Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Lynton and Lynmouth (place) 1 — UK location with a funicular that still operates using a water-powered system from a nearby river

Laramie (place) 1 — City mentioned as one of the places that doesn't feel like home to the drifter poster

Hospice (album) 1 — Album by The Antlers described as part of /mu/core but almost totally forgotten despite other albums from that canon lea...

AOL Instant Messenger (concept) 1 — Early 2000s instant messaging platform referenced as the medium through which a multi-year catfishing scheme unfolded in...

Doutzen Kroes (person) 1 — Model discussed as having one of the most perfect faces, prompting admiration for her beauty.

Canadian Tire (place) 1 — Canadian hardware store chain discussed as lacking knowledgeable older employees due to high cost of living.

Preacher's Daughter (album) 1 — Ethel Cain album whose promotional materials were described as heavily indebted to early Lana Del Rey aesthetics.

American Teenager (album) 1 — Ethel Cain music video described as pure Lana Del Rey style with romanticization of trailer-trash americana aesthetics.

Born to Die (album) 1 — Lana Del Rey album referenced as the aesthetic template that Ethel Cain's work is said to emulate.

Joseph-Philippe Bevillard (person) 1 — Photographer known for his series on Irish Travellers titled Mincéirs.

Mincéirs (concept) 1 — Photography series by Joseph-Philippe Bevillard documenting Irish Travellers, consisting of 62 photos.

Mediterranean (place) 1 — Geographic region discussed as precious and irreplaceable in the context of climate change impacts.

John Wilkes Booth (person) 1 — Abraham Lincoln's assassin referenced in discussion about political assassins' relative attractiveness.

Bloomberg Terminal (concept) 1 — Financial information platform referenced as hosting a separate version of the internet exclusively for wealthy users.

Georges St. Pierre (person) 1 — A combat athlete referenced as one of the only Red Scare-approved combat athletes.

Tito Ortiz (person) 1 — A combat athlete referenced as one of the only Red Scare-approved combat athletes.

QKThr (album) 1 — An Aphex Twin song that originally represented childhood nostalgia, now used as background music for TikTok videos.

Btoum-Roumada (album) 1 — An Aphex Twin song mentioned as having a slow, spiritual feeling similar to QKThr.

machismo culture (concept) 1 — A cultural concept related to Latino masculinity, defended against the term 'Latinx' as a white liberal imposition.

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) (concept) 1 — A mental health condition theorized by psychologists to be similar to BPD, particularly in its complex form.

Kimberle Crenshaw (person) 1 — A legal scholar associated with intersectionality theory, name-dropped during a woke performance to secure funding.

Nyan Cat (concept) 1 — An early internet meme featuring a cat, representative of the era when the internet was dominated by cat-related content...

Keyboard Cat (concept) 1 — An early internet meme featuring a cat, representative of when the internet was dominated by nerds and introverts.

Grumpy Cat (concept) 1 — An internet meme cat from the era when the internet was dominated by cat content and nerdy users.

Shibe (concept) 1 — An internet meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog, discussed as the turning point between internet cat culture and dog culture.

The Best Day (album) 1 — A Taylor Swift song listened to on repeat by someone fearing their father's death.

Her Loss (album) 1 — Drake's album interpreted as revealing his nihilistic despair and death wish beneath surface-level commercial rap

The Price of Privilege (book) 1 — Book by Madeline Levine examining how wealthy teenagers and college students in the Bay Area are more likely to lack sen...

Madeline Levine (person) 1 — Therapist and author who works with wealthy teenagers in the Bay Area and wrote about how privilege can lead to lack of ...

KMFDM (album) 1 — Industrial music band mentioned in discussion of a desired industrial music renaissance among younger audiences

Industrial music (concept) 1 — Music genre discussed as deserving a revival given current trends in hyper pop and nu metal

Stan Rogers (person) 1 — Canadian folk musician whose song 'The Mary Ellen Carter' about a shipwreck helped save a man's life during an actual sh...

The Mary Ellen Carter (album) 1 — Song by Stan Rogers about a shipwreck that literally helped save a shipwreck survivor's life by motivating him to keep f...

Marine Electric (place) 1 — Ship that sank in 1983 during a storm, where a survivor credited Stan Rogers' song with helping him survive hypothermia

Norfolk, Virginia (place) 1 — Virginia port city mentioned as the departure point for the doomed ship Marine Electric

Somerset, Massachusetts (place) 1 — Massachusetts town mentioned as the destination for the doomed ship Marine Electric

DeviantArt (place) 1 — Online art platform referenced to describe the amateur aesthetic of a colleague's self-published novel artwork

Laxman Narasimhan (person) 1 — Starbucks executive mentioned as frustrated with Indian community's lack of connection to chai lattes

SR-71 (concept) 1 — Supersonic reconnaissance aircraft referenced as an example of human technological achievement to combat depression.

Secrets Akumal (place) 1 — High-end adults-only all-inclusive resort south of Cancun where a user contracted a severe illness.

Hepatitis (concept) 1 — Liver disease potentially contracted by a traveler to Mexico who developed severe symptoms after returning.

Old Left (concept) 1 — Marxist labor and social-class-focused left-wing politics that existed prior to the 1960s cultural shift toward identity...

Bud Light Hard Soda (concept) 1 — Alcoholic beverage brand mentioned as being held by an annoying party guest who ruins a magic trick.

Cheers (film) 1 — Television show referenced as an example of traditional bar culture where patrons don't stand in single file lines.

PlentyOfFish (concept) 1 — Online dating platform referenced in context of distracted dating behavior.

Death Grip Syndrome (concept) 1 — Sexual dysfunction condition allegedly caused by excessive masturbation or sex toy use that desensitizes genitals and ma...

NLOG (concept) 1 — 'Not Like Other Girls' discourse used to critique women who distinguish themselves from other women, discussed as potent...

Jake Sully (person) 1 — Main character of Avatar films criticized as boring and uninteresting despite being given multiple children in the seque...

Guinness World Records (concept) 1 — Record-keeping organization invoked in an uncomfortable anecdote about someone showing off their excrement to a child.

Tears for Fears (person) 1 — 1980s band whose 'Songs from the Big Chair' album is described as electronic and trippy beyond just its well-known hits.