussed for having a repetitive formula in his stories featuring average male protagonists and women w...

Marshall McLuhan (person) 14 — Media theorist cited for observing that when the USSR was first exposed to American film, what struck them was not the s...

Anna Karenina (book) 14 — Tolstoy novel suggested as a classic starting point for a book club, met with extreme incomprehension and destruction by...

Bitcoin (concept) 14 — Cryptocurrency that transformed from a decentralized technology meant to challenge the system into an abstract commodity...

Dublin (place) 13 — Irish capital city discussed for its ancient cultural heritage, pubs, and theatres, contrasted with issues of government...

Dubai (place) 13 — City presented as a litmus test for fundamental compatibility between people, with willingness to vacation there reveali...

Congo (place) 13 — African country discussed in relation to wealthy bourgeoisie students whose families own mines and factories

Alabama (place) 13 — State mentioned in context of a recent execution by nitrogen hypoxia that prompted discussion of execution methods.

Columbia (place) 13 — Country where the drunk driver was from, mentioned that his wife and daughter were there while he was with his mistress ...

Iowa (place) 13 — A rural state referenced as the home state of a sex worker who got lost in New Jersey, used to explain her inability to ...

COVID-19 (concept) 13 — Pandemic that the author argues prompted a massive overreaction from governments despite low mortality rates for younger...

Guy Debord (person) 13 — A theorist who identified the nihilist undercurrent flowing through Red Scare-adjacent online spaces, as referenced in d...

Glenn Greenwald (person) 13 — Journalist and podcast guest whose reaction was speculated about when Dasha made a racially charged comment while his th...

Black Panther (film) 13 — Marvel film by Ryan Coogler criticized for crypto-reactionary narrative where audience celebrates Wakanda refusing to sh...

Kevin Spacey (person) 13 — Actor who came out as gay after being accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, a move discussed as deranged but entert...