Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Tacitus (person) 1 — A non-Christian historian cited as confirming Jesus's historical existence and crucifixion, used in arguments about Isla...

Miu Miu Fall 2006 (concept) 1 — A fashion collection referenced as representing an authentic, tragic form of slutty dressing that has been lost in the e...

Xfinity (concept) 1 — A telecommunications company that markets Wi-Fi motion detection as a feature, part of emerging surveillance technology.

HR Speak (concept) 1 — Corporate jargon and platitudes used in personal relationships, involving phrases like 'emotional bandwidth' and 'self c...

Worldstarhiphop (place) 1 — Video platform where viral fight videos are posted, mentioned in a story about witnessing a couple's relationship disint...

Chrystul Kizer (person) 1 — Black teenager sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing her white sex trafficker when she was 17 years old.

CBS Morning Show (film) 1 — TV show where Bernie Sanders appeared discussing Israel/Palestine and presidential candidates' mental acuity, impressing...

Hadiths (book) 1 — Islamic religious texts used as metaphorical comparison for a wife's practice of collecting and reciting her husband's f...

Dirty Harry (film) 1 — A film featuring Clint Eastwood that includes a scene where a mayor criticizes him for shooting a naked man chasing a wo...

UnHerd (place) 1 — A publication that published an article critiquing Beyoncé's cover of Jolene and the masculinization of female strength ...

Buy Now, Pay Later (concept) 1 — A payment option now offered by DoorDash that serves as a recession indicator.

Pimsleur (concept) 1 — An antiquated language learning system designed to teach speaking without reading, allegedly created for Wall Street bus...

Power Imbalance (concept) 1 — A term criticized as being used to absolve personal responsibility in relationships between famous/wealthy individuals a...

Ed Markey (person) 1 — U.S. politician mentioned in the context of climate action and voting for climate-conscious representatives

Deep Adaptation (concept) 1 — Climate doomer ideology critiqued by climatologists for promoting nihilism about climate change

Planet of the Humans (film) 1 — Documentary film critiqued alongside other climate doomer content for promoting excessive nihilism about climate change

Clathrate Gun Hypothesis (concept) 1 — Climate change theory about methane release that is discussed as being ill-supported by current climate science

Bohemian Rhapsody (album) 1 — Queen song referenced as a classic rock radio staple played repetitively by radio DJs

Guns N' Roses (person) 1 — Classic rock band mentioned as part of the repetitive rotation on classic rock radio

Aerosmith (person) 1 — Classic rock band mentioned as part of the repetitive playlist on classic rock radio stations

Summer of '69 (album) 1 — Bryan Adams song referenced as an overplayed classic rock radio staple that drives DJs to despair

Dana Carvey (person) 1 — Comedian mentioned as an example of a tedious celebrity interview for a classic rock radio DJ

iHeartRadio (place) 1 — Radio broadcasting company mentioned as the corporate owner requiring repetitive promos from DJs

NBC (place) 1 — Television network criticized for whitewashing and glorifying a Trump military operation in Venezuela

Oren Alexander (person) 1 — High-producing Manhattan and Miami real estate agent accused of rape and sex trafficking

Tal Alexander (person) 1 — High-producing Manhattan and Miami real estate agent accused of rape and sex trafficking alongside his brothers

Alon Alexander (person) 1 — Twin brother of Oren Alexander accused of rape and sex trafficking

Privilege Discourse (concept) 1 — Political discourse criticized for warping politics into unfeeling analysis that doesn't contest power or improve condit...

The Shawshank Redemption (film) 1 — Film used as an example of middlebrow taste that represents the decline of the subreddit's cultural standards

Bonnie Blue (person) 1 — Online figure who receives more hate than Jeffrey Epstein according to social media observations

Democratic National Committee (concept) 1 — Referenced in a complaint about the sub's alleged shift toward mainstream Democratic party defense, with claims that the...

Baby Shark (album) 1 — A children's song used sarcastically to represent the infantilizing content teenagers would be limited to under UK conte...

Anglosphere (concept) 1 — A cultural-linguistic region criticized for excessive infantilization of teenagers and young adults, particularly regard...

The Witten (person) 1 — A person or entity that used to be discussed on the Red Scare subreddit but is now largely forgotten.

Drunk Elephant (concept) 1 — A skincare brand used as an example of predatory consumer products that do nothing but create environmental waste throug...

Guerrilla Marketing (concept) 1 — A marketing strategy criticized for using paid shills to infiltrate public forums and destroy the integrity of genuine d...

No Other Land (film) 1 — A documentary about Palestine whose screening at a Miami cinema led to accusations of antisemitism and eviction threats.

Bored Ape Yacht Club (concept) 1 — An NFT collection whose graffiti presence in Miami symbolizes the city's association with crypto culture and scamming.

Raj Chetty (person) 1 — An economist whose research paper demonstrated that SAT-only admissions to elite colleges would reduce representation of...

Holistic Admissions (concept) 1 — A college admissions practice criticized as allowing wealthy families to gain advantages under the guise of virtue signa...

Belgravia (place) 1 — High prestige area in London described as a dead museum devoid of life where global capital is parked rather than a plac...

Appalachian folklore (concept) 1 — Rich folklore from one of the most beautiful parts of the US that has been appropriated by terminally online non-binary ...

Fred the Raccoon (person) 1 — A raccoon killed by New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, mourned alongside Peanut the Squirrel in a post...

Peanut the Squirrel (person) 1 — A squirrel killed by New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, whose death sparked outrage about government o...

Mt. Zeus (place) 1 — The highest point in the Cyclades Islands in Greece where a romantic encounter took place between an American man and an...

Cyclades Islands (place) 1 — A Greek island group containing Mt. Zeus, described as the site of a serendipitous romantic meeting.

Haley Joel Osment (person) 1 — Actor who got in trouble for using an anti-Jewish slur, mentioned in a discussion about normies' lack of knowledge of et...

Avatar (James Cameron) (film) 1 — A film franchise whose new installment the poster plans to see with their brothers to escape family conflict

Kent State shooting (concept) 1 — A 1970 massacre at Kent State University where the National Guard killed four student protesters, met with widespread pu...

Nixonland (book) 1 — A historical book by Richard Perlstein documenting public reactions to the Kent State massacre and political polarizatio...