Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Cadillac (concept) 1 — Luxury car brand that the poster's grandmother allegedly purchased after suspicious deaths of family members.

The Clan of the Cave Bear (book) 1 — Novel mentioned as an audio cassette that the poster's grandmother played while chainsmoking in a car with children.

Brahmin (concept) 1 — Highest caste in Hindu social hierarchy, referenced to explain caste-based tensions between Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Ha...

Punjabi Jaat (concept) 1 — Agricultural caste from Punjab region, referenced in context of Nikki Haley's ancestry and caste tensions with Vivek Ram...

Henry Dundas (person) 1 — 18th-century British abolitionist who introduced a bill for gradual abolition of slavery, now criticized for not being e...

Mullen (person) 1 — Comedian associated with edgy, dirtbag comedy style discussed in relation to declining empathy

Spencer's (place) 1 — Retail store where a Tinder date took a selfie with a crude novelty t-shirt

Botez sisters (person) 1 — Chess streamers who were seen as bringing chess to a younger female audience but later promoted controversial content

World News (place) 1 — Reddit news forum criticized for aggressive pro-war sentiment and sabre-rattling regarding Russia-Ukraine conflict

Jerry Stiller (person) 1 — Actor referenced as an example of the NYC accent style that would have characterized Trump-Sanders debates

Junior Soprano (person) 1 — Character from The Sopranos referenced as an example of the NYC accent style that would have characterized Trump-Sanders...

The Hollywood Reporter (place) 1 — Publication that reported on someone allegedly hounding Dasha Nekrasova's agency and film producers for years

Sarah Dzafce (person) 1 — Finnish Miss Universe contestant of Kosovar immigrant background who became embroiled in a racism scandal

The Finns Party (concept) 1 — Finnish hard-right nationalist party whose MPs posted racist gestures in solidarity with Miss Universe contestant

Joho Eerola (person) 1 — Finnish MP from The Finns Party who posted racist gestures captioned 'Je Suis Sarah' in solidarity with Miss Universe co...

Gorillaz (album) 1 — Band criticized by Mark Fisher as the most gentrified band he ever heard

Theorem (film) 1 — Film described as vastly superior and more insightful than Saltburn

My Son Hunter (film) 1 — Film cited as one of the worst movies seen by a Saltburn critic

ME/CFS (concept) 1 — Chronic Fatigue Syndrome described as medicine's most neglected disease that leaves sufferers bedridden and severely dis...

Are Prisons Obsolete? (book) 1 — Angela Davis book examining prison abolition that critiques mass incarceration but allegedly fails to address what to do...

Prison Abolitionism (concept) 1 — Movement criticized as being reformism disguised as radicalism for failing to address what to do with dangerous offender...

Lexus (concept) 1 — Car brand stereotypically driven by wine moms

Miata (concept) 1 — Car associated with owners who crash within 6-12 months

Kingdom Hearts (film) 1 — Video game franchise used as example of obsessive fan knowledge comparable to dirtbag left discourse

Steven Shore (person) 1 — Photographer who revolutionized photography with his use of color and large-format camera, known for his series document...

Uncommon Places (album) 1 — A photographic series by Steven Shore documenting America in the 1970s.

American Surfaces (album) 1 — A photographic series by Steven Shore documenting everyday America in the 1970s.

External Locus of Control (concept) 1 — A psychological concept referring to the belief that external forces rather than one's own actions control outcomes, dis...

NYT Cooking (place) 1 — The New York Times' recipe platform, criticized for publishing recipes with excessive amounts of ingredients like sesame...

Melissa Clark (person) 1 — A recipe writer for the New York Times whose chicken and cashew stir fry recipe was criticized for calling for excessive...

Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall (concept) 1 — A Marxist economic theory predicting that businesses will increasingly exploit workers, referenced in discussing declini...

Zanies (place) 1 — A comedy club in Nashville where Nick Mullen performed stand-up.

Queerness (concept) 1 — An identity concept critiqued as requiring perpetual rebellion and constantly trying to outrun mainstream acceptance, co...

Golden Path (concept) 1 — A reference to the Dune series' prescient vision for humanity's survival, invoked in a post about human-hybrid evolution...

Crumbl (place) 1 — A cookie company whose products are being copied by cottage bakers at farmers markets.

Godfather Part II (film) 1 — Francis Ford Coppola film from 1974 mentioned as a cultural landmark from the year the world population was 4 billion.

Rumble in the Jungle (concept) 1 — Historic 1974 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman mentioned as a cultural milestone.

r/changemyview (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit where researchers secretly conducted an unauthorized AI persuasion experiment, leading to drama and pot...

Weeder class (concept) 1 — University courses designed to filter out students from competitive majors like pre-med and computer science by making t...

Breaking Benjamin (album) 1 — Rock band mentioned in the context of expensive concert tickets as an example of declining comfort and affordability.

Finding Nemo (film) 1 — Pixar animated film used as an analogy to critique reductive thematic analysis where obvious elements are mistaken for m...

Triple A (AAA) (place) 1 — Roadside assistance service referenced in a story about car trouble, with the author humorously expressing confusion abo...

Settlers of Catan (Catan) (concept) 1 — Board game mentioned in context of describing a boyfriend who wore used socks for resale to fetish buyers, characterized...

Restaurant Impossible (film) 1 — TV show referenced to describe the disgusting conditions of a rural Italian restaurant with severe hygiene violations.

Bell Labs (place) 1 — Legendary American research institution under AT&T that pioneered numerous technologies including Unix, C programming la...

Unix (concept) 1 — Operating system developed at Bell Labs, cited as one of their groundbreaking inventions.

C programming language (concept) 1 — Programming language invented at Bell Labs, mentioned as one of their major technological contributions.

Fort Ross (place) 1 — Tsarist-era Russian settlement and outpost established in California in 1812 for seal and sea otter hunting, featuring t...

Highway 1 (place) 1 — California coastal highway where a Russian Imperial outpost was discovered north of San Francisco.

Russian Orthodox Church (concept) 1 — Religious institution whose first church in the contiguous United States was built at the Russian Fort in California in ...