Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Pineapple Express (film) 1 — Comedy film defended as great despite Seth Rogen's association with it being unpopular in Red Scare circles.

r/LivestreamFails (place) 1 — Subreddit criticized for being deranged in its obsessive coverage of streamer drama and parasocial relationships.

West 14th Street (place) 1 — New York City street where a user spotted and followed Dasha Nekrasova.

Stefan Sagmeister (person) 1 — Designer referenced as part of a 2000s New York-centric modernist aesthetic era.

OK Go (album) 1 — Band referenced as emblematic of a 2000s modernist optimistic aesthetic era.

Helvetica (concept) 1 — Typeface referenced as emblematic of a 2000s modernist clean aesthetic era.

Crank That (album) 1 — A song referenced in relation to the 2008 financial crisis, suggesting the poster was too young or distracted to notice ...

The Third Reich of Dreams (book) 1 — A book documenting the dreams of ordinary German citizens during the Hitler years, noted for containing spectacularly or...

Cilantro gene (concept) 1 — A genetic variation that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people, discussed as an excuse used by picky eaters to j...

Marsha P. Johnson (person) 1 — Historical LGBT rights activist often mischaracterized as a trans woman but who identified as a gay man, according to th...

Historical Revisionism (concept) 1 — The practice of rewriting history, discussed in context of liberals allegedly rebranding early gay rights movement to in...

Childfree Movement (concept) 1 — Movement of people who choose not to have children, described through encounter with stereotypically awkward adherents.

Political Correctness (concept) 1 — Cultural norm around policing language and behavior, discussed as the only genuinely conservative stance of many self-id...

Digital Nomad (concept) 1 — Lifestyle trend of remote workers living abroad while working online, discussed in context of American expatriates gentr...

Oaxaca (place) 1 — Mexican city mentioned in context of anti-American graffiti and tensions over expatriate presence

Confession (concept) 1 — Catholic sacramental practice discussed as the religious predecessor to modern therapy, where one reveals problems to re...

r/denver (place) 1 — City subreddit criticized as being full of white liberals who deny local problems and express coded hostility toward Bla...

r/chicago (place) 1 — City subreddit criticized as being full of white liberals who deny local problems and express coded hostility toward Bla...

r/sanfrancisco (place) 1 — City subreddit criticized as being full of white liberals who deny local problems and express coded hostility toward Bla...

Bryce Dallas Howard (person) 1 — Actress referenced as being considered extremely attractive despite having the combination of smaller breasts and bigger...

Big 10 (place) 1 — Athletic conference of major universities, referenced by a graduate who studied Geology and Russian before entering the ...

Mikhail Bakhtin (person) 1 — Literary theorist discussed on the subreddit in relation to Rabelais and carnival theory

Rabelais (person) 1 — French Renaissance writer discussed in connection with Bakhtin's literary theory

Gargantua and Pantagruel (book) 1 — Work by Rabelais discussed in relation to Bakhtin's literary theory on the subreddit

Hegelian Idealism (concept) 1 — Philosophical concept invoked to explain why one should stop drinking when feeling good

Ganges (place) 1 — Indian river referenced as an example of pollution and environmental degradation

Vancouver DTES (place) 1 — Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, cited as example of area with chronic drug overdose hospital visits

Dominican Republic (place) 1 — Caribbean destination referenced as place where topless beach culture existed

Human Rights Watch (place) 1 — Organization cited as source for report on Israeli white phosphorus use in Gaza in 2009

Conor Kennedy (person) 1 — 18-year-old high school student from the Kennedy family who dated Taylor Swift when she was 23

Chuck Person (person) 1 — A musician whose song 'Angel' is shared in a music post on the subreddit.

Abe Foxman (person) 1 — Former ADL leader who pressured Bernie Sanders into firing a Jewish outreach coordinator for criticizing Netanyahu.

Israelism (film) 1 — A documentary about American Jews rebelling against Israel featuring anti-Zionist Jewish activists.

Anna Kepner (person) 1 — A murder victim killed by her stepbrother, discussed as an example of how pornography addiction leads teenage boys to vi...

The Velveteen Rabbit (book) 1 — A children's book about becoming 'Real' through love, quoted at length in a reflection on youth, aging, and what matters...

RealID (concept) 1 — A predicted future system where online anonymity would be removed and user accounts linked to personal identity for surv...

Milk and Honey (book) 1 — Poetry collection by Rupi Kaur that someone's date enthusiastically mentioned at a bookstore, which the poster refrained...

Le Dive (place) 1 — Bar in Dimes Square used as an example of expensive, female-coded establishments that are unappealing to most men.

Mercari (place) 1 — Online marketplace criticized alongside eBay for overpriced used items barely discounted from retail.

Cardiff (place) 1 — Welsh city where a poster's girlfriend moved for university, setting for a story about suspected infidelity from 19 year...

Young Stalin (book) 1 — Biography referenced nostalgically as representing an age of adventurers and revolutionaries that the poster feels has p...

Coquette (concept) 1 — Aesthetic style associated with eating disorder culture and romanticized femininity, referenced critically by someone re...

Eating disorders (concept) 1 — Mental health condition discussed critically by a poster reflecting on years of self-harm motivated by aesthetic ideals ...

r/education (place) 1 — A subreddit described as 'gay and pathetic' by a new inner city high school teacher comparing it to whiny instructors at...

Office Ladies (album) 1 — A rewatch podcast of The Office featuring Pam and Angela that is restarting from episode one after completing all episod...

Benny Blanco (person) 1 — A music producer described as one of the ugliest men in Hollywood who married Selena Gomez and was previously friends wi...

Francia Raisa (person) 1 — An actress who donated a kidney to Selena Gomez but was allegedly cut out of her life afterward and not invited to her w...

Barbara Palvin (person) 1 — A Victoria's Secret supermodel whom Selena Gomez allegedly criticized for posting her body online after Justin Bieber ap...

Lose You to Love Me (album) 1 — A song by Selena Gomez released for Justin Bieber during the week of his wedding to Hailey, playing the victim role.

Ducktales (film) 1 — An animated series referenced as having plot twists as unbelievable as those in Glass Onion.