Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

r/wowthanksimcured (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit that has become an echo chamber discouraging self-improvement and promoting learned helplessness

Paradox Strategy Games (concept) 1 — War games associated with far-right Reddit users who post race stats and comment negatively about women

r/cripplingalcoholism (place) 1 — Educational Reddit subreddit about dealing with hangovers, withdrawal, and vitamin needs for alcoholics that went privat...

Lion King (film) 1 — Disney film referenced as an example of talented directors wasting time on corporate franchises

Vigilante justice (concept) 1 — A contested concept discussed in the context of the United Healthcare CEO assassination and differing moral views on vio...

Brampton (place) 1 — A city in Canada discussed in the context of sexual assault concerns involving Indian-Canadian men

Robert Baden-Powell (person) 1 — British military figure and founder of the Scout movement, used as a reference point for GeoWizard's persona

Theodoric (person) 1 — Historical leader of the Ostrogoths, mentioned as an obscure figure despite the lasting legacy of Gothic culture

Geiseric (person) 1 — Historical leader of the Vandals, mentioned as an obscure figure despite the lasting linguistic legacy of vandalism

Godomar (person) 1 — Historical leader of the Burgundians, mentioned as an obscure figure despite Burgundy's lasting cultural presence

East Germanic kingdoms (concept) 1 — Historical kingdoms (Goths, Vandals, Burgundians) whose names became common words in modern English

Dispensationalism (concept) 1 — A theological framework booming among working class Latin Americans that promotes identification with the modern state o...

Anti-Wokeness (concept) 1 — A cultural backlash against political correctness that may become as performative and cringe as woke culture itself thro...

Sha'Carri Richardson (person) 1 — 21-year-old athlete who faced consequences after smoking marijuana following her mother's death

Emily Blunt (person) 1 — Actress married to John Krasinski, referenced as his biggest accomplishment outside The Office

Joshua Weissman (person) 1 — Cooking YouTuber whose appearance makes the poster physically nauseous in an irrational way

Ahmed the Clock Kid (person) 1 — Young person who gained media attention for bringing a clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb, fondly remembered a...

Renée Nicole Good (person) 1 — Poet and author of 'On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs,' exploring tensions between faith and scientific knowledge

Qur'an (book) 1 — Islamic scripture referenced alongside Bible and Bhagavad Gita as religious texts that once offered comfort but are now ...

Death Wish (film) 1 — Referenced as an example of vigilante execution in the context of the Jordan Neely incident

Wayne Hsiung (person) 1 — An animal rights activist spearheading a movement of provocative disobedience by rescuing dying farm animals and buildin...

CAFOs (concept) 1 — Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations discussed in the context of animal rights activism and modern factory farming con...

Vipassana meditation (concept) 1 — A Buddhist meditation practice that became a fad in communist circles, cited as evidence of their lack of seriousness ab...

Humbert (person) 1 — Predatory protagonist of Lolita who some claim is mistakenly romanticized by male readers

Cuties (film) 1 — Controversial 2020 French film directed by a woman critiquing beauty pageant culture that was widely misunderstood as pr...

Woke Mind Virus (concept) 1 — Conservative talking point about progressive ideology that continues to be invoked even after many progressive cultural ...

Stony Brook University (place) 1 — New York state university contrasted with Ivy League schools in a discussion about college admissions disparities.

Ableton Live Suite (concept) 1 — Music production software cited as example of expensive but worthwhile investment that can redirect time away from phone...

DXM (concept) 1 — Dextromethorphan, a dissociative drug referenced in story about friend compulsively recording their drug experience for ...

Kaitlyn Bennett (person) 1 — Internet personality referenced in comparison to an embarrassing bathroom incident

Samsung Galaxy Note S7 (concept) 1 — Phone model jokingly blamed for Matt Christman's medical emergency

Book of Life (concept) 1 — Biblical or religious concept referenced in the context of subreddit moderator drama

Ravensburger (place) 1 — Puzzle manufacturer referenced when a teacher compares the view of snowy mountains to a difficult puzzle.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (film) 1 — Film referenced for Leonardo DiCaprio's character's behavior to describe someone's odd mannerisms.

Jain (concept) 1 — Indian religious community referenced in connection with a powerful family managing a Hindu temple trust fund involved i...

r/breakingmom (place) 1 — Heavily moderated subreddit for mothers that bans all non-mothers, negative comments, and any mention of the sub outside...

Weinstein brothers (person) 1 — Public intellectuals mentioned as being admired by both Lex Fridman and Anna Khachiyan

Transcendental Meditation (concept) 1 — Meditation practice that Russell Brand learned from David Lynch and promoted enthusiastically

r/dogfree (place) 1 — Reddit community for people who dislike dogs, referenced in discussion of increasing frustration with dog ownership cult...

George Takei (person) 1 — Public figure criticized for participating in Democratic Party messaging campaign calling Trump 'weird'

A Horse with No Name (album) 1 — Song being strummed by a father on guitar while watching BattleBots during his midlife crisis recovery

US Civil War (concept) 1 — Historical conflict discussed in context of arguing for criminal penalties for promoting the Confederate cause

Lost Cause (concept) 1 — Historical revisionism about the Confederacy that poster argues should be criminally penalized

Communications Act of 1996 (concept) 1 — Legislation blamed for enabling media monopolies and destroying American culture through media consolidation

Born Slippy (album) 1 — Song on mainstream radio in 1996, cited as example of pre-consolidation cultural diversity

Clear Channel (place) 1 — Media conglomerate that came to own local broadcast news and radio stations after 1996 media consolidation

Sinclair (place) 1 — Media conglomerate that came to own local broadcast news and radio stations after 1996 media consolidation

Lou Pearlman (person) 1 — Boy band creator whose products replaced diverse music on radio after media consolidation

Slide Away (album) 1 — Song referenced as example of expected quality that Matty Healy's music fails to match

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (album) 1 — Arctic Monkeys song referenced as example of quality that Matty Healy's music fails to achieve