Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

5 Hour Energy (concept) 1 — Energy drink brand associated with gross marketing and sleaze from the 2000s

Rockstar Energy (concept) 1 — Energy drink brand associated with gross marketing and sleaze from the 2000s

Derek Black (person) 1 — Son of Stormfront founder Don Black who renounced white nationalism after attending liberal arts college and later came ...

Don Black (person) 1 — Owner of Stormfront and father of Derek Black who later renounced white nationalism.

Baader-Meinhof gang (concept) 1 — German left-wing terrorist group also known as the RAF (Red Army Faction), discussed nostalgically in relation to their ...

RAF (concept) 1 — Red Army Faction, alternative name for the Baader-Meinhof gang German terrorist group.

Agile (concept) 1 — Software development methodology discussed negatively by a software engineer who finds it soulless and meaningless.

Scrum (concept) 1 — Agile software development framework discussed negatively by a disillusioned software engineer.

Library Science (concept) 1 — Academic field for becoming a librarian, considered as a career pivot by a disillusioned software engineer seeking more ...

lolcow.farm (place) 1 — A website where users post threads ripping into minor TikTok celebrities with grotesque photoshops and deconstructions.

tattle life (place) 1 — A website similar to lolcow.farm where users harass and criticize social media personalities.

Virgin Galactic (concept) 1 — Mentioned as an example of extreme tourism by the uber wealthy similar to Oceangate.

Black Metal (concept) 1 — An ultra gatekeepy musical subculture used as an example of protecting art from mainstream casual consumption.

Amrita Sher-Gil (person) 1 — Indian Modernist painter whose work was the subject of an art history project.

Irma Lozada (person) 1 — A police officer whose death has stuck with the poster, killed unnecessarily after being incapacitated.

Justin Amash (person) 1 — Libertarian politician who was removed from office for voting to impeach Trump

Thomas Massie (person) 1 — Libertarian congressman who gained popularity after a physical transformation following his wife's death

Libertarian Party (concept) 1 — American political party discussed in context of nominating fringe candidates

Yellow Pages (concept) 1 — Pre-internet phone directory referenced as historical method of looking up information

Lockdowns (concept) 1 — Pandemic-era social isolation policies blamed for increased anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairment

Doomscrolling (concept) 1 — Compulsive social media behavior that replaced social interaction and damages the prefrontal cortex

Ricky Martin (person) 1 — 1990s pop star who received a lifetime achievement award at VMAs

PCRF (place) 1 — Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a charity receiving donations during the Gaza genocide

Second Vatican Council (concept) 1 — Catholic Church reform council opposed by young right-wing converts to traditionalist Catholicism

Novus Ordo Mass (concept) 1 — Post-Vatican II Catholic liturgy rejected by young right-wing traditionalist converts

Dasha Detox (concept) 1 — Withdrawal process from Red Scare podcast that allegedly improves mental clarity and sensory perception

Dizelaši (concept) 1 — Serbian 1990s fashion subculture compared to Gen Z oversized thrift aesthetic, described as Serbian version of Gopnik

Gopnik (concept) 1 — Eastern European subculture referenced as comparison point for Serbian Dizelaši fashion

Toyota 4Runner (concept) 1 — Vehicle celebrated for aesthetics, durability, and value retention in appreciation thread

Gab (place) 1 — A social media platform popular on the right that Donald Trump was asked to join with conditions about banning criticism...

Adidas (concept) 1 — A sportswear brand used as an example of how men's identities are built around brand loyalty rather than substance.

PlayStation (concept) 1 — A gaming console brand referenced as part of superficial male identity based on brand consumption.

Arc'teryx (concept) 1 — A high-end outdoor apparel brand worn as a status symbol by superficial young men.

Fear of God (concept) 1 — A fashion brand recommended as part of the low bar for men to appear cool through brand consumption.

The Radio Dept (album) 1 — An indie band from the early 2010s that a zoomer was introduced to by their older millennial brother.

Anime (concept) 1 — A form of Japanese animation that Red Scare discourse suggests is ruining zoomers' artistic potential.

Fremen (concept) 1 — A people from Dune satirically compared to the POC community in a parody of liberal political analysis.

Harkonnen (concept) 1 — A villainous house from Dune satirically compared to Republicans and Bernie Sanders.

Eugenia Cooney (person) 1 — A 27-year-old YouTuber and Twitch streamer from Connecticut who is severely anorexic, was 5150'd after moving to LA, did...

Beth Cosentino (person) 1 — Indie rock musician who went from being an indie rock/Tumblr pop idol in the early 2010s to fronting a band nobody liste...

Nathan Williams (person) 1 — Frontman of Wavves who went from being a dickhead layabout to becoming a landlord.

Wavves (album) 1 — Indie rock band fronted by Nathan Williams who went from MySpace/Pitchfork prominence to obscurity.

Tiffany Haddish (person) 1 — Comedian accused of sexual misconduct alongside Aries Spears in a Daily Beast report.

Aries Spears (person) 1 — Comedian accused of sexual misconduct alongside Tiffany Haddish in a Daily Beast report.

Bert Cooper (person) 1 — Character from Mad Men quoted regarding Napoleon's return from exile.

Lensa (concept) 1 — AI selfie generation app predicted to become cringe within six months.

Gallagher (person) 1 — Prop comedian referenced in discussion of Kanye West's 'Net and Yahoo' comedy bit.

Rajiv Surendra (person) 1 — YouTuber whose channel was recently discovered and loved by a subreddit user during a period of illness.

Lima, Peru (place) 1 — City in Peru where a user was arrested while blackout drunk, an incident that prompted them to commit to sobriety

International Development (concept) 1 — Graduate degree field described as useless by a user who got a master's from a top school but works in a low-paying nonp...