Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

UberEats (place) 7 — Food delivery service criticized in the context of men who criticize women's shopping habits while spending excessively ...

Buffalo (place) 7 — A city referenced as the hometown of a young zoomer encountered during astral projection who was trying to find Allah.

Dave Grohl (person) 7 — Former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman, criticized for allegedly cheating on partners and making hypocritical ...

Steve Irwin (person) 7 — Australian wildlife conservationist and television personality who influenced childhood experiences with natural history...

Gucci (person) 7 — Luxury fashion brand with stores in airports, mentioned as part of the diverse commercial landscape of modern airports.

Libya (place) 7 — African country that was the wealthiest on the continent before NATO intervention led to its balkanization into two stat...

Jacques Derrida (person) 7 — French philosopher who gave impromptu lectures at NYC's Institute for Architecture in the late 1970s, representing a byg...

HAES (concept) 7 — Health At Every Size movement criticized for focusing on the diet industry while ignoring how medical, pharmaceutical, a...

Intersectionality (concept) 7 — Concept that white-passing ethnic minorities are described as having 'perfected' by leveraging both white privilege and ...

Karl Ove Knausgård (person) 7 — Norwegian author whose writing about Bob Dylan and Duluth is quoted extensively, discussing Dylan's dissolution into his...

Alcoholics Anonymous (concept) 7 — Support group program for people struggling with alcohol addiction, discussed in the context of a first-time attendee's ...

Saturday Night Live (film) 7 — A comedy sketch show accused of being a mouthpiece for corporate interests, specifically cited for a sketch about Alaska...

Beat Generation (concept) 7 — A literary movement focused on individual liberation and escaping middle class conformity, discussed in relation to its ...

Aldous Huxley (person) 7 — Author whose quote about wanting God, poetry, danger, freedom, goodness and sin was highlighted by Luigi Mangione

The Big Bang Theory (film) 7 — TV sitcom discussed as an accurate portrayal of nerd culture despite being unfunny, with characters constantly making su...

Hitler (person) 7 — Historical figure used as an example of how a powerful name may contribute to influence, with speculation about whether ...

Fleet Foxes (album) 7 — Band whose song 'Helplessness Blues' explores themes of uniqueness versus being a functioning cog in machinery

Victoria's Secret (place) 7 — Brand mentioned in context of a mother's breastfeeding activism photos that highlighted double standards around women's ...

Aella (person) 7 — Controversial figure on Twitter who conducts self-described research using ChatGPT and advocates for normalizing pedophi...

Nikki Haley (person) 7 — American politician of Punjabi Jaat farmer ancestry, contrasted with Vivek Ramaswamy's Brahmin background in context of ...

Charles Manson (person) 7 — Cult leader and criminal invoked as a comparison point for an unnamed contemporary figure who squandered artistic opport...

Labour Party (concept) 7 — British political party that won a massive landslide victory in the UK 2024 election but is viewed without hope by some ...

Phantom Thread (film) 7 — A Paul Thomas Anderson film praised as the best movie of the past ten years, exploring love as destructive poison in rom...

Gossip Girl (film) 7 — Mid-2000s urban drama show referenced as an example of contrived social drama that young people allegedly LARP to compen...

Vox (place) 7 — Major media brand that published a video on fluoride skepticism, representing a significant cultural shift in mainstream...

Brian Eno (person) 7 — English musician and record producer mentioned as example of shared cultural interest that might artificially bind frien...

Gaslighting (concept) 7 — A psychological manipulation tactic that is frequently misused on the internet to simply mean lying, rather than its act...

Roald Dahl (person) 7 — Author whose works were being edited posthumously, prompting debates about whether artists have a 'right to abuse' their...

Jude Law (person) 7 — Actor cited as example of attractive receding hairline and effective buzz cut styling for balding men.

Charlie Kaufman (person) 7 — Screenwriter and filmmaker referenced as representing weighty, subversive themes in populist cinema during his heyday

Ariel Pink (person) 7 — Musician whose collaborative EP with Weyes Blood was removed from streaming platforms after his political controversies ...

Gen Z (concept) 7 — A generational cohort identified as being more preoccupied with 50/50 dating debates and provider dynamics than previous...

John Maus (person) 7 — Musician who appeared on MDE and has been largely inactive on social media since January 6th except for tweeting about N...

Spike Jonze (person) 7 — White film director whose racial identity surprised a subreddit user who had been praising 'Being John Malkovich'

The Walking Dead (film) 7 — TV show cited as coming out during the zombie craze of the early 2010s, though mentioned as having less cultural capital...

XXXTentacion (person) 7 — Rapper criticized for having his posthumous catalog milked for the better part of a decade, cited as an example of disre...

Andrew Yang (person) 7 — Political candidate mentioned as the only one who gave nuclear power any support two years ago when discussing its recen...

Travis Bickle (person) 7 — Character from Taxi Driver referenced as an archetype of alt-right reactionary types who have invaded the subreddit.

The Rock (person) 7 — Professional wrestler turned actor who made controversial statements about not endorsing political candidates and cancel...

Buddha (person) 7 — Ancient mystic and spiritual teacher whose instructions from 2,500 years ago can still be followed word for word to achi...

Limerence (concept) 7 — A psychological state of intense romantic attraction and obsession, framed in the post as a divine gift connected to per...

Michael Moore (person) 7 — Documentary filmmaker referenced in Luigi Mangione's manifesto as someone who has illuminated corruption and greed in th...

R.E.M. (album) 7 — American alternative/indie band whose early work before Document is considered underrated while their big hits from Out ...

Julian Casablancas (person) 7 — Lead singer of The Strokes whose father is alleged to have been an Epstein procurer, cited as example of early 2000s NYC...

Anne Hathaway (person) 7 — Actress described as spiritually tied to the Obama administration and representing a specific kind of aspirational upper...

Michael Jordan (person) 7 — Legendary basketball player speculated about in terms of whether he ever had a day without thinking about basketball.

AA (concept) 7 — Alcoholics Anonymous, a recovery group distinguished from others by having Carl Jung's involvement, which allegedly prev...

Ari Aster (person) 7 — Film director whose mother Bobbi Lurie wrote a poem about their son's work at the Museum of Intolerance and struggles wi...

Stoner (book) 7 — Classic novel referenced as an example of older fiction being excluded from discussion of contemporary literature.

Astoria (place) 7 — New York neighborhood where a 61-year-old FDNY Paramedic was stabbed to death, mentioned in discussion about violence ag...