Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Magnum Photos (place) 2 — Photography collective co-founded by Robert Capa in 1947 after World War II.

Chuck Yeager (person) 2 — Pilot whose cool manner and phrasing became the model for professional pilot accent and speech patterns.

Voices from Chernobyl (book) 2 — Book by Svetlana Alexievich featuring testimonies including that of Lyudmilla Ignatenko, wife of deceased firefighter Va...

Leda and the Swan (book) 2 — Poem by W.B. Yeats about rape that a student loves but classmates find disgusting and want banned, central to debate abo...

Robert Browning (person) 2 — Poet whose work featuring 'creepy men' has caused controversy among literature students who judge others for appreciatin...

Roman Catholicism (concept) 2 — Christian religion with strict doctrine that former degenerates convert to in what appears to be religious psychosis

The Obsolete Man (film) 2 — Twilight Zone episode praised as potentially the best written/acted with top tier cinematography

Living Doll (film) 2 — Twilight Zone episode described as the scariest, causing viewer to get rid of American Girl doll as a child.

Cat Marnell (person) 2 — Original problematic it-girl media darling who wrote for xoJane, suggested as Red Scare guest

Ruby Warrington (person) 2 — Author of Sober Curious who critiques capitalist drinking culture and its enforcement on young women

Sober Curious (book) 2 — Book by Ruby Warrington critiquing consumption culture, drinking culture, and spiritual capitalism while cautioning agai...

Scary Movie (film) 2 — Parody film featuring Anna Faris that spoofed I Know What You Did Last Summer

The Searchers (film) 2 — Classic Western film mentioned as potentially too important to be scrubbed from cultural record despite dated content.

Sing Backwards and Weep (book) 2 — Mark Lanegan's memoir providing detailed descriptions of the Seattle grunge scene and addiction.

Santigold (person) 2 — An artist who canceled tour dates citing inflation and COVID concerns

J Dilla (person) 2 — A hip-hop producer mentioned alongside Nujabes as part of similar musical taste

George Sand (person) 2 — 19th century French novelist and diarist whose diary entry from 1834 discusses conversations about the nature of love wi...

Sainte-Beuve (person) 2 — French literary critic who told George Sand that love is defined by tears, stating 'when you cry, you love.'

Surveillance Capitalism (concept) 2 — The concept of corporations extracting and monetizing personal data, discussed in relation to devices like 23andMe, Amaz...

Puberty 2 (album) 2 — Album by Mitski that gained the poster as a fan, mentioned alongside questions about adult fandom.

Protoevangelium of James (book) 2 — 2nd century non-canonical gospel containing an account of Jesus' birth with mystical descriptions of time standing still...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (place) 2 — African country with only ~2000km of paved road, subject of a fascinating travel forum thread about a couple who drove t...

Child's Play (film) 2 — Horror franchise whose genderbent remake drew gay audiences, contrasted with Billy Eichner's failed romantic comedy.

David Spade (person) 2 — Comedian whose audiobooks were listened to by a graduate student interested in hypnotizing women.

Pink Flamingoes (film) 2 — John Waters film referenced for its extreme content, specifically the chicken crush scene.

Pretty Hate Machine (album) 2 — Nine Inch Nails album cited as a favorite by a graduate student in a relationship.

The Dreamers (film) 2 — 2003 Bernardo Bertolucci film about 1968 Paris protests featuring Eva Green and Louis Garrel, praised as an erotically c...

A Season in Hell (book) 2 — Rimbaud prose poem that the narrator attempted but failed to finish reading.

Total War (concept) 2 — Dasha Nekrasova's second horror film, a period piece set after the American Civil War with supernatural elements

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (film) 2 — Horror film noted for scary things happening at 3 am that the poster thinks about daily

Western Canon (concept) 2 — Traditional body of European literature and knowledge that poster claims has become difficult to learn about in universi...

Harlem Renaissance (concept) 2 — African-American cultural movement that poster claims to have studied repeatedly in multiple classes

Joe Alwyn (person) 2 — A figure mentioned as the subject of one or two songs on Taylor Swift's new album.

Straw Dogs (film) 2 — A 1960s/70s classic film noted for its impactful sound design that creates particular, enveloping audio textures.

Get Carter (film) 2 — A 1960s/70s classic film recognized for its creative sound design that adds interesting texture and situates viewers in ...

George Stephanopoulos (person) 2 — Television host who interviewed Joe Biden in a widely discussed interview that viewers found painful to watch, evoking c...

Carl Larsson (person) 2 — Swedish painter whose 1902 work 'Seventeen Years Old' portrays his daughter outside their family home.

Cy Twombly (person) 2 — Artist recognized as a genius for his use of negative space, loose pencil work, and color perception, with his Natural H...

Salome (person) 2 — Biblical femme fatale figure whose artistic depictions are discussed as representing a mystique that modern women trying...

Cosmopolitan (place) 2 — Magazine criticized as being too politically correct to provide honest answers about cuckold fetishes

Francesco Scavullo (person) 2 — Photographer who shot iconic 1980s Cosmopolitan magazine covers

Chris D'Elia (person) 2 — Stand-up comedian whose work is described as terrible

Picton (place) 2 — A location where a pit bull rescue owner lived who acknowledged the inherent danger of the breed and had to shoot severa...

American Primeval (film) 2 — Netflix series that a poster is watching while acknowledging their unwillingness to participate in revolutionary action.

Emporio Armani (place) 2 — Fashion brand criticized for producing poorly designed clothing with branding screen printed all over.

Cesar Chavez (person) 2 — Socialist labor activist and dedicated Catholic who integrated Christian social teachings into his activism, was strongl...

Gary Larson (person) 2 — Creator of The Far Side cartoons, regarded as sacred by those who grew up with them and deserving of respect from intern...

Dean Koontz (person) 2 — Thriller/horror fiction author read by the post author's parents and considered low-brow genre fiction.

Pam Hogg (person) 2 — Fashion designer described as an absolute legend who died at age 66

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (film) 2 — Film referenced as part of a satirical pitch combining sci-fi with curmudgeonly character dynamics.