Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) (person) 1 — U.S. politician referenced in discussion about how men allegedly enjoy stories of her being sexually harassed.

Six Day War (concept) 1 — Historical war cited as an example of conflicts that received proper fixed names.

Yom Kippur War (concept) 1 — Historical war cited as an example of conflicts that received proper fixed names, also referenced as potential naming co...

Orwellian newspeak (concept) 1 — Concept referenced as concern that modern wars not having names facilitates manipulation of public consciousness.

Holocaust memorial (place) 1 — Memorial in Berlin where tourists reportedly play hopscotch and take selfies.

The Dude With A Sign (person) 1 — Instagram account that posted about Israel-Palestine conflict that caused interpersonal drama for the post author.

Floral Shoppe (album) 1 — A seminal vaporwave album that felt simultaneously new and nostalgic, representing a formative musical experience

indieheads (place) 1 — A subreddit focused on indie music that banned discussion of Arcade Fire after controversy

The Head and the Heart (person) 1 — Indie folk band that started with quality folk-pop but devolved into generic Target-ready pop music

Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS) (concept) 1 — The amount of global average surface temperature warming due to doubling pre-industrial CO2 levels, described as the sin...

RCP8.5 (concept) 1 — The 'business as usual' worst-case climate emissions scenario used as default in climate modeling projections

Carbon Capture (concept) 1 — Technology for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, described as 'the fusion energy of climate science' due to u...

Professional Managerial Class (PMC) (concept) 1 — Social class of educated professionals discussed in context of meaningless corporate work and disillusionment

Anastasia (film) 1 — Animated film watched during a relationship moment that led to feeling 'the ick'

U = U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) (concept) 1 — HIV medical concept that people with undetectable viral loads cannot transmit the virus, discussed in context of dating ...

Sleepytime tea (concept) 1 — Herbal tea brand praised for its strong sedative effects

bestdressed (person) 1 — YouTube fashion and lifestyle influencer who stopped making videos after stalking incident and fan criticism

r/vindicta (place) 1 — Reddit community focused on female appearance improvement where discussions about high maintenance beauty standards occu...

Beanie Feldstein (person) 1 — Actress who is Jonah Hill's sister, described as someone the poster finds attractive but wouldn't admit to because of he...

Skarsgård family (person) 1 — Swedish acting dynasty cited as evidence of Sweden and Norway punching above their weight culturally despite small popul...

War of the Worlds (2025) (film) 1 — Film described as a 90-minute advertisement for tech companies that fascinatingly portrays products as integral to domes...

IRGC (concept) 1 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, referenced in a post about Iranian espionage capabilities.

Global Majority (concept) 1 — A term criticized for collapsing diverse experiences of non-white people under one identity, including Gulf State elites...

Mia Khalifa (person) 1 — A former pornstar turned Instagram influencer interviewed by Adam Friedland, who told her she's 'become such an incredib...

G Herbo (person) 1 — A rapper who was the only guest Adam Friedland interviewed with genuine sincerity, contrasting with his usual deadpan or...

Hakeem Jeffries (person) 1 — A Democratic congressional leader viewed favorably by 3/4 of Democrats according to polling, described as a 'terminal lo...

Golden Brown (album) 1 — Song by The Stranglers that a poster listens to after learning their sexual assault case is going to court

The Stranglers (person) 1 — Musical group known for the song 'Golden Brown'

Douglas Coupland (person) 1 — Author who popularized the term "Gen X" as an empty placeholder representing the post-Boomer, pre-Millennial generation ...

ModCloth (place) 1 — Retailer associated with 2010s aesthetic of retro flare dresses with colored tights and owl pendants worn by millennial ...

Delphi murders (concept) 1 — Murder case involving young girls with bizarre ritualistic elements including Norse runes, compared to True Detective.

Stephen Harper (person) 1 — Canadian Prime Minister whose era wasn't great but preceded the major negative shift in Canadian life.

Conestoga (place) 1 — Canadian educational institution where international students study year-long Business Technology diplomas, contributing...

Chicago Bears (concept) 1 — NFL team celebrated by Chicago natives after beating the Green Bay Packers.

r/KotakuInAction (place) 1 — A subreddit that r/stupidpol is compared to as it has devolved into obsessive focus on transgender topics

Wagon Wheel (album) 1 — Song belted out loudly by an anxious woman while her boyfriend and friend were tripping on psychedelics.

r/openai (place) 1 — Subreddit criticized for users treating large language models as omnipotent entities and wasting energy with misguided w...

Amalek (concept) 1 — Biblical reference used by Israelis in videos celebrating the destruction of Palestine and mocking deaths of children.

Goodbye Lenin (film) 1 — Film referenced as template for a parody scenario where grandma is convinced it's still the Obama Era with fake evidence...

Wii (concept) 1 — Nintendo gaming console used as a marker of the Obama Era in a satirical scenario about convincing someone the present i...

La Croix (concept) 1 — Sparkling water brand used as a cultural marker of the Obama Era in a satirical scenario about a simpler past.

JSTOR (place) 1 — Academic journal database referenced satirically as weaponized knowledge in online leftist discourse

Neomarxist revisionist sociology (concept) 1 — Academic field referenced satirically as part of pretentious leftist intellectual culture

Gerard Way (person) 1 — Lead singer of My Chemical Romance mentioned in context of online celebrity interactions

Poot (concept) 1 — Internet meme about an alleged secret sibling of Demi Lovato that became fodder for online harassment

Cochabamba Water War (concept) 1 — Bolivian conflict sparked by World Bank-imposed water privatization that led to price increases, martial law, and deaths

Haim (album) 1 — Band cited as part of basic mainstream taste alongside Gilmore Girls and Taylor Swift

Lizzie Caplan (person) 1 — Actress cast as the 'weirdo' in the original Mean Girls film.

Food Positivity (concept) 1 — Nutritional trend criticized for promoting unhealthy eating habits by reframing junk food as acceptable choices to satis...

r/professors (place) 1 — Reddit community where professors discuss widespread student use of ChatGPT and inability to prevent cheating.