Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

JetBlue (place) 1 — American airline that a child believed consisted of only one plane traveling to all airports.

r/redscare4cishetmen (place) 1 — Subreddit suggested as appropriate destination for horny posting and Chapo Trap House refugees.

Nesquik (concept) 1 — Chocolate milk powder used as analogy for childhood misunderstanding of how gay surrogacy works.

R4R (place) 1 — Reddit connections subreddit described as cringe where people post seeking relationships

Dilaudid (concept) 1 — Opioid pain medication administered via patient-controlled button during hospital recovery

Henry Ford (person) 1 — American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company, discussed in the context of his extreme antisemitism which the...

Tyranny of Structurelessness (concept) 1 — Concept applied to work-from-home culture, suggesting that unlimited freedom in work location and hours creates its own ...

Umarell (concept) 1 — Italian term for older retirement-age men who spend their time observing construction with hands clasped behind their ba...

Ginuwine (person) 1 — R&B singer whose song 'Pony' was produced by Timbaland and cited as an example of the producer's influential work.

Omarion (person) 1 — R&B artist whose song 'Ice Box' was produced by Timbaland and cited as an example of the producer's work.

Swizz Beatz (person) 1 — Music producer mentioned as having worked on Kanye West's 'Stronger' before Timbaland was brought in to fix the track.

Roddy Ricch (person) 1 — Young rapper who was positioned to become a superstar but fell off before taking over mainstream rap

Lil Baby (person) 1 — Young rapper who was positioned to become a superstar but fell off before taking over mainstream rap

Women's March (concept) 1 — Large protest movement dismissed as ineffective and laughable in accomplishing any substantive change

Fozzie Bear (person) 1 — Muppet character from The Muppets imagined as a living independent being performing as a conservative comedian

Suno AI (concept) 1 — An AI music generation tool that produces songs with unnatural vocals and ChatGPT-style lyrics, described as creating sc...

Naksa (concept) 1 — A term referenced in discussion of potential logical endpoints for the destruction in Gaza following Israeli retaliation...

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (place) 1 — A coastal town in Northumbria where a lord went on pilgrimage to fortify his humors, mentioned in a medieval-style satir...

Nathaniel Jasper (person) 1 — American journalist who was escorted to a Palestinian village in the West Bank under false pretenses and attacked by set...

Bavaria (place) 1 — A German region that German-Americans are unfamiliar with despite German heritage being the most common ethnic backgroun...

Are We Dating the Same Guy (concept) 1 — Facebook groups where women share information about men they're dating, which a poster fears they may be featured in for...

Miami Herald (place) 1 — Newspaper that published the article in 2018 that launched the ongoing Epstein scandal.

Reservoir Dogs (film) 1 — Quentin Tarantino film cited as example of gratuitous violence in 90s Gen X media culture

Old Boy (film) 1 — Film cited as example of gratuitous violence in 90s/early 00s media culture

IDW (concept) 1 — Intellectual Dark Web, group that Joe Rogan and Eric Weinstein consider themselves part of

Adam Neumann (person) 1 — Business figure predicted to be considered a Vanderbilt-like villain of this era within 100 years.

Tokyo Drift (film) 1 — Film praised for its cool aesthetics and depiction of Tokyo, contrasted favorably against Lost in Translation.

Chadwick Boseman (person) 1 — Actor who played Black Panther in Marvel films, subject of a conspiracy theory that Disney killed him to make Black Pant...

Love After Lockup (film) 1 — Reality TV show featuring people having babies, watched by someone experiencing baby fever.

Nickelodeon Magazine (place) 1 — Magazine from 1999-2009 described as a Red Scare-aligned publication.

Urbit (concept) 1 — Crypto/tech platform described as an Israeli crypto landlord app that Dasha allegedly promotes.

RSPCA (place) 1 — The UK animal welfare organization that could be called to report inadequate pet care.

Big Five (concept) 1 — A psychological personality trait model referenced as something MBTI enthusiasts might obsess over.

Retromania (concept) 1 — A cultural concept about society's obsession with past aesthetics and the slow cancellation of the future.

Park Avenue (place) 1 — A street in New York City where comedian Stavros Halkias was spotted walking.

Khalifa Haftar (person) 1 — Libyan warlord and American citizen who runs one of the post-intervention Libyan statelets, allied with ex-Al Qaeda figh...

Danny Boyle (person) 1 — Director of 28 Years Later and 28 Days Later, praised for creating a surprisingly good legacy sequel

28 Days Later (film) 1 — Earlier Danny Boyle zombie film that preceded 28 Years Later

HEMA (concept) 1 — Historical European Martial Arts practice that has become predominantly female with a ratio of about 10 women to 2 men

The American Buffalo (film) 1 — Ken Burns documentary known for its emotional impact

Harlequin Ichthyosis (concept) 1 — Severe skin condition used hyperbolically to describe excessive skincare routines among people with normal skin

Sade (person) 1 — Musician mentioned as having a trans son like Cher.

Papa John Schnatter (person) 1 — Former chairman and figurehead of Papa John's whose removal is blamed for society becoming increasingly sick.

Francis Bacon (person) 1 — Gay artist estranged from his father who painted disturbing portraits of Pope Innocent X, allegedly taking out his hatre...

Velázquez (person) 1 — Artist who painted the original portrait of Pope Innocent X that Francis Bacon reinterpreted.

Pope Innocent X (person) 1 — Power-hungry megalomaniac pope whose portrait was reinterpreted by Francis Bacon in disturbing paintings.

My Exodus from Roman Catholicism (book) 1 — Informative book about Pope Innocent X not written by a Protestant that describes him as a power-hungry megalomaniac.

Politico (place) 1 — News publication that published an article about Reagan's sexuality and gay associates

Soumission (book) 1 — Novel referenced in discussion about European immigration and fears of cultural replacement by Islam

International Women's Day (concept) 1 — Day when pro-Israel groups allegedly offered to pay people to re-enact Hamas/Israeli rape