Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Kino (concept) 1 — Internet slang term for quality cinema that carries both genuine appreciation and ironic connoisseurship, discussed as e...

Cringe (concept) 1 — Internet slang term conveying detached mockery rather than passionate opposition, analyzed as part of ironic online cult...

Liam Scarlett (person) 1 — Ballet choreographer who died by suicide at 35 after being ostracized despite sexual misconduct allegations being dismis...

Bastard (album) 1 — Early album by Tyler, the Creator during Odd Future's controversial heyday.

Goblin (album) 1 — Early album by Tyler, the Creator during Odd Future's controversial heyday.

Pre-Code Hollywood (concept) 1 — Period in American cinema (roughly 1929-1934) when films were more adult, racy, and politically provocative before the H...

Hard to Handle (film) 1 — Pre-Code Hollywood film from the early 1930s period.

Employees' Entrance (film) 1 — Pre-Code Hollywood film from the early 1930s period.

The Devil Doll (film) 1 — Pre-Code Hollywood film from the early 1930s period.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen (film) 1 — Pre-Code Hollywood film from the early 1930s period.

Blonde Crazy (film) 1 — Pre-Code Hollywood film from the early 1930s period, featuring James Cagney.

The Mayor of Hell (film) 1 — Pre-Code Hollywood film from the early 1930s period.

James Cagney (person) 1 — Actor described as the king of the Pre-Code Hollywood period, appearing in many films from that era.

Gotham City (place) 1 — Fictional city from Batman comics whose public perception has shifted from representing NYC to representing Chicago as t...

Giuliani (person) 1 — Former NYC mayor referenced for changing New York's image by removing homeless people and cleaning up the city.

Englewood (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood referenced as Michelle Obama's origin before Harvard.

Arianism (concept) 1 — Early Christian theological doctrine mentioned as an example of substantive religious teaching that Dasha doesn't discus...

Popeyes (place) 1 — Fast food restaurant chain mentioned as an example of daily lunch spending habits considered wasteful

Surf's Up (album) 1 — Song by The Beach Boys cited as example of music that mentions the joy of hearing children singing

5th Avenue Apple Store (place) 1 — New York City Apple retail location where fans held vigil after Steve Jobs' death.

This Night Has Opened My Eyes (album) 1 — Song by The Smiths, referenced as the title of a post about personal realization and depression.

Louis L'Amour (person) 1 — American author of Western novels, read by children on a Midwest dairy farm in the evenings.

Archie Comics (book) 1 — American comic book series read by farm children alongside Louis L'Amour westerns before bed.

Carolina parakeet (concept) 1 — Extinct North American bird species that went extinct in 1918, once found from New York to Colorado.

François Bayrou (person) 1 — French centrist politician and longtime mayor who became Macron's ally, briefly served as Minister of Justice before a c...

High Commission for Planning (place) 1 — French government shell ministry created for François Bayrou after a corruption scandal, criticized as producing little ...

Canard Enchaîné (place) 1 — French leftist newspaper praised for upholding integrity and revealing 90% of political scandals in France, including en...

MoDem (concept) 1 — French centrist political party led by François Bayrou that entered into coalition with Macron's party.

Fillon affair (concept) 1 — French political scandal revealed by Canard Enchaîné that ended a serious political career.

Yellow vests protests (concept) 1 — French protest movement that occurred shortly after the creation of the High Commission for Planning, implicitly connect...

Starving artist (concept) 1 — Cultural trope discussed in relation to the poster's lack of sympathy for artists who struggle to make a living from the...

POPYE (place) 1 — Japanese fashion magazine for which Takanori Aiba worked as a maze illustrator in the late 1970s.

Saint Catherine of Siena (person) 1 — Catholic saint depicted in various paintings from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (person) 1 — Artist who painted Saint Catherine of Siena in 1746.

Nathaniel Hawthorne (person) 1 — American author who was the subject of Melville's essay 'Hawthorne and His Mosses'.

Hawthorne and His Mosses (book) 1 — Essay by Herman Melville about Nathaniel Hawthorne that celebrates the eternal youth of the world and the inexhaustibili...

Nantucket (place) 1 — Massachusetts island referenced in Moby Dick where Captain Ahab first saw the sea as a boy.

Monoculture (concept) 1 — Cultural theory about homogeneous popular taste that some argue has died but others claim has only become more concentra...

Herpetology (concept) 1 — The study of reptiles and amphibians, discussed as a rewarding outdoor hobby involving searching for snakes, frogs, and ...

Steve Huffman (person) 1 — CEO of Reddit, mentioned sarcastically in a post praising Reddit's culture and interface

Roanoke Colony (concept) 1 — Lost 16th century English colony on the Outer Banks whose mysterious disappearance remains subject to speculation

Horatio Alger (person) 1 — Referenced as a symbol of bootstrapping individualism that socialists allegedly adopt when dismissing men's dating compl...

Wire (person) 1 — British post-punk band whose album Pink Flag was discovered by a listener while cleaning out their deceased godfather's ...

Pink Flag (album) 1 — Debut album by Wire featuring songs like 'Mannequin' and 'Three Girl Rhumba' that a listener finally experienced in full...

Ex Lion Tamer (album) 1 — Song by Wire from their album Pink Flag that was highlighted in a post about discovering the band's music.

Paris Fashion Week (place) 1 — Fashion event referenced as an aspirational endpoint for an underground merchandise scheme involving Gildan tees.

Gender Studies (concept) 1 — Academic field criticized for being a means to 'Trojan-Horse politics' rather than genuinely examining gender categories...

The Innocents (film) 1 — 1961 CinemaScope horror film recommended as one of the best uses of the format and thematically related to Epstein-era c...

r/historyporn (place) 1 — Subreddit where historical images are posted, including those of WWII civilian casualties that sometimes attract callous...

Dresden (place) 1 — German city whose bombing in WWII is invoked in discussions of collective punishment and civilian casualties.