Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Le Creuset (concept) 1 — High-end cookware brand compared to Lodge cast iron, with poster claiming no functional difference between the two.

Lodge (concept) 1 — Cast iron cookware brand that poster claims is functionally identical to more expensive Le Creuset products.

Brighton Beach (place) 1 — NYC neighborhood recommended for purchasing reasonably priced loose-leaf tea from any store.

Shin Ramen (concept) 1 — Korean instant noodle brand cited as poster's favorite junk food despite otherwise careful nutritional habits.

Eros (person) 1 — Greek god of love referenced in a post about approaching women at the gym on Valentine's Day.

Rock Hudson (person) 1 — Actor who died of AIDS in France, mentioned in context of the Reagans not helping him more during his illness.

Olive (album) 1 — 1980s maximalist fashion magazine noted for almost exclusively featuring European models on the cover.

Artpop (album) 1 — Lady Gaga album that was allegedly astroturfed as her downfall by the music industry

Dumb Money (film) 1 — A film described as "mid" by a moviegoer attending a cinema day featuring it alongside Almodóvar shorts

Pedro Almodóvar (person) 1 — Spanish filmmaker whose shorts were screened at a cinema alongside Dumb Money, described as "mid" by the viewer

r/rsfashionmakers (place) 1 — A subreddit created for Red Scare community members interested in fashion making, launched after months of discussion

Young Americans (album) 1 — David Bowie song praised as one of the best ever, featuring lyrics about 70s disillusioned youth and delivered with an a...

Minnesota Vikings (concept) 1 — NFL team referenced in an ad for 'the official memory care assisted living home of the Minnesota Vikings,' illustrating ...

Dominic Fike (person) 1 — A musician criticized for making bad music despite being considered attractive.

Elizabeth Berkley (person) 1 — Actress known for her role in Showgirls.

Denise Richards (person) 1 — Actress who appeared in Starship Troopers.

Brooklyn MDC (place) 1 — Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn with reportedly horrible conditions where high-profile inmates are held.

Law & Order: SVU (film) 1 — TV show referenced through the character Stabler as a masculine archetype to emulate.

Visa Cash App Red Bull Formula One (place) 1 — F1 racing team with corporate sponsor names that exemplifies corporate branding excess.

Philippe Grandrieux (person) 1 — Filmmaker referenced for saying that all film is also a document of mannerisms and speech patterns of an era, and theref...

André Bazin (person) 1 — Film theorist referenced for his concept of the 'numerous Faces of God' in relation to filming places and human faces.

Pyramids of Giza (place) 1 — Egyptian monument referenced as an example of a place inhabited by its own ghosts, timewaves and history that cannot be ...

Animals (album) 1 — Album described as having timeless themes and musicianship, mentioned as one of a poster's favorites.

Versailles (place) 1 — Former French royal palace where tourists can now rent golf carts to drive around the gardens.

Panthéon (place) 1 — Parisian monument visited by tourists, associated with the Sorbonne and French cultural identity.

Notre-Dame (place) 1 — Famous Parisian cathedral mentioned as a stop on a bike ride through the city.

I Love Lucy (film) 1 — 1950s television show referenced as nostalgic cultural touchstone in Happy Days.

Frank Silva (person) 1 — Set dresser who was cast by David Lynch as the villain BOB in Twin Peaks and became an iconic television villain before ...

Ray Wise (person) 1 — Actor in Twin Peaks who was not used as a replacement face for the villain BOB after Frank Silva's death.

Jakarta (place) 1 — Capital of Indonesia incorrectly identified as the capital of Jamaica by a British trivia participant.

Seine-Saint-Denis (place) 1 — Parisian metropolitan area noted for having stops with 'literally zero white people' on the train to the airport.

Buttes-Chaumont (place) 1 — Parisian park in a non-upscale neighborhood where a tourist stayed.

Last.fm (place) 1 — A music tracking service where users 'scrobble' their listening habits, criticized for encouraging performative behavior...

Holodomor (concept) 1 — Historical Soviet famine invoked by rightoids as an argument against state investment in healthcare and infrastructure.

Madame Web (film) 1 — A film referenced as deserving of being hated 'out of hand,' used as a contrast to 'One Battle After Another.'

Khamenei (person) 1 — Iranian leader mentioned in criticism of leftist silence on Iran

Richard Neal (person) 1 — Politician whose campaign interns allegedly orchestrated a takedown of opponent Alex Morse

SNRIs (concept) 1 — Class of antidepressant medications discussed as ineffective for one person's depression

Toxic Positivity (concept) 1 — A concept criticized by some as dismissive optimism, involving statements like 'everything will be okay' that can be exh...

Authoritarian Communism (concept) 1 — Political system critiqued by George Orwell in works like Animal Farm and 1984.

Wage slavery (concept) 1 — A condition of labor exploitation discussed by Orwell in Down and Out, described as one of the primary trappings of mode...

Hendricks (album) 1 — Premium gin brand referenced in complaint about expensive Seattle cocktails.

Haiku (concept) 1 — Japanese poetry form characterized as never interesting and questioned as potentially being a psyop despite widespread k...

Cockney (concept) 1 — Working-class London dialect imagined as part of England's historical aesthetic.

Aztecs (concept) 1 — Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization provocatively compared to Nazis as an 'evil empire of blood' in discussion of Sp...

World's Strongest Man (concept) 1 — Strongman competition referenced as potential recruiting ground for a fantasy harem.

Arnold's Strongman Classic (concept) 1 — Strongman competition referenced as potential recruiting ground for a fantasy harem.

neurodivergent culture (concept) 1 — Contemporary subculture around ADHD and social anxiety characterized as pathetic and loathsome despite being innocuous.

r/rsformen (place) 1 — Subreddit created as a space for male Red Scare listeners to discuss men's issues and interests separate from the main s...

Nerja (place) 1 — A location in Spain featuring a local church and religious procession festival.