Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Howard Zinn (person) 1 — Left-wing historian whose work is discussed as a starting point for alternative American history

A People's History of the United States (book) 1 — Howard Zinn's left-wing history book described as flawed but a good starting point for alternative American history

Chris Wickham (person) 1 — Historian praised for his left-wing overview of Medieval Europe with emphasis on peasantry

Mel Gabler (person) 1 — Conservative textbook reviewer referenced as representing mainstream American history education

Norma Gabler (person) 1 — Conservative textbook reviewer referenced alongside Mel Gabler as representing mainstream American history education

Melodrama (album) 1 — Lorde album described as decent that the Red Scare hosts allegedly ignored

Pure Heroine (album) 1 — Lorde album that Dasha Nekrasova mentioned resonating with

Night Time, My Time (album) 1 — Sky Ferreira album described as dope

Little Boots (person) 1 — Musician with a long discography of well-crafted electropop bangers

Keystone Pipeline (concept) 1 — Oil pipeline project that poster argues should never have been approved

Ringing Bell (film) 1 — Japanese family film noted as a shock film for children that depicts themes of revenge and war

Defund the Police (concept) 1 — Political slogan and movement discussed as an inescapable political liability for Democrats

The Killing Joke (book) 1 — Batman graphic novel considered by many to be a magnum opus of superhero comics but critiqued as overhyped and lacking i...

Lad Culture (concept) 1 — British cultural phenomenon of the late 2000s characterized by hedonistic masculinity, attributed to influence of The In...

Power of the Dog (film) 1 — A film referenced as "the worst gay movie of the last ten years" that was nominated for awards around 2022.

Tequila by the Champs (album) 1 — Song mentioned as playing while the poster was baking and zesting a lemon, associated with finding a happy place.

DeepDream (concept) 1 — Early AI-generated art technology criticized as feeling aesthetically Reddit in the worst way, contrasted with newer AI ...

Nord Stream 2 (concept) 1 — Gas pipeline referenced in speculation about Biden bombing it in fall, discussed as a geopolitical flex.

Lewis Hamilton (person) 1 — Formula 1 driver criticized for being effeminate, lacking sex appeal, and having a 'holier than thou' attitude about soc...

The Boss Baby (film) 1 — Film used as a comparison to describe the r/askmen subreddit as childish

Stephen A. Smith (person) 1 — Sports commentator referenced as having influenced someone to debate sports GOAT arguments obsessively

Rutina Wesley (person) 1 — Actress who played Tara in True Blood and appeared in The Last of Us

Tom Noonan (person) 1 — Actor suggested as a possibility to portray the judge in the Blood Meridian film adaptation

the judge (person) 1 — Iconic character from Blood Meridian described as a character you shouldn't want to emulate but can't help wanting to

Tham Luang (concept) 1 — Cave rescue incident referenced as a contrast to current public apathy regarding the submarine disaster, showing how pub...

Los Feliz (place) 1 — Los Angeles neighborhood described as cool but where people dress homeless, noted for awkward pronunciation debates

Father Zosima (person) 1 — Character from The Brothers Karamazov whose chapters evoke feelings of religious rapture and love that the poster envies

Dark Angel (film) 1 — A television show featuring Jessica Alba that aired in the early 2000s, referenced nostalgically by someone dyeing their...

Jessica Alba (person) 1 — Actress who starred in the television show Dark Angel, praised for her performance.

Drone (concept) 1 — A music genre characterized by sustained or repeated sounds and dense distortion, similar in frequency patterns to white...

Noise (concept) 1 — An experimental music genre utilizing dissonance and dense distortion with frequency patterns similar to white noise.

Masada (place) 1 — An ancient Israeli fortress whose historical narrative has been questioned as potentially fraudulent according to Haaret...

Hebron (place) 1 — A Palestinian city in the West Bank where German journalists were stopped and threatened by IDF soldiers.

ARD (place) 1 — German public broadcaster whose news team was stopped and threatened by IDF soldiers near Hebron.

Emma Heming Willis (person) 1 — A model who walked for major fashion houses in the late 1990s and early 2000s including Ungaro, Valentino, YSL, and Dior...

Emanuel Ungaro (person) 1 — Fashion designer whose 1998 collection featured model Emma Heming Willis.

Valentino (person) 1 — Fashion designer whose 2000 collection featured model Emma Heming Willis.

Christian Dior (person) 1 — Fashion house whose 1999 collection featured model Emma Heming Willis.

Herve Leger (person) 1 — Fashion designer whose 1998 collection featured model Emma Heming Willis.

Louis Feraud (person) 1 — Fashion designer whose 1997 collection featured model Emma Heming Willis.

Cybele (person) 1 — Phrygian Mother Goddess whose surname Mida was mistranslated as Midas in inscriptions on the Midas Monument in Turkey.

Midas (person) 1 — Legendary king of Phrygia whose name was incorrectly associated with the Phrygian rock monument that was actually a sanc...

Dyson (place) 1 — Company that manufactures faucet/air-dryer combo devices criticized for spraying users with water in gender-inclusive wa...

r/CombatFootage (place) 1 — Subreddit discussed as being censored regarding Palestinian content while promoting Israeli content

Al-Qassam brigade (concept) 1 — Palestinian military group whose videos are reportedly censored on r/CombatFootage

Mary Moore (person) 1 — 88-year-old activist who has protested Bohemian Grove for decades

iMessage (concept) 1 — Messaging platform discussed in relation to the psychological implications of read receipts

Model UN (concept) 1 — Model United Nations, a high school and college simulation program of UN procedures, discussed in the context of current...

Bibi (person) 1 — Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed in the context of comparing American college campus protests to 1930s Germany...

Procreate (concept) 1 — Digital illustration software criticized for enabling low-effort art production involving traced photographs.