Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Jean Lorrain (person) 1 — Literary critic who publicly accused Marcel Proust of being gay in 1897 and dueled him, with both gay men missing their ...

Annamarie Tendler (person) 1 — John Mulaney's ex-wife releasing a tell-all memoir, described as like an Anthropologie mannequin who is super passive ag...

Olivia Munn (person) 1 — Person associated with John Mulaney whom the poster refuses to learn about

Anthropologie (place) 1 — Retail store used as metaphor for Annamarie Tendler's aesthetic and personality

MLB.TV (place) 1 — Streaming service for Major League Baseball that blacks out local team games and has technical issues with its commercia...

Mohammed Atta (person) 1 — Mastermind behind 9/11 who lived in Hollywood, Florida, the same area where Israeli art students clustered

Hollywood, Florida (place) 1 — City where both Israeli art students and 9/11 mastermind Mohammed Atta were based before the attacks

LiveNation-Ticketmaster (place) 1 — Ticketing monopoly accused of working with Taylor Swift to price gouge fans during the Eras tour

Summer of Love (concept) 1 — Reference to the summer of 2020 and its heightened emotional climate around social justice issues

Tua Tagovailoa (person) 1 — Miami Dolphins quarterback who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being rushed back from a suspected concussion, ra...

Roger Goodell (person) 1 — NFL commissioner who was in attendance at the game where Tua Tagovailoa suffered his traumatic brain injury.

NFLPA (concept) 1 — The union representing NFL players that launched an investigation into malpractice after Tua Tagovailoa's injury.

Second Impact Syndrome (concept) 1 — A potentially fatal condition that can occur when someone gets two concussions in a couple days due to continuous swelli...

Hardee's (place) 1 — Fast food restaurant chain where a customer had the cops called on them for eating in the parking lot after closing.

Sinn Féin (concept) 1 — Irish political party mentioned as potentially unable to deal with immigration-related tensions despite public desire fo...

Souls of Mischief (album) 1 — Hip-hop group referenced for their track '93 'Til Infinity' featured in a Los Angeles-themed video.

slavery (concept) 1 — Historical institution of American slavery discussed as being downplayed in comparison to Holocaust remembrance.

Diamond District (place) 1 — New York jewelry district known for its devoutly religious yet street-culture-fluent jewelers who balance entrepreneursh...

Ancient History (concept) 1 — Historical study described as a meditative practice that reveals the ephemeral nature of contemporary concerns

Old El Paso (place) 1 — Food brand noted as popular among white families for taco night meals

Stouffer's (place) 1 — Frozen dinner brand popular among less wealthy white grocery customers

B-theory of time (concept) 1 — Physicalist theory of time discussed in relation to consciousness and fear of death

Intergenerational trauma (concept) 1 — Psychological concept of inherited trauma questioned as potentially inauthentic

Mansa Musa (person) 1 — Historical African ruler suggested as subject for prestige cinema

Mali Empire (place) 1 — Historical African empire suggested as worthy subject for prestige cinema

Songhai Empire (place) 1 — Historical African empire suggested as worthy subject for prestige cinema

Great Zimbabwe (place) 1 — Historical African civilization suggested as worthy subject for prestige cinema

iPad kids (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon of children raised on tablets, discussed as depressing manifestation of consumer culture

Georgia Meloni (person) 1 — Italian Prime Minister cited as example of how far-right politicians in modern Europe have limited ability to enact sign...

Eurozone (concept) 1 — European monetary union mentioned as potentially under threat from far-right governance

Sierra Nevadas (place) 1 — Mountain range in California used as example of absurd luxury lifestyle depicted in car commercials

Wagnerian (concept) 1 — Reference to Richard Wagner used to describe pre-WWII Germany's epic and passionate nationalist ambitions

Bluebeard (book) 1 — A fairy tale referenced in comparison to AI boyfriends, where the secret room is replaced with a server warehouse.

Angola (place) 1 — African country referenced as being safer to travel to than France, in context of asylum seekers being accepted by a lib...

/Soc/ (place) 1 — 4chan board where someone met another person they traveled to the Netherlands to visit

Anatoly Fomenko (person) 1 — A professor of Math and Topology at Moscow State University known for his art and crackpot history theories

Moscow State University (place) 1 — Russian university where Anatoly Fomenko teaches Math and Topology

Matty Healey (person) 1 — Musician who represents a middle-of-the-road masculinity that doesn't fit neatly into either alpha male or progressive m...

Super Size Me (film) 1 — Documentary film about McDonald's consumption whose director was allegedly an alcoholic, making the health decline attri...

Sevilla (place) 1 — Spanish city mentioned to illustrate the diversity of Europe against American assumptions of European homogeneity

Oulu (place) 1 — Finnish city mentioned to illustrate the diversity of Europe against American assumptions of European homogeneity

Grozny (place) 1 — Chechen capital city mentioned to illustrate the diversity of Europe against American assumptions of European homogeneit...

Mansplaining (concept) 1 — Term used dismissively against a male participant in a discussion about feminism and ecology

Charles XII (person) 1 — Swedish king cited as a great subject for movies that Hollywood has neglected to make a masterpiece about

DVMVGE (album) 1 — Music artist whose track Peace for Tomorrow (Velour Bathrobe Remix) was featured in a post

Sarah Sherman (person) 1 — SNL cast member who played a character in the White Lotus parody sketch, criticized for making fun of teeth and accent

Robert Moses (person) 1 — Historical figure referenced as an example of the real face of white supremacy compared to Capitol rioters

Kayali (concept) 1 — A perfume brand characterized as 'slop' by critics, known for sweet, gourmand fragrances marketed heavily on TikTok with...

19th century German philosophy (concept) 1 — Academic subject studied by Dasha Nekrasova at Mills College during her college years

Bradford (place) 1 — British city referenced as an example of failed immigration integration policy