Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Anthony Fauci (person) 12 — Public health official criticized for initially lying about face mask efficacy during COVID-19, which the author suggest...

Slovenia (place) 12 — European country mentioned as the location where a realist oil painter's Stations of the Cross with contemporary Sloveni...

Delicious Tacos (person) 12 — Blogger and Twitter personality who wrote controversial content about attraction to minors and has tried rebranding as a...

George Washington (person) 12 — American Founding Father and slaveholder whose statues were debated for removal in an intro history class, with about ha...

Twin Peaks: The Return (film) 12 — David Lynch television series whose Part 8 features a controversial nuclear bomb segment that has been interpreted as re...

Hayao Miyazaki (person) 12 — Japanese animator and director known for films with phenomenal artwork, tender depictions of human moments, and reverenc...

The Substance (film) 12 — Film by a European director critiquing Hollywood, discussed as stylish but hollow compared to Verhoeven's satirical work...

Zoloft (concept) 12 — An SSRI antidepressant discussed by a user who took it for 9 months to manage severe anxiety and intrusive thoughts, des...

David Berman (person) 12 — Musician who created the Purple Mountains album and later died by suicide, mourned for his mix of humor, depression and ...

Animal Collective (album) 12 — An experimental music group whose early years (1996-2003) included albums like Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanis...

The Culture of Narcissism (book) 12 — Academic social criticism work by Christopher Lasch about narcissism in Western society, discussed as reading material t...

Crime and Punishment (book) 12 — Classic novel mentioned as a candidate for multi-volume pocket book edition to make it easier to read than massive curre...

Ingmar Bergman (person) 11 — Swedish film director invoked as an example of high culture in contrast to Marvel movies in a satirical post about subre...

Titanic (concept) 11 — Referenced in a conspiracy theory about the real Titanic never sinking and being swapped with its sister ship the Olympi...

Long Covid (concept) 11 — Persistent post-viral syndrome following COVID infection causing fatigue, heat intolerance, cognitive issues, and exerci...

Airbnb (concept) 11 — A short-term rental platform mentioned in the context of neighbors illegally renting out apartments, with threats of pla...

Matt Damon (person) 11 — Actor who was allegedly contacted by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds to endorse Blake's final cut of a film.

Emma Stone (person) 11 — Actress praised for her performance in Poor Things, described as doing an absurdly out-of-human performance playing a to...

Kentucky (place) 11 — State experiencing tragedy with deaths and homelessness, with poster criticizing liberals celebrating the suffering of i...

Adele (person) 11 — A singer with exceptional technical vocal ability who is contrasted with Lana Del Rey as having a profoundly incredible ...

Auschwitz (place) 11 — Nazi concentration and extermination camp liberated by Soviet forces in 1945, as recounted in historical testimony about...

r/teachers (place) 11 — Subreddit characterized as the number one place for abject hatred of children, where teachers supposedly give extreme ad...

Sailor Socialism (person) 11 — Video featuring memorable quotes like 'heard of it', 'worms in brain', 'sips coffee', and 'uh i don't really wanna do th...

Bosnia (place) 11 — Balkan country proposed as setting for a Sopranos-style mafia show featuring cultural elements and conflicts between Ser...

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (film) 11 — Comedy TV show referenced for its character Mac who constantly imagines action movie scenarios of fighting off attackers...

23andMe (concept) 11 — Genetic testing company referenced in dating app context as containing private genetic information partners wouldn't hav...

Bradley Cooper (person) 11 — Actor and director whose recent projects about gay icons and history of relationships with women have led to speculation...

MAGA (concept) 11 — Political movement associated with Donald Trump, discussed in the context of supporters' reactions to a fatal ICE incide...

Pablo Picasso (person) 11 — Twentieth-century artist whose oeuvre is described as all-encompassing, with work spanning from Blue Period to Fellini c...

FDR (person) 11 — American president associated with the New Deal, referenced as an example of when ruling classes understood they had to ...

Emily Ratajkowski (person) 11 — Model and podcast host criticized for creating content described as 'Red Scare for obnoxious feminists' featuring wealth...

Barcelona (place) 11 — A Spanish football club involved in one of the most intense rivalries in world soccer with Real Madrid, described as an ...

Venmo (concept) 11 — A digital payment platform criticized as enabling a new form of entitled online panhandling by middle and upper-middle c...

boygenius (album) 11 — Indie music supergroup that ascended from indie label Matador to major label Interscope, representing the evolution of i...

Sudan (place) 11 — Location of the 1898 Battle of Omdurman during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest, where Churchill witnessed the devastating su...

Squid Game (film) 11 — A television show whose costumes were popular for Halloween in previous years but completely disappeared by 2022, indica...

Jeopardy (film) 11 — Game show at the center of controversy over whether hosts should be held accountable for decade-old tweets, discussed as...

Love Island (film) 11 — A reality TV show that experienced a surge in popularity with viewing parties at bars, puzzling observers who find it la...

Lorde (person) 11 — Musician referenced in connection to someone telling her 'you walk like a bitch' when she was 10, as mentioned in the 'g...

Nigeria (place) 11 — West African country whose culture is glimpsed through boomer-style email chain jokes about regional differences among N...

Roman Empire (concept) 11 — Historical empire referenced in a satirical post about early Christianity and the danger of religious conversion before ...

Judith Butler (person) 11 — Philosopher and gender theorist discussed in relation to her work on gender discourse, controversial defense of Avital R...

Bill Burr (person) 11 — Comedian whose videos are algorithmically recommended after Cumtown clips on YouTube, potentially as part of a de-radica...

USSR (place) 11 — The Soviet Union, referenced in the context of its 1991 dissolution and comparison to contemporary American economic con...

Jay-Z (person) 11 — Hip-hop artist rumored in gossip circles to be implicated in scandal worse than Diddy, though the poster notes his album...

Massachusetts (place) 11 — State mentioned in comparison to Harvard's reputation, noting that community colleges there never allowed Epstein into t...

Contrapoints (person) 11 — A transgender YouTuber and video essayist discussed as having declined in quality after transitioning, with earlier work...

GQ (place) 11 — Magazine that published a profile on Adam Friedland, discussed in connection with the Cum Town podcast.

Children of Men (film) 11 — Dystopian film used to describe the feeling of living in a gentrified urban neighborhood where dogs are prioritized over...

Aubrey Plaza (person) 11 — Actress described as a 'bi icon' who ultimately married a man, used as an example in critique of bisexual women's relati...