Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Compulsory Heterosexuality (concept) 1 — Feminist concept referenced in discussion of 'compulsory bisexuality' as a new social pressure on women to identify as b...

Karachi (place) 1 — A city mentioned rhetorically in a post questioning the extent of Israel's military expansion ambitions.

IVC (concept) 1 — Indus Valley Civilization, referenced sarcastically as a 'lost joo civilization' in a post questioning Israeli expansion...

Fall Plowing (concept) 1 — A painting by Grant Wood invoked in an autumnal meditation on beauty and sentimentality.

Treaty of Trianon (concept) 1 — A post-WWI treaty that the poster strongly opposes as an example of a political stance with no personal stake

Stok (concept) 1 — A brand of cold brew coffee mentioned in a failed romantic encounter at a grocery store

Polymath (concept) 1 — A person with expertise in multiple fields, discussed as an increasingly impossible ideal in the age of hyperspecializat...

Santa Monica mountains (place) 1 — Mountain range in Southern California where a user went biking and passed a burnt down Jewish summer camp

Wishbone (film) 1 — Children's educational TV show about a dog who teaches appreciation for reading, suggested for a gritty reboot called 'B...

Fulton County Jail (place) 1 — A notorious county jail in Georgia described as having appalling conditions including overcrowding, abusive COs, and uns...

r/Slate Star Codex (place) 1 — A subreddit where rationalists gather, where David Berman spent his final days arguing before his suicide.

La Colombe (place) 1 — A coffee company whose Draft Lattes were reformulated with more sugar and less caffeine, causing customer complaints.

r/spondylolisthesis (place) 1 — A Reddit community dedicated to discussing spondylolisthesis, a spinal condition involving vertebrae misalignment.

r/onebag (place) 1 — A Reddit community focused on minimalist travel and packing strategies.

Paragon Sports (place) 1 — Sporting goods retailer mentioned alongside DSW in discussion of declining footwear quality.

Trolley Problem (concept) 1 — Philosophical thought experiment about utilitarian ethics, applied to the Luigi Mangione case.

NyQuil (concept) 1 — Over-the-counter cold medicine mentioned in context of writing while under the influence.

Patrick Wilson (person) 1 — Actor who was incorrectly reported on a celebrity website as being worth $850 million, leading to widespread belief he w...

Sierra Mist (concept) 1 — American soft drink brand referenced as an example of obscure US cultural knowledge that non-Americans possess through m...

Casino (1995) (film) 1 — Martin Scorsese crime film that a poster considers 'the greatest movie ever made' upon rewatching.

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (concept) 1 — Chinese governance model that Western democracies are allegedly copying through authoritarian measures like social media...

Patmos (place) 1 — Greek island where, according to Nation of Islam mythology, the scientist Yakub allegedly created white people as an evi...

Wharton (place) 1 — Business school referenced as the origin of economists who appeared on talk shows during the Biden years to explain that...

St Louis (place) 1 — Missouri city mentioned as being smaller than Columbus, Ohio despite Columbus having less cultural impact.

TodayILearned (place) 1 — A subreddit referenced as an example of normie content the subreddit is allegedly becoming similar to

Madewell (place) 1 — Fast fashion retailer criticized for selling shapeless sack dresses

ASOS (place) 1 — Fast fashion retailer criticized for selling items with ruching and busy prints

Ethereum (concept) 1 — Cryptocurrency that made someone a millionaire alongside Bitcoin

CTH (place) 1 — ChapoTrapHouse, a now-banned subreddit whose ex-mods are referenced in conspiracy theory about trans activism

Gundam (film) 1 — Late 1970s-early 1980s anime film series praised for superior dialogue and plot pacing compared to Marvel movies

Los Feliz Theatre (place) 1 — Los Angeles theater where a user had an encounter with Dasha Nekrasova

Brittney Griner (person) 1 — WNBA player whose detention in Russia prompted Dennis Rodman to announce plans for her release

Indian Matchmaking (film) 1 — Netflix show about arranged marriages featuring face readers, curses, and biodatas, described as having good femcel/ince...

Housing First (concept) 1 — Policy approach to homelessness that has proven successful in Finland, Mississippi, and Houston by providing housing bef...

Ol' Dirty Bastard (person) 1 — Rapper whose track 'Brooklyn Zoo' contains a lyric about introductions that became an intrusive thought for a user durin...

Brooklyn Zoo (album) 1 — ODB track containing a lyric about introductions that haunts a user as an intrusive thought during social interactions

The Prodigal Son (book) 1 — Biblical parable cited to argue that transgressing boundaries and breaking rules leads to growth and reward

Wild Geese (book) 1 — Mary Oliver poem quoted in full to argue against growing puritanism and for embracing sensuality and nature

SCUM Manifesto (book) 1 — Second wave feminist text mentioned as one of the few meaningful cultural products of the movement, noted for its inters...

Marlene Dietrich (person) 1 — Cultural figure that Madonna brought back in the early 90s in an attempt to reverse cultural decline.

Tamara de Lempicka (person) 1 — Artist brought back by Madonna in the early 90s alongside Dietrich in cultural revival efforts.

Linnaeus (person) 1 — Historical biologist whose work was discussed in terms of whether he should be 'canceled' in a university biology class.

Devo (album) 1 — 80s band whose song 'Crack That Whip' was referenced by a coworker, leading to misunderstanding and his quitting.

Château de Versailles (place) 1 — Historic French palace where Austrian countess was formally presented to society as a debutante.

Countess Maria Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck (person) 1 — Austrian countess with noble lineage dating to the 1400s who posts TikTok content from castles and has a nepo job at Dio...

Grimms Fairy Tales (book) 1 — Collection of fairy tales the author loved as a kid and associates with European nobility.

Hurricane (album) 1 — Bob Dylan song that changed the author's contrarian opinion about Dylan's music.

Rumpelstiltskin (person) 1 — Fairy tale character invoked as comparison for the surreal medieval atmosphere of European aristocratic TikTok.

The Last Dinner Party (album) 1 — Musical act criticized for making watered down feminist art that lacks subtlety despite being inspired by great feminist...

Paris Paloma (person) 1 — Musician criticized for making superficial feminist art that namedrops ideas without subtlety