Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Alia Shawkat (person) 1 — Actress mentioned as a celebrity crush in contrast to Megan thee Stallion, suggesting different male aesthetic preferenc...

Robot 9000 (place) 1 — A 4chan board referenced as having a 'Bedlam human zoo atmosphere' that makes readers suicidally depressed.

Bedlam (place) 1 — Historic psychiatric hospital referenced as a metaphor for the chaotic 'human zoo atmosphere' of certain online spaces.

Adelitas (concept) 1 — Soldaderas or women in the military who participated in the Mexican Revolution, ranging from commanding officers to comb...

Fred Again (person) 1 — Electronic music producer associated with the UK garage/wobble synth style and high BPM tracks above 130, influencing cu...

Caribou (person) 1 — Electronic music artist whose newest song 'Honey' exemplifies the UK garage/wobble synth style trend.

UK Garage (concept) 1 — Electronic music genre experiencing a revival, characterized by wobble synth style and high BPM above 130.

Adam Johnson (person) 1 — Electronic music artist whose track 'Chigliak' is recommended alongside other underrecognized electronic music.

Rodney Dangerfield (person) 1 — Comedian cited as the original 'literally me' character representing lack of respect, lack of success, and constant need...

Avatar 2: The Way of Water (film) 1 — Second installment in the Avatar franchise that elicits surprisingly intense emotional reactions from some superfans.

Peso Pluma (person) 1 — Musical artist who charges $1,500 for VIP meet-and-greet experiences that last only seconds, seen as exploitative of fan...

Kronos (concept) 1 — Greek mythological figure who ate his children due to a prophecy, raising questions about why he didn't simply kill them...

Southern Appalachian accent (concept) 1 — American English accent variety described as among the most attractive and interesting sounding in the English language.

Pete Campbell (person) 1 — Character on Mad Men portrayed as privileged and morally compromised, with a secret child from an affair with Peggy.

COBRA (concept) 1 — Expensive continuation health insurance coverage mentioned as part of the healthcare system's problems.

Kumon (place) 1 — Educational enrichment program that represents over-structured childhood, which the poster rejects in favor of free-rang...

Bill Skarsgård (person) 1 — Actor praised for his amazing performance in the 2024 Nosferatu remake.

r/rateme (place) 1 — Reddit community where people ask strangers to rate their appearance, questioned as masochistic behavior.

Latchkey Kid (concept) 1 — Generation X experience of coming home from school to an empty house, now worn as a badge of honor despite being unremar...

The Bauhaus (concept) 1 — German art and design school from the 1910s-1920s praised as the pinnacle of aesthetics for its clean, utopian vision of...

Pal Benko (person) 1 — Hungarian chess grandmaster who defected from the Soviet Union, became Hungarian Champion at 20, played in Candidates' t...

1994 PCA World Chess Championship (concept) 1 — Chess championship quarter finals held at Trump Tower where Donald Trump opened the event and asked Pal Benko if he coul...

American Plains Indians Ledger Art (concept) 1 — Historical artwork created by Plains Indians documenting warfare against the U.S. Army in the 1870s-1880s.

WADA (place) 1 — World Anti-Doping Agency mentioned in context of state-sanctioned doping and surprise visits to athletes to test for ste...

Vasco da Gama (person) 1 — Portuguese explorer who first went to India and mistook a Hindu temple for a church, praying to Krishna and Devaki whom ...

St. Thomas Christians (concept) 1 — Christian community that existed in India before European contact, brought by Syrian traders, later persecuted by the Po...

Krishna (person) 1 — Hindu deity who Portuguese explorers mistook for Jesus when they first encountered Hindu temples in India.

Devaki (person) 1 — Mother of Krishna in Hindu mythology, mistaken for the Virgin Mary by Portuguese explorers who encountered Hindu temples...

Goa Inquisition (concept) 1 — Portuguese colonial persecution of St. Thomas Christians in India that decimated their numbers and destroyed their histo...

The Odd Couple (film) 1 — Referenced as a comparison for a liberal husband and conservative wife political dynamic in a marriage.

Demna (person) 1 — Fashion designer whose final Balenciaga collection was anticipated but overshadowed by Robert Wun's couture presentation...

Mosul (place) 1 — Iraqi city referenced as having been conquered by ISIS in satirical commentary about justifications for violence.

The Gay Science (book) 1 — Philosophical work by Nietzsche (also known as The Joyous Science) containing aphorism 276 about amor fati and affirming...

Horst Wessel (person) 1 — Nazi figure referenced as an example of historical political martyrs that contemporary figures will not become.

Dance Yrself Clean (album) 1 — A song by LCD Soundsystem that caused the entire venue to start bouncing during a live performance

Simulation Hypothesis (concept) 1 — A philosophical theory that was popular in pop science discourse from 2015-16, causing existential crises and promoted b...

Morgellons (concept) 1 — A controversial medical condition listed among potentially psychosomatic diseases

Le Tigre (album) 1 — A band that made a song about Hillary Clinton described as a disgrace to both music and feminism

Bachelor In Paradise (film) 1 — A reality TV show described as the Parliament smoking younger sister of the Bachelor franchise where a false sexual coer...

Stagecoach (place) 1 — A music festival described as the Coachella of country music where sexual encounters between Bachelor contestants occurr...

White House (place) 1 — The US President's residence, discussed in context of tacky gold spray-painted Home Depot ornaments

Armand Hammer (person) 1 — American businessman and grandfather of Armie Hammer, named after the arm and hammer symbol of the Socialist Labor Party...

Julius Hammer (person) 1 — Member of the Socialist Labor Party of America and founding member of the Communist Party USA, patriarch of the Hammer f...

Communist Party USA (concept) 1 — American communist political party co-founded by Julius Hammer, referenced in the context of the Hammer family history.

Socialist Labor Party of America (concept) 1 — American socialist political party whose arm and hammer symbol inspired the naming of Armand Hammer.

Sandinista! (album) 1 — Album by The Clash listed as first choice for a desert island selection.

Speaking in Tongues (album) 1 — Album by Talking Heads listed as second choice for a desert island selection.

Aladdin Sane (album) 1 — David Bowie album listed as third choice for a desert island selection, competing with Ziggy Stardust.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (album) 1 — David Bowie album mentioned as alternative to Aladdin Sane for a desert island selection.

Oil Crisis (concept) 1 — 1970s economic event marked as the beginning of Western economic stagnation in a discussion of PMC anxieties.