Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Bernard Sumner (person) 1 — Joy Division guitarist whose angst came from his first job out of school stuffing envelopes, which he described as 'an e...

Florida Project (film) 1 — Sean Baker film that the author argues should have won Best Picture Oscar instead of Anora.

Bondi (place) 1 — Location of an insane shootout mentioned in a brief post linking to social media footage.

P&G (place) 1 — Procter & Gamble consumer goods company criticized for contributing to microplastic pollution.

Death of the Liberal Class (book) 1 — Book mentioned as providing legitimate criticism of the left in discussion about brother's political radicalization

Chrysomallon squamiferum (concept) 1 — Species of marine life mentioned as endangered due to deep sea mining

Charlie Hebdo (place) 1 — French satirical magazine criticized for having unfunny cartoons

Thai Cave Rescue (concept) 1 — Cultural event theorized as a societal reset button following major negative events like Trump's election

Chilean Miners (concept) 1 — Rescue event cited as cultural reset following the 2008 recession

Querelle (film) 1 — Film watched on a first date that was reportedly well-received, contrasted favorably against Punch-Drunk Love.

Punch-Drunk Love (film) 1 — Paul Thomas Anderson film mentioned as a date movie option that was less well-received than Querelle.

Kate Winslet (person) 1 — Actress known for her role in Titanic, referenced as a delusional celebrity lookalike comparison.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (concept) 1 — Disappeared commercial flight that UFO conspiracy theorists claim was abducted by aliens in viral videos.

Nimitz footage (concept) 1 — UFO footage that the post author claims is authentic, distinguishing it from dubious Malaysia Airlines conspiracy theori...

Yogesh Raut (person) 1 — Celebrity mentioned as a current crush by a Reddit user.

Nibiru (concept) 1 — Mythical planet in ancient astronaut conspiracy theories, allegedly home to the Annunaki aliens.

New Cross (place) 1 — Area of London where the poster lived while attending university in 2016.

Thames (place) 1 — River in London that the poster would walk along during their university years.

Five Finger Death Punch (album) 1 — Heavy metal band cited as an example of bad music whose creators are probably still having fun making it.

Neo-paganism (concept) 1 — Modern religious movement described as a way to feel special and divinely protected, which the poster practiced from age...

Popheads (place) 1 — Reddit community dedicated to pop music discussion, criticized for its repetitive and annoying commenting style.

Teri Garr (person) 1 — Actress remembered for her chemistry with David Letterman in old interviews, whose death was commemorated on the subredd...

The Real Housewives of New York City (film) 1 — Reality television series whose new cast is referenced as an example of desperately chasing relevance with barrel pants.

Layne Staley (person) 1 — Musician whose final years of addiction and isolation are discussed as particularly tragic in music history

Doug Ford (person) 1 — Canadian politician criticized for selling public lands to developer friends while wearing nationalist messaging

Squidward (person) 1 — Fictional character from SpongeBob SquarePants criticized for being too relatable to adults who identify with cynicism

Spin magazine (place) 1 — Music magazine referenced through its August 1998 issue shared on Google Books

Samaritan Woman at the well (concept) 1 — Biblical figure depicted in religious art showing Christ's encounter with her

Jinn (concept) 1 — Islamic supernatural entity that allegedly possessed a family for over a decade, appearing as a veiled shadow and protec...

VFW (place) 1 — Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in small town America where people are surprisingly against ICE and shootings

Left-Communism (concept) 1 — Political tendency criticized for dismissing electoral politics and social reality in favor of abstract revolutionary po...

Electoralism (concept) 1 — Political strategy of achieving social change through electoral participation, debated among leftists after Bernie Sande...

8 1/2 (film) 1 — Federico Fellini film referenced as example of refined aesthetic judgment in contrast to Marvel entertainment

AFL-CIO (concept) 1 — American labor union federation whose striking workers were encouraged to receive mutual aid support

Étienne Balibar (person) 1 — French philosopher referenced in discussion of colorblindness and neo-racism as a dominant strain of liberal thought in ...

Neo-racism (concept) 1 — Term used by Étienne Balibar to describe 1990s liberal colorblind ideology, discussed as precursor to contemporary race ...

Colorblindness (concept) 1 — 1990s liberal ideology of ignoring race that post argues has been replaced by hyperactive discourse on race, yet critics...

Michael Brown (person) 1 — Person shot in 2014, mentioned as point when suburban liberals were still pushing colorblind rhetoric before shifting to...

FilthyFrank (person) 1 — YouTube edgelord from circa 2016 mentioned alongside iDubbbz and MaxMoeFoe as part of potential pipeline to Red Scare po...

iDubbbz (person) 1 — YouTube edgelord from circa 2016 mentioned as part of potential pipeline to Red Scare podcast.

MaxMoeFoe (person) 1 — YouTube edgelord from circa 2016 mentioned as part of potential pipeline to Red Scare podcast.

Gosha Rubchinsky (person) 1 — Fashion designer mentioned as example of public figure who fumbled the bag, alongside Kevin Spacey and Daniel Caesar.

DID (concept) 1 — Dissociative Identity Disorder, mental health condition mentioned as one of Herschel Walker's issues that didn't prevent...

Patois (concept) 1 — Jamaican Creole language referenced in satirical scenario about Tom Hanks using it in anger, highlighting cultural appro...

Sewerslvt (person) 1 — Electronic music artist whose work is cited alongside other emotionally intense musicians

Ruby Haunt (person) 1 — Part of a melancholic music genre/scene alongside artists like Fog Lake and Horse Jumper of Love

Fog Lake (person) 1 — Lo-fi artist associated with a melancholic music genre alongside Ruby Haunt and Horse Jumper of Love

Nicole Dollanganger (person) 1 — Singer-songwriter whose song 'Alligator Blood' is cited as being too emotionally raw to listen to

Ten in the Swear Jar (person) 1 — Jamie Stewart's earlier musical project before Xiu Xiu, recommended alongside the main band

The Final Cut (album) 1 — Pink Floyd album cited as another benchmark of artistic achievement alongside The Wall