Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Mutualism (concept) 1 — Anarchist economic philosophy that emphasizes occupancy-and-use norms, labor-managed firms, and voluntary economic regul...

Neo-Ricardianism (concept) 1 — 20th century economic thought that aligns with some mutualist economic prescriptions

Horses (place) 1 — Popular Los Angeles restaurant that closed due to disturbing allegations about the chef

Lille (place) 1 — A major city in northern France near Roubaix, part of a metropolis of about 1 million inhabitants.

John Cheever (person) 1 — American writer whose style is referenced as inspiration for Mad Men's 'Signal 30' episode about suburban dissatisfactio...

A. G. Spalding (person) 1 — Designer of modern basketball, football, volleyball, and baseball who founded the sporting goods company but is rarely d...

Vonnegut (person) 1 — Author referenced as what one might pretend to read to appear cultured rather than admitting to reading Harry Potter.

Les Républicains (concept) 1 — French right-wing political party that experienced internal chaos when its leader attempted to form a coalition with Le ...

Valérie Pecresse (person) 1 — French politician who received less than 5% in the last presidential election and allegedly slapped party leader Ciotti ...

The Blob (film) 1 — 1980s horror film cited as being more genuinely transgressive than modern horror movies like Terrifier

Ravenna (place) 1 — Italian city famous for its spectacular preserved Byzantine mosaics and intact baptistery from the period

Baptistery of Neon (place) 1 — The only intact baptistery from the Byzantine period, located in Ravenna with exceptional preserved mosaics

Alok Vaid-Menon (person) 1 — Non-binary performance artist and LGBTQ activist referenced in critique of non-binary gender expression

RationalWiki (place) 1 — A wiki website referenced as dismissing the concept of porn addiction and NoFap.

The Lady of Shalott (album) 1 — A famous Pre-Raphaelite painting by John William Waterhouse, worn on a shirt by a poster as a symbol of unrequited roman...

22 Jump Street (film) 1 — A comedy film cited as possibly the last smash-hit comedy genre film before the genre's decline.

Dolph Lundgren (person) 1 — Actor referenced in a physical comparison to describe an older man's appearance in a story about age gap relationships.

Shawshank Redemption (film) 1 — Film cited as one of the poster's favorites, inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo.

Shushu/Tong (concept) 1 — Fashion brand whose Fall/Winter 2023 collection features references to iconic past brands and shows, evoking Miu Miu and...

Dalida (person) 1 — Italo-Egyptian singer and actress who achieved massive success in the Francophone world but lived a life marked by trage...

Édith Piaf (person) 1 — French singer to whom Dalida's fame in the Francophone world is compared.

Luigi Tenco (person) 1 — Dalida's lover who committed suicide in 1967, after which Dalida herself attempted suicide.

Chanson (concept) 1 — French musical tradition under which Dalida began singing in 1956 before adapting to other styles.

Yé-yé (concept) 1 — 1960s French pop music style to which Dalida adapted from her earlier Chanson tradition.

Ron Hicks (person) 1 — Artist whose paintings including 'The Embrace' evoke sadness and emotional response in the poster.

Archetypes (concept) 1 — Jungian psychological concept that a user struggles to explain to their graduate student partner who hasn't heard of Car...

Gonzaga Bulldogs (place) 1 — College basketball team used as an example of a school that can rise to nationwide fame through March Madness.

Duquesne Dukes (place) 1 — College basketball team mentioned as an example of a no-name school that can achieve national recognition through March ...

Tower of Babel (concept) 1 — Biblical story used as analogy for AI's confusion between symbolic and real, resulting in inability to distinguish reali...

Samson Option (concept) 1 — Israel's nuclear deterrence strategy referenced as double standard in discussion of nuclear threat discourse and regime ...

The Art of Seduction (book) 1 — Book found on Facebook marketplace alongside 'sigma male bible'

Ethan Coen (person) 1 — Film director who came out as polyamorous and allegedly did not sign the letter defending Jonathan Glazer, described as ...

Elko County (place) 1 — Remote ranching community in northeastern Nevada where Trump support appeared to have dramatically declined by 2024

Reno (place) 1 — Nevada city mentioned as a point of return from remote ranching communities

Modoc County (place) 1 — County in California mentioned as another conservative area to check on Trump support

Heterochromia (concept) 1 — Eye condition where one eye has two different colors, described as not subtle with left eye being half brown and half bl...

Close (film) 1 — Film by Lukas Dhont about boys proving masculinity and the cost of teaching tenderness as weakness

Lukas Dhont (person) 1 — Filmmaker who directed Close, a film exploring masculinity and male tenderness

Black No. 1 (album) 1 — Song by Type O Negative mentioned as music to cry to while grieving a father's death

Black Male Privilege (concept) 1 — Concept from a checklist at ASU listing various forms of privilege allegedly held by Black men including sexist language...

Mazan Rapes (concept) 1 — A case involving the systematic rape of Gisèle Pelicot by her husband and other men, discussed as an example of extreme ...

Windows 8 (concept) 1 — A Microsoft operating system referenced as outdated and insecure despite older computers running it still functioning we...

John Robert Powers (concept) 1 — A defunct finishing school system proposed as necessary to teach social graces to socially dysfunctional Zoomers.

Mud Club (place) 1 — A legendary New York City nightclub from the late 1970s/early 1980s where the poster's father played guitar.

Nick Zedd (person) 1 — An underground filmmaker who offered the poster's father a drink at the Mud Club and connected him to music video work.

Voltaire (person) 1 — Enlightenment philosopher referenced in discussion of Trump's Greenland annexation strategy through a quote about asymme...

Leopold II (person) 1 — King of Belgium whose colonial administration model is referenced as comparison for potential Greenland governance struc...

My Melody (concept) 1 — Sanrio character referenced alongside Hello Kitty as mascot merchandise that signals feminine qualities.

Jon Bon Jovi (person) 1 — Rock musician referenced through a memorable subreddit joke about 'Saudi rock star Jon bin Jovi.'

Ned Flanders (person) 1 — The Simpsons character invoked to describe an unnervingly nice Uber driver who claimed to be in psychological warfare.