Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Born to Die - Paradise Edition (album) 1 — Lana Del Rey album that converted a former hater who had avoided her music to maintain a not-like-other-girls identity

All Time Low (album) 1 — Band a poster used to listen to exclusively as part of their not-like-other-girls identity but no longer listens to

Roger Caillois (person) 1 — Theorist cited by Lasch who argued that games attempt to substitute ideal conditions for the normal confusion of everyda...

Thorstein Veblen (person) 1 — Functionalist critic who saw in the futility of upper-class sports anachronistic survivals of militarism and prowess

Johan Huizinga (person) 1 — Theorist cited by Lasch who showed that when play element disappears from cultural forms, men turn to play to find diver...

Edgar Wind (person) 1 — Art theorist whose analysis of modern art showed how trivialization of art was implicit in modernist exaltation of art

Howard Cosell (person) 1 — Sports commentator cited for his view that sports are not separate from life but a business subject to the same standard...

Exit Strategy (book) 1 — Magazine that demonstrated interest among Red Scare posters in independent projects outside Reddit

r/sales (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit praised for its mix of salespeople at different levels bragging with insane energy and a weird chill vi...

Butlerian Jihad (concept) 1 — A fictional concept from Dune invoked to suggest purging smartphones and tablets from society.

Campbell's Urology (book) 1 — A medical textbook on urology consulted by someone researching erectile dysfunction and testosterone issues.

William's Endocrinology (book) 1 — A medical textbook on endocrinology studied to understand testosterone and hormonal issues.

Pocket Guide to Urology (book) 1 — A medical reference by Jeff Wieder consulted for understanding erectile dysfunction and related conditions.

European Urology Association (place) 1 — A medical organization cited for its testosterone deficiency guidelines that differ from FDA standards.

Onion News Network (film) 1 — A satirical news program that ran from 2007-2012 and is noted for holding up well over time.

SAG-AFTRA (concept) 1 — Screen Actors Guild union mentioned in the context of A24's agreement to their terms during labor disputes.

r/ChrisChanSonichu (place) 1 — Reddit community dedicated to documenting and harassing Chris Chan, described as one of the most evil subreddits.

Kimberly Brown (person) 1 — Actress from Halloweentown who appears at horror conventions for meet-and-greets.

Halloweentown (film) 1 — Disney Channel movie referenced in the context of a horror convention appearance.

Jujutsu Kaisen (film) 1 — Anime/manga series referenced as an example of acceptable geeky interest on dating profiles.

Dear John (film) 1 — Romantic movie referenced as an example of the now-dead romantic comedy genre

Duplex (film) 1 — Romantic comedy referenced as an example of the now-dead rom-com genre

Bridget Jones (film) 1 — Film franchise referenced as not needing another remake in discussion of romantic comedies

Hoot (film) 1 — Film where Clark Gregg played the bad guy, cited as his biggest credit before Marvel

Clark Gregg (person) 1 — Actor who went from playing the bad guy in Hoot to becoming a major supporting character in The Avengers and leading man...

Cassoulet (concept) 1 — Rich French dish made with beans, pork belly, duck confit, and toulouse sausage cooked in chicken stock and duck fat

Fratres (album) 1 — Musical piece by Arvo Pärt performed by I Fiamminghi (The Orchestra of Flanders)

Alan Palomo (person) 1 — Musician whose song 'The Return of Micky Milan' was featured in a video post

John Calhoun (person) 1 — Proto-Confederate politician whom Andrew Jackson threatened to behead during the Nullification Crisis

Martin Van Buren (person) 1 — New York politician who would be included in criticism of ideological forefathers if not for being from New York

Nullification Crisis (concept) 1 — Historical crisis where proto-Confederates used tariffs as a front for creating a slave republic, opposed by Andrew Jack...

COM-B Model (concept) 1 — Behavioral economics model that considers capability, opportunity, and motivation for achieving behavioral change.

Behavioral Economics (concept) 1 — Field of study referenced in discussion of motivation and behavioral change models.

Eat, Pray, Love (book) 1 — Memoir referenced as inspiration for a young woman's plan to study abroad in Europe as alternative to ending her life.

Konstantin Korobov (person) 1 — Artist who created the painting 'Agnus' depicting the Lamb of God attacked by wolves.

Agnus (book) 1 — Painting by Konstantin Korobov depicting the Lamb of God as Christ being attacked by wolves representing sin and evil.

North Cornwall (place) 1 — Region of England praised for its Atlantic coast as superior to typical English landscape and Channel Coast.

South Carolina Shrimpers Association (place) 1 — Organization represented by lawyer Gedney Howe IV in case against restaurants mislabeling shrimp.

Gedney Howe IV (person) 1 — 29-year-old South Carolinian lawyer with transatlantic accent representing the South Carolina Shrimpers Association.

Citadel (place) 1 — High-frequency trading firm criticized for attracting talented minds to generate money from market inefficiencies.

Jane Street (place) 1 — High-frequency trading firm criticized alongside Citadel for wasting talented individuals on market inefficiency exploit...

Microsoft Excel (place) 1 — Software program mentioned as taking up 30+ hours weekly of a user's time as part of their humorous self-deprecating lis...

Buick LeSabre (concept) 1 — Car model mentioned as the location where a user claims they were conceived during a drunk encounter

HENRY (concept) 1 — Acronym (High Earner Not Rich Yet) used to describe the insecure middle class demographic that patronizes rage rooms in ...

John Lang (person) 1 — Ex-Marine who claimed to have uncovered a Fresno PD extortion scheme and died under suspicious circumstances, though pos...

Fresno PD (place) 1 — Police department that John Lang claimed ran an extortion scheme before his death under suspicious circumstances

Alex Honnold (person) 1 — Rock climber whose climbing is described as stressful to watch, with the poster sympathizing with his wife

UMC (concept) 1 — Upper Middle Class, used to describe privileged millennials who quit careers to live off wealthy parents while claiming ...

Alsace (place) 1 — Medieval region referenced in Brace Belden's viral serf monologue about peasant life.

Renaissance Fair (concept) 1 — Event referenced by Brace Belden where he ate a turkey wing.