Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Tempe (place) 1 — Arizona city where a bikini coffee drive-thru incident occurred involving a man who subsequently committed suicide

Amblin' (film) 1 — 26-minute short film that was Steven Spielberg's first theatrical release directed for Universal Studios

January Jones (person) 1 — Actress mentioned as an example of a more respectable celebrity to follow on Instagram compared to random Instagram mode...

r/psychology (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit characterized as inconsistently applying scientific standards, accepting studies only when they confirm...

Porn brain (concept) 1 — Concept describing how pornography consumption makes men hyposexual and disinterested in real women, contrary to the bel...

Habonim Dror (concept) 1 — Socialist Zionist association that sought an ethnically pluralistic, socialist Jewish-Arab state of Israel.

Barry Sisters (person) 1 — Yiddish music performers whose songs evoke emotional memories of traditional Jewish family gatherings.

World War I poets (concept) 1 — Writers who documented the horror and unwillingness of soldiers experiencing war, contrary to romanticized masculine ide...

Limitless (film) 1 — Film starring Bradley Cooper about enhanced capabilities, used sarcastically to describe an idealized youth.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (film) 1 — Keanu Reeves remake considered a masterpiece by non-cinephile normal people, to the offense of those who prefer the orig...

Fordham Road (place) 1 — Bronx street the author would wander during three-day methamphetamine benders while skipping class

Hilton Hotel (place) 1 — Hotel chain referenced in an awkward workplace incident involving flirtation and drug use

Mette-Marit (person) 1 — Norway's Crown Princess, former Oslo party girl with connections to Epstein and mother of an alleged serial rapist

Celina Midelfart (person) 1 — Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend who dated Norway's Crown Prince before he met Mette-Marit, later dated Trump

Cop City (concept) 1 — Controversial police training facility that sparked protests cited as ineffective

Dan Quayle (person) 1 — Former Vice President referenced as a comparison point for Kamala Harris as an ineffectual and do-nothing VP

Lawrence Krauss (person) 1 — Astrophysicist who appears on Epstein's flight logs, has a podcast with Richard Dawkins, and lives on Prince Edward Isla...

Prince Edward Island (place) 1 — Small Canadian island where astrophysicist Lawrence Krauss lives without much local acknowledgment

Wehrmacht (concept) 1 — Nazi German armed forces invoked as a comparison for people who participated in the NFT craze and continue living normal...

Vulnerable Narcissism (concept) 1 — Psychological concept where delusions of inferiority are as narcissistic as delusions of grandeur, with sufferers seekin...

Barefoot (wine) (concept) 1 — A low-quality wine brand mentioned as a deliberately bad gift recommendation in retail psychological warfare tactics.

Yellowtail (wine) (concept) 1 — A low-quality wine brand mentioned as a deliberately bad gift recommendation in retail psychological warfare tactics.

Roosh V (person) 1 — Creator of Return of Kings and OG redpill forum, of Iranian descent, who wrote books ranting about not getting laid with...

Return of Kings (concept) 1 — OG redpill forum created by Roosh V that served as an early hub for manosphere ideology.

Redpill movement (concept) 1 — Manosphere ideology discussed as being at least as much about racial grievances as male loneliness, with predominantly m...

Haley Welch (person) 1 — Proletariat Southerner who became famous for the Hawk Tuah comment, transitioning from factory work to podcasting and fi...

The Anasazi Group (place) 1 — Private equity firm that bought out a historic luxury hotel in DC and degraded it with cheap, poorly installed fixtures ...

Days Inn (place) 1 — Budget hotel chain used as comparison for a historic luxury hotel degraded by private equity ownership.

Half your age plus seven (concept) 1 — Traditional rule for acceptable age gaps in dating that was the golden standard until 2019, mentioned as having gone ext...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (person) 1 — Author who has been 'boorishly proselytizing' about fragility in economic systems for a decade, referenced in discussion...

Anti-fragility (concept) 1 — Concept discussed in relation to supply chain vulnerabilities, where economic systems lack resilience and everything is ...

First Corinthians (book) 1 — Biblical text referenced for its metaphor about the body and how each part makes up the whole, used to discuss supply ch...

Artsakh (place) 1 — Disputed region where a traveler got lost in a canyon at night and unknowingly walked through a minefield

Niagara University (place) 1 — Campus where a high school hospitality and tourism class attended seminars, site of a homophobic incident at a hotel

Cruella de Vil (film) 1 — Disney villain character referenced as a contrast to Hunter S. Thompson's cigarette holder style

Spider-Man 3 (film) 1 — Film referenced for the scene where Peter Parker becomes confident after taking 'the Chad potion'

Titan submersible (concept) 1 — Deep-sea submersible that imploded near the Titanic wreck site, with debris field discovered and passengers presumed to ...

Ziprecruiter (place) 1 — Job search website referenced alongside Indeed in discussion of stagnant wages

Fourth Wave Feminism (concept) 1 — Contemporary feminist movement criticized for focusing on language policing and inclusivity concerns that allegedly prev...

Capitol Hill riot (concept) 1 — The January 6th, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol discussed in relation to threats against politicians

Sunn O))) (album) 1 — Drone metal band representing extreme purist taste in metal music

Budweiser (album) 1 — Entry-level beer brand that beer snobs eventually return to appreciating

Neuralink (place) 1 — Brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, predicted to be revolutionary

Tig Notaro (person) 1 — Female comedian cited as example of unfunny female stand-up comedy

Lucille Ball (person) 1 — Comedic actress cited as example of woman who is funny in scripted comedy but not stand-up

Misato (person) 1 — A character referenced as inspiration for a 'hot and slightly rumpled looking TA aesthetic' that the poster aspires to a...

Evangelical Christian Academy (place) 1 — A private Christian school where the poster and Renee attended before she transferred to another high school.

Fantastic Four (film) 1 — A Marvel superhero film described as containing lame jokes and stupid quips that nonetheless elicited genuine laughter f...

Mid-life crisis (concept) 1 — A term criticized as shaming middle-aged people for trying to make meaningful changes when they realize their lives feel...

Lolita aesthetic (concept) 1 — A cutesy fashion style involving lace ruffle socks that the poster argues becomes inappropriate past age 25.