Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers (album) 1 — Kendrick Lamar album from 2022 that quickly lost cultural relevance

Trixie Mattel (person) 1 — Drag performer referenced in connection with Chappell Roan's Midwest aesthetic and fanbase.

Katya (person) 1 — Drag performer referenced alongside Trixie Mattel in connection with Chappell Roan's fanbase demographic.

Mark Cuban (person) 1 — Businessman whose defenders on social media are hypothetically characterized as potentially being young teenagers.

WW1 (concept) 1 — Major 20th century historical event that Gen Z reportedly does not understand the scale and influence of.

WW2 (concept) 1 — Major 20th century historical event that Gen Z reportedly lacks proper understanding of in terms of scale and influence.

Trans-Atlantic cables (concept) 1 — 19th century technological achievement of installing nearly 5000km electrical wires across the ocean floor starting in t...

Vitiligo (concept) 1 — Skin condition that is disproportionately represented in liberal graphic design, advertising, and media despite being re...

IAMS (place) 1 — Pet food company referenced in conspiracy theory about preservatives causing cats to grow longer and larger.

Science Magazine (place) 1 — Publication cited as evidence for the claim that house cats have grown larger over time.

The Boys Are Back In Town (album) 1 — Song referenced as an experience women can never fully appreciate when the boys are actually back in town.

Samuel Collington (person) 1 — Temple University student and Red Scare podcast fan who was tragically killed while crossing the street to his college a...

Pinkertons (concept) 1 — Historical private security force used to suppress labor movements, invoked as example of real confrontation with capita...

Norwegian black metal (concept) 1 — 1990s music genre cited as one of the eclectic interests found among subreddit users

WWE wrestling (concept) 1 — Professional wrestling entertainment cited as one of the eclectic interests among subreddit users

Shinjuku ni-chome (place) 1 — Tokyo district known for gay bars where users asked about Mishima's literary reputation

Come On Eileen (album) 1 — Song cited as example of great music written by sexually desperate men

How Soon is Now (album) 1 — Song by The Smiths cited as example of great music written from desperate horniness

Clifford (book) 1 — Children's book series whose entire premise is satirized as 'Look how big this fucking dog is'

Elizabeth Bishop (person) 1 — Legendary writer who published in The New Yorker during its golden era

JD Salinger (person) 1 — Legendary writer who published in The New Yorker during its golden era

Mavis Gallant (person) 1 — Legendary writer who published in The New Yorker during its golden era

Franklin expedition (concept) 1 — Historical Arctic exploration expedition referenced in connection with a TV series featuring Inuit mysticism

Ultravox (album) 1 — Band referenced through their song "Vienna" in a breakup story

Atatürk (person) 1 — Turkish leader whose signature was tattooed on someone who later regretted it, described as a genocidal maniac

Napoleon (2023) (film) 1 — Ridley Scott biographical film criticized for lacking interest in Napoleon's life and focusing on his relationship with ...

Josephine (person) 1 — Napoleon's wife whose relationship with him was the focus of Ridley Scott's Napoleon film

Corsica (place) 1 — Island birthplace of Napoleon that was recently conquered by France, omitted from Ridley Scott's biopic

Toulon (place) 1 — Site of Napoleon's early military action that was depicted inaccurately in Ridley Scott's film

Borodino (place) 1 — Napoleon's Russian campaign battle criticized in Scott's film for having too few extras

The Duellists (film) 1 — Ridley Scott film mentioned as an example of a more focused historical project

Wonderwall (album) 1 — Song considered lame in the early 2010s but part of the Oasis revival

Rohingya (concept) 1 — Ethnic group in Burma facing similar subject-without-citizenship status as Palestinians

Turning Red (film) 1 — Animated film that someone claimed the poster had an obligation to see to support Asian identity representation

Black Death (concept) 1 — Historical plague used as hyperbolic comparison for the negative societal impact of dating apps

Uno (concept) 1 — Simple card game presented as preferable alternative to complex modern board games

St. John the Baptist (person) 1 — Biblical figure cited as an example of religious mystics who lived ascetically, contrasted with modern obsession with mo...

American Individualism (concept) 1 — A cultural trait characterized by obsessive narrativization of personal struggle and triumph, tied to inability to see o...

Fatman Scoop (person) 1 — Hip-hop artist whose loud music in Melbourne bars is mentioned as an impediment to conversation.

Crater Lake (place) 1 — A notable natural landmark in Oregon that airline pilots no longer point out during flights, symbolizing a loss of class...

Ja Rule (person) 1 — Rapper referenced in a discussion about the difference between celebrity infidelity and polyamory.

r/Hunting (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit where posts featuring Black hunters receive disproportionately high upvotes.

r/Fishing (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit showing similar patterns to r/Hunting regarding posts featuring Black Americans.

Range Rover (concept) 1 — Luxury vehicle brand associated with young real estate agents posting about status symbols.

Kodiak, Alaska (place) 1 — Remote location where Pitbull performed after 4chan users trolled an online poll for concert locations

No Lives Matter (concept) 1 — Extremist zoomer group engaged in child exploitation, sextortion, and terrorism with nihilistic ideology

Béla Bartók (person) 1 — Hungarian composer described as probably the most important composer of the 20th century

Béla Tarr (person) 1 — Hungarian filmmaker described as Tarkovsky's heir

Georg Lukács (person) 1 — Hungarian Marxist philosopher mentioned among Hungary's important intellectual figures

László Moholy-Nagy (person) 1 — Hungarian artist and photographer mentioned among Hungary's important cultural figures