Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Metropolitan Detention Center (place) 1 — The only federal jail in New York City, located in Brooklyn, known for poor conditions and constant violence.

Supercuts (place) 1 — An $8 haircut chain referenced as a marker of unpretentious grillpilled masculinity.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (concept) 1 — An organization invoked as a criticism of the movie Idiocracy's perceived ideology.

Ecofascism (concept) 1 — Political concept mentioned in a Teen Vogue article that caused the poster to stop conserving energy out of concern abou...

Gabbie Giffords (person) 1 — Politician mentioned as an exception to the trend of mass shooters not targeting politicians

Broke with Expensive Taste (album) 1 — Azealia Banks album mentioned as an example of visionary and precocious early work comparable to Nick Land's philosophic...

Thirst for Annihilation (book) 1 — Nick Land's philosophical work mentioned as an example of visionary and precocious early work comparable to Azealia Bank...

Girl Afraid (album) 1 — The Smiths song that the poster sang in full in a Morrissey impression after an uncomfortable sexual encounter

Grand Funk Railroad (person) 1 — Rock band invoked as an example of the type of celebratory American travel music the poster wants

Bear Ears (place) 1 — Natural area mentioned as a location that should be celebrated in American travel music

Neopronouns (concept) 1 — Gender-neutral or non-binary pronouns adopted by individuals, discussed as spreading through friend groups.

Colleen Bary (person) 1 — Contemporary painter featured in a list of appreciated contemporary artists.

Jeanine Brito (person) 1 — Contemporary painter featured in a collection of admired contemporary works.

Natalia Gonzalez Martin (person) 1 — Contemporary painter appreciated by members of the subreddit community.

Dominique Fung (person) 1 — Contemporary painter whose work is featured multiple times in a list of appreciated contemporary art.

Maria Kreyn (person) 1 — Contemporary painter included in a curated list of appreciated contemporary artists.

Primitivism (concept) 1 — Anti-technology philosophical stance associated with the Unabomber manifesto and debated by actual intellectuals.

How to Not Die Alone (book) 1 — A dating advice book that provides guidance on relationships, particularly for women, including tips like 'skip the smal...

Aventus by Creed (album) 1 — An expensive cologne ($500 for 100ml) that the author purchased a sample of for his first date preparation.

Shake Shack (place) 1 — A restaurant chain where a first coffee date extended to lunch after an hour and a half of conversation.

The Waves (book) 1 — A novel by Virginia Woolf, ranked as the second favorite novel in the author's personal ranking.

Thousand Cranes (book) 1 — A novel by Yasunari Kawabata, ranked as the third favorite novel in the author's personal ranking.

Extinction (book) 1 — A novel by Thomas Bernhard, ranked as the fifth favorite novel in the author's personal ranking.

Ahegao (concept) 1 — A facial expression from hentai depicting climax (open mouth, tongue out, drooling, eyes rolled back) that became a tren...

AMV (concept) 1 — Anime Music Videos, a semi-ironic trend during the Soundcloud rap era (2016-2018) where rappers used anime visuals in th...

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (book) 1 — Simone de Beauvoir's memoir that includes her interaction with Simone Weil at the Sorbonne, where they argued about revo...

Libres Propos (book) 1 — A publication that Simone Weil carried in one pocket of her overalls while at the Sorbonne.

Humanite (book) 1 — A publication that Simone Weil carried in one pocket of her overalls while at the Sorbonne.

Operation Highjump (concept) 1 — 1946 US government expedition to Antarctica involving 4,700 men, subject of conspiracy theories about Nazi bases and adv...

The Greenbrier (place) 1 — Historic luxury resort in West Virginia with Cold War era government bunker, purchased by Jim Justice and subject of def...

La Marzocco (place) 1 — High-end espresso machine brand costing around $4,000, representing the new standard of coffee sophistication replacing ...

Bill Blass (person) 1 — Fashion designer referenced in a 1983 perfume ad that listed what he likes and doesn't like in women, including a disapp...

Robert Maxwell (person) 1 — Ghislaine Maxwell's father who created the profitable business model of scientific publishing

Drums and Wires (album) 1 — XTC's debut album released in 1979 including the single Making Plans for Nigel

Three Imaginary Boys (album) 1 — The Cure's debut album released in 1979

One Step Beyond... (album) 1 — Madness's debut album released in 1979

Join Hands (album) 1 — Siouxsie and the Banshees album released in 1979

The Tour of Life (concept) 1 — Kate Bush's 1979 concert tour

The Specials (album) 1 — The Specials' self-titled debut album released in 1979

Rams (film) 1 — 2018 documentary about designer Dieter Rams showing him pointing at and criticizing various designs

George Nelson (person) 1 — Designer criticized by Dieter Rams in the 2018 documentary Rams

Frank Gehry (person) 1 — Architect whose work is criticized by Dieter Rams in the documentary Rams

University of Athens (place) 1 — Greek university where a philosophy professor took students to a show during a study abroad program.

TIME (place) 1 — Magazine that published a "People of the Year" issue that sparked discussion about widespread AI opposition despite its ...

Cypresses (book) 1 — 1889 painting by Vincent Van Gogh described as beautiful and displayed at The Met museum in New York.

Taschen (place) 1 — Publisher of large, impressive-looking art books discussed as potential gift options for people with good taste.

MatchGroup (place) 1 — Dating app company whose algorithms are satirically blamed for determining romantic and reproductive outcomes through da...

Ray of Light (album) 1 — Madonna album and song shared as a musical recommendation on the subreddit.

Still Processing (film) 1 — New York Times pop culture podcast criticized for doing an episode on the 2020 election without mentioning Bernie Sander...

Ljubljana (place) 1 — City in Slovenia where Slavoj Žižek was on lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic, making him potentially available for podca...