Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

r/dota2 (place) 1 — Gaming subreddit cited as an example of communities dominated by addicted players who can't stop playing despite constan...

r/DestinyTheGame (place) 1 — Gaming subreddit cited as an example of communities dominated by addicted players who can't stop playing despite constan...

r/overwatch (place) 1 — Gaming subreddit cited as an example of communities dominated by addicted players who can't stop playing despite constan...

Pitch Perfect (film) 1 — 2011 movie about a cappella singing that provokes strong negative reactions and brings out bullying impulses in viewers.

Jim Croce (person) 1 — Singer-songwriter whose song 'Time in a Bottle' is cited as a non-negotiable wedding playlist addition.

Gerber (place) 1 — Baby food manufacturer whose baby cereal was found to contain high levels of lead by multiple parents testing products.

ChatGPT4 (concept) 1 — AI language model frequently mentioned by self-described 'futurists' in corporate keynote presentations as a tool for pr...

Maui (place) 1 — Hawaiian island discussed in detail regarding its tourist economy, fire disaster vulnerabilities, and the Lahaina fire t...

Lahaina (place) 1 — Tourist town on Maui destroyed by fire, characterized as outsider-owned businesses with inadequate evacuation routes and...

Paia (place) 1 — Town on Maui recommended as having better vibes and authentic Aloha spirit compared to tourist-heavy Lahaina.

Haleakala (place) 1 — Location on Maui praised for its authentic atmosphere and connection to Hawaiian history and land.

Ace Hardware Corporation (place) 1 — Hardware retail company that posted a satirical apology for their social media manager's activity on the Red Scare subre...

Ruhollah Khomeini (person) 1 — Islamic revolutionary leader quoted distinguishing Islam from communism regarding private property and homosexuality.

Ervand Abrahamian (person) 1 — Author of 'A History of Modern Iran' containing quotes from Ruhollah Khomeini on Islam and communism.

Vince McMahon (person) 1 — WWE executive whose new look is described as a mix of John Waters and Pee-Wee Herman.

Hell (concept) 1 — Place of eternal suffering in Christian theology, questioned whether anyone could actually go there given God's omniscie...

Ole Miss (place) 1 — University of Mississippi, referenced as a college with a fraternity culture characterized as trashy and generic.

Larry Brown (person) 1 — Writer who lived in Oxford, Mississippi, mentioned in context of the town being otherwise uninteresting.

Phyllis Gebauer (person) 1 — Close friend and memoirist of Thomas Pynchon who published a photograph featuring the reclusive author's hand.

Jorah Mormont (person) 1 — Character from Game of Thrones who attempts to protect Daenerys from seeing crucified slaves, cited as an example of pat...

Daenerys Targaryen (person) 1 — Character from Game of Thrones who refuses male protection from disturbing sights, cited as an example of breaking patri...

Trigger Warnings (concept) 1 — Content warnings in progressive spaces, discussed as ironically recreating patriarchal social etiquette of protecting wo...

Biphobia (concept) 1 — Alleged discrimination against bisexual people, discussed as being actually rooted in homophobia and bisexual preference...

Lucille Bluth (person) 1 — Arrested Development character whose reaction is used ironically by fauxmoi users, originally congratulating a mother on...

The Greatest Showman (film) 1 — Musical film successful with children and theater kids, directed by the same person who made a Robbie Williams biopic wi...

Internal Monologue (concept) 1 — The phenomenon of thinking in words inside one's head, which some people reportedly lack entirely

Neoliberal Longhouse Gyno-Capitalism (concept) 1 — Satirical term for a form of capitalism criticized for feminizing or marginalizing young men

Bugatti Veyron (concept) 1 — Million-dollar exotic car described as a monument to man's engineering that no longer impresses the public

DSPD (concept) 1 — Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, a sleep phase disorder mentioned alongside ADHD and bipolar as contributing to vampire-lik...

China National Space Administration (place) 1 — Chinese space agency mentioned in context of verified images supposedly showing immortality on the moon.

The Backrooms (concept) 1 — A throwaway 4chan /x/ post that became an internet phenomenon and is now being adapted into an A24 film, cited as eviden...

Stephen Gammell (person) 1 — Artist known for his illustrations in the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, considered a Halloween classic.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (book) 1 — Halloween classic book series illustrated by Stephen Gammell.

Bill O'Reilly (person) 1 — Political pundit mentioned as an example of a type of figure with no precedent for being assassinated in American histor...

Beavis and Butt-Head (film) 1 — Mike Judge's animated series featuring abject idiots that Anna and Dasha are compared to as a 21st century feminine echo...

Mechanical Turk (concept) 1 — Historical fake chess-playing automaton that modern AI-powered services are compared to, as they still use human operato...

Jensen Huang (person) 1 — CEO of NVIDIA criticized for philosophically shallow responses about AI on Joe Rogan's podcast, described as an 'efficie...

Muddy Waters (place) 1 — Coffee shop in Burlington, Vermont described as smelling like great coffee and cedar with big cozy chairs, a library and...

Dream Lover (film) 1 — 1993 erotic thriller starring James Spader and Mädchen Amick, described as '90s trash but beautifully shot with the acto...

James Spader (person) 1 — Actor in Dream Lover (1993), described as being at his hottest in the film.

Mädchen Amick (person) 1 — Actor in Dream Lover (1993), described as being at her hottest in the film.

Dwarf Fortress (film) 1 — Complex simulation video game referenced as an example of the kind of specialized interest that highly intelligent peopl...

Juilliard (place) 1 — Prestigious performing arts conservatory mentioned in discussion of high-IQ individuals with refined sensory capacity.

Nick Drake: The Life (book) 1 — Extensive, comprehensive biography of musician Nick Drake described as super detailed and well written, revealing detail...

Content Creator (concept) 1 — Abstract and vague term critiqued for replacing specific professional identities like documentarian or comedian.

Massachusetts Supreme Court (concept) 1 — Court cited for historic decision legalizing same-sex marriage, which Ben Shapiro criticized.

North American Man-Boy Love Association (concept) 1 — Organization mentioned disparagingly by Ben Shapiro in comparison to gay marriage advocacy.

The Douglas (place) 1 — Bar/restaurant in Echo Park, Los Angeles that hosted a Red Scare subreddit meetup.

South Beach Diet (concept) 1 — 1990s diet trend predicted to return alongside anorexia culture as beauty standards shift toward thinness.

Many Saints of Newark (film) 1 — Film negatively described as an 'abortion' in comparison to a Sopranos Chevy commercial