Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

LaGuardia Airport (place) 1 — New York City airport mentioned in satirical anecdote about walking from Brooklyn

Nettspend (person) 1 — Musical artist referenced in satirical anecdote about Anna Khachiyan's post-election street observations

Nice (place) 1 — City in the south of France praised for its stunning architecture, colorful stone buildings, blue waters, and well-dress...

bar italia (album) 1 — Band with slightly discordant and hazy vocals that served as soundtrack to a trip to Nice, France

Mike Lindell (person) 1 — MyPillow founder jokingly predicted to become a billionaire through military contracts under Trump administration

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (album) 1 — Cher album cover identified as marking her transformation into true beauty characterized by individuality and embracing ...

Sonny (person) 1 — Cher's former musical partner described as an ugly guy whose association initially inhibited her beauty before her solo ...

Gregory Peck (person) 1 — Classic Hollywood era actor featured in a post series dedicated to classic Hollywood movies

Irukandji jellyfish (concept) 1 — A type of jellyfish whose sting reportedly causes victims to experience a sense of sinister personal doom.

Al-Ayyala (concept) 1 — A traditional performing art of Oman and the UAE, traditionally done privately by women to celebrate men's return, with ...

Hays Code (concept) 1 — Film censorship guidelines whose implementation prevented the combination of technicolor and sordid imagery in early cin...

worldnews subreddit (place) 1 — Reddit community where the narrative allegedly shifted from defending Islam to expressing concerns about Muslim immigrat...

MSW (concept) 1 — Master of Social Work degree pursued by students who are allegedly better at schoolwork than actual social work practice...

Tom Myers (person) 1 — American comedian who would allegedly have been more successful in the UK comedy scene.

Taskmaster (film) 1 — British panel show mentioned as featuring comedians of comparable quality to Tom Myers.

Marxism-Trumpism (concept) 1 — A satirical political concept used to describe Donald Trump's presidency being characterized as communist dictatorship b...

The Hill (place) 1 — A news outlet that covered Kamala Harris's criticism of Trump and private sector capitulation.

Rachel Maddow Show (film) 1 — An MSNBC show where Kamala Harris discussed Trump and the private sector's capitulation.

Kim Jong-Un (person) 1 — North Korean leader whose mysterious absence from Day of the Sun celebrations was noted during the pandemic.

Day of the Sun (concept) 1 — A North Korean holiday commemorating the birth of Kim Jong-Un's grandfather that was subdued during the pandemic.

Gilead (place) 1 — A pharmaceutical company that promised celebrities first access to a COVID cure.

Kelis (person) 1 — A musician who released Milkshake without generating the culture war controversy that WAP did.

Long Beach (place) 1 — A large California city discussed as an affordable alternative to Los Angeles with significant crime and housing challen...

Compton (place) 1 — A Los Angeles area city described as having gentrified and become safer after being taken over by working class Latinos.

Section 8 housing (concept) 1 — Federal housing assistance program discussed critically for creating maintenance and safety problems in a neighborhood d...

Nazism (concept) 1 — Nazi ideology discussed in the context of a brother who genuinely wishes the Nazis had won World War II and uses it to i...

Ethical Non-Monogamy (concept) 1 — Relationship practice critiqued by a user who sarcastically questions wanting to be hit during sex without even being ca...

DEXA (concept) 1 — Body scanning technology used to assess total body fat, showing much higher obesity rates than BMI calculations in resea...

National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (place) 1 — CDC data collection program that provided the basis for a study showing DEXA body fat assessments reveal much higher obe...

Bitte Orca (album) 1 — Album cover described as very much 'of its time' that captivated the poster as a high schooler

The Money Store (album) 1 — Album cover discussed as somewhat cringe and internet-tainted but capturing a certain cultural zeitgeist

American Spirits (album) 1 — Cigarette brand smoked during a user's Saturday morning solitary reading ritual

Medscape (place) 1 — Medical news website that published a study about BMI vastly underestimating obesity rates compared to DEXA body fat ass...

Critic Culture (concept) 1 — A cultural phenomenon discussed as the pervasiveness of endless criticism, reviews, and arguments about popular media co...

Kiena Dawes (person) 1 — A British woman who died by suicide after experiencing severe domestic violence, leaving a suicide note saying 'Ryan Wel...

Ryan Welles (person) 1 — A man named in Kiena Dawes' suicide note as her killer who was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of assault after ye...

EUPD (concept) 1 — Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, a mental health condition referenced in the Kiena Dawes case that was used by...

Prosecco (concept) 1 — An Italian sparkling wine mentioned in relation to Ryan Welles drinking while driving and celebrating after being cleare...

Julius III (person) 1 — Historical Virgo pope noted for stability-focused reign and patronage of the arts

Paul V (person) 1 — Historical Virgo pope known for stability and support of visual arts

Gregory XVI (person) 1 — Historical Virgo pope characterized by stability and patronage of monumental arts

Trevor Horn (person) 1 — Working class producer from northeast England who wrote 'Video Killed the Radio Star' and produced for Grace Jones, Fran...

The Buggles (album) 1 — Band that Trevor Horn was part of, known for 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

Frankie Goes to Hollywood (album) 1 — Band that Trevor Horn produced for

Live Aid (concept) 1 — Benefit concert that Trevor Horn worked on

Babu (person) 1 — Character from Seinfeld used as metaphor for overeager social media engagement

Uri Kurlianchik (person) 1 — A figure mentioned as being signal boosted by Azealia Banks in connection with pro-Israel content

Ellie Kemper (person) 1 — An actress who wrote an autobiography in which she called Rose Byrne the most beautiful woman she had ever seen

Rose Byrne (person) 1 — An actress described by Ellie Kemper as the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in her autobiography

GWOT (Global War on Terror) (concept) 1 — The Bush-era war on terror referenced nostalgically for its edge, patriotism, and cultural undercurrent