Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Google Teams (place) 1 — Workplace communication platform mentioned alongside Slack as defining tech workers' limited social interaction

Al-Qassem Brigades (place) 1 — Hamas military wing mentioned in satirical Babylon Bee article about Biden

Peak District (place) 1 — British national park championed by a British man as superior to American parks primarily for being green

J Balvin (person) 1 — Reggaeton artist whose music is played in big box retailers and described as immediately annoying

Train (album) 1 — Band exemplifying inoffensive wallpaper music of the 2000s now replaced by more aggressive retail soundscapes

Air India (place) 1 — Indian airline whose crash was initially blamed on Boeing but appears to have been deliberate pilot action

Longtermism (concept) 1 — A philosophy associated with effective altruism that prioritizes the long-term future of humanity in moral decision-maki...

The Late Show (film) 1 — A long-running late-night talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, discussed as being cancelled due to poor financials rathe...

Salvador Allende (person) 1 — Chilean president overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup, referenced by Colombia's president as an example of American imperia...

Simón Bolívar (person) 1 — Latin American liberator and warrior who fought for freedom across South America, invoked by Colombia's president as a s...

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (person) 1 — Colombian political leader referenced by the president as a symbol of Latin American dignity and resistance.

Caliphate of Cordoba (place) 1 — Medieval Islamic civilization in Spain, cited by Colombia's president as part of Colombian cultural heritage.

PMC Liberalism (concept) 1 — A form of liberalism characterized by adherence to strict etiquette and values that its practitioners deny exists, claim...

Brainrot (concept) 1 — AI-generated stimulating videos created by third-world clickfarms for children that eventually become legitimized as cul...

Oneida (person) 1 — Experimental band cited as an example of the kind of artist indie labels used to sign before the business model shifted ...

Interscope (place) 1 — Major record label to which indie supergroup Boygenius ascended, representing the commercialization of indie music

Down's syndrome (concept) 1 — Genetic disorder whose sufferers are often infantilized as 'innocent angels,' similar to how autism is sometimes portray...

Dolce and Gabbana (person) 1 — Italian fashion brand with an exhibit in Rome

DOJ (place) 1 — Department of Justice opening criminal investigation into Federal Reserve renovation spending as political retaliation

Yosemite (place) 1 — National park valley referenced in poetry posted to the subreddit as a place of desired settlement and rest.

Phuket (place) 1 — Thai city mentioned in a humorous post about sexual encounters in various locations.

Gdansk (place) 1 — Polish city mentioned in a humorous post about sexual encounters in various locations.

The Barter 6 (album) 1 — Album by Young Thug cited as potential counterexample to claims that musical innovation is exhausted.

120 Days of Sodom (book) 1 — Notorious work by Marquis de Sade hidden in the Bastille and rediscovered in 1904, featuring extreme transgressive conte...

Bastille (place) 1 — French prison where Marquis de Sade wrote and hid 120 Days of Sodom before the fortress was stormed.

1 Corinthians 11:6 (book) 1 — Biblical verse quoted by conservatives against women with short hair, specifically pixie cuts.

Metric (album) 1 — Band whose song "Black Sheep" was covered by Brie Larson in the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack.

Colbert Report (film) 1 — Stephen Colbert's satirical news show, cited as part of his earlier "glory days" before his late night show.

Long March (concept) 1 — Historic military retreat and strategic withdrawal of the Chinese Communist Party that established Mao's leadership.

Four Modernizations (concept) 1 — Deng Xiaoping's pragmatic reform program that transformed China's economy while maintaining party control.

Red Guards (concept) 1 — Mao's youth militia during the Cultural Revolution who paralyzed Deng Xiaoping's son by throwing him from a window.

Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse (film) 1 — Animated superhero film cited as a favorite by an untalented film student who built a successful Instagram meme page.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (concept) 1 — Comic book series that radicalized an accountant toward alt-right politics after a new writer introduced progressive the...

War Room (concept) 1 — Right-wing political podcast that the radicalized accountant began listening to at work.

American Eagle Outfitters (place) 1 — Jewish-founded clothing company that ran a controversial jeans advertisement featuring Sydney Sweeney.

South African apartheid (concept) 1 — Historical racial segregation system referenced by a professor who lived through it and now must deal with students comi...

Rogaine (concept) 1 — A hair loss treatment medication that may not be suitable for people with certain heart conditions.

Suki Waterhouse (person) 1 — An actress and model mentioned as a hypothetical better match for Adam Friedland.

Chik-Fil-A (place) 1 — Fast food restaurant chain that requires employees to say 'My Pleasure!' as part of customer service script.

Yasin Genghis (person) 1 — An obese viral content creator in Turkey and the Gulf States who shakes his belly to skibidi-bop songs.

Czn Burak (person) 1 — A viral kebab shop owner who smiles at the camera while chopping meat and creates content popular with disabled people a...

Gulf States (place) 1 — Region where viral content featuring belly-shaking and basic food challenges becomes extremely popular, reflecting a par...

Skidrow (place) 1 — Los Angeles neighborhood known for homelessness and drug activity, allegedly where Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber bought...

Sanseito (concept) 1 — Japanese anti-immigrant political party that gained votes in upper house elections despite Japan having virtually no imm...

salwar kameez (concept) 1 — Traditional Indian clothing mentioned as example of cultural integration when an American girl moved to India with her h...

roti (concept) 1 — Traditional Indian flatbread mentioned as part of cultural integration example.

Shanti De Corte (person) 1 — Brussels bombing survivor who died by euthanasia at age 23 due to PTSD from the 2016 terrorist attack.

Limmy (person) 1 — Twitch streamer described as the only exception to the rule that Twitch streamers are losers.

Thaiboy Digital (person) 1 — Musician whose work is played during late-night 'goblin mode' sessions alongside Swans and Aphex Twin.

Karlie Kloss (person) 1 — Model mentioned as having dated Taylor Swift in a joke about their allegedly sexless relationship.