Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

The Butchies (person) 1 — 1990s band listed as a representative of lesbiancore music culture.

Zero Fucks Given (film) 1 — French film described as the best modern depiction of depression since 'Her' by Spike Jonze.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (person) 1 — Turkish leader referenced in context of secularization reforms in Turkey, particularly regarding women's dress and the h...

Hail Caesar (film) 1 — Coen Brothers film mentioned in context of an actor's performance, with confusion about whether the actor engaged in mis...

Solo (film) 1 — Star Wars film referenced as potentially career-damaging for its lead actor.

Sex Addiction Anonymous (place) 1 — A support group that helped a sexual abuse survivor address his sex addiction developed as a coping mechanism.

Max Kurzweil (person) 1 — Austrian artist and professor at the Frauenkunstschule in Vienna who committed suicide in 1916 after shooting a female s...

Frauenkunstschule (place) 1 — An academy in Vienna for female artists where Max Kurzweil served as professor before his suicide.

Dramamine (album) 1 — A song by Modest Mouse described as one of their prettiest, associated with memories of driving through rural North Caro...

Frederic Edwin Church (person) 1 — Landscape painter whose work "Twilight in the Wilderness" is featured in a collection of nice landscape paintings.

Alfred Thompson Bricher (person) 1 — Landscape painter whose work "Twilight in the Wilderness" is featured in a collection of nice landscape paintings.

Isaac Levitan (person) 1 — Landscape painter whose work "Over Eternal Peace" is featured in a collection of nice landscape paintings.

Jūlijs Feders (person) 1 — Landscape painter whose work "The Gauja Valley" is featured in a collection of nice landscape paintings.

Sanford Robinson Gifford (person) 1 — Landscape painter whose work "Wilderness" is featured in a collection of nice landscape paintings.

Paralympics (concept) 1 — Athletic competition for disabled athletes, discussed in terms of how physical variations create unequal advantages

RN (concept) 1 — Rassemblement National, French political party mentioned as example of anti-immigration sentiment in Europe

Dubna (place) 1 — A Russian city near which a mysterious fiberglass sphere with unique acoustic properties appeared in the forest, possibl...

Tver Oblast (place) 1 — A Russian oblast where a mysterious acoustic sphere was discovered in a forest near Dubna.

Hillbilly Elegy (book) 1 — A memoir used as a reference point for predicting a similar Latino-focused political memoir explaining Latino voting pat...

Susan Boyle (person) 1 — A Scottish singer whose rise to fame was framed as based on the shock that an unattractive person could sing well.

Sandmännchen (film) 1 — One of the longest running TV shows of all time (since 1959) and the only remaining cultural export of East Germany.

Lionel Shriver (person) 1 — A wildly successful mainstream author criticized for using anachronistic slang in her novel 'Mania' that shows a horrend...

Mania (book) 1 — A novel by Lionel Shriver criticized for using wildly outdated youth slang from 1978 in a 2011 setting, suggesting it's ...

KoBold Metals (place) 1 — A California-based startup that uses AI to mine raw materials like cobalt, lithium, copper, and nickel in Greenland and ...

Kier Starmer (person) 1 — UK political figure discussed in context of gender critical views expressed using imageboard terminology.

CDAN (place) 1 — Celebrity blind items website popular in the 2010s before TikTok co-opted the format.

Heteropessimism (concept) 1 — Theoretical concept mentioned as an example of how people enjoy categorizing and naming cultural phenomena.

Afrofuturism (concept) 1 — Cultural aesthetic and philosophy combining African diaspora culture with technology and science fiction, mentioned as e...

New French Extremity (concept) 1 — Film movement characterized by transgressive and graphic content, mentioned as example of cultural categorization.

Post-Irony (concept) 1 — Cultural and aesthetic concept regarding sincerity after ironic detachment, mentioned as example of popular theoretical ...

Cuenca (place) 1 — City in Ecuador discussed as travel destination in conversation with Ecuadorian barber.

Sweet Tooth (film) 1 — Netflix series about a half-deer half-boy creature mentioned as odd TV choice at an Ecuadorian barbershop.

The Day Today (film) 1 — British satirical news show by Chris Morris praised as possibly the funniest piece of media ever produced for its absurd...

Chris Morris (person) 1 — British comedian and director praised for his work on The Day Today and ability to switch between straight man and unhin...

Patrick Marber (person) 1 — British comedian and writer praised as underrated and possibly funnier than Steve Coogan in The Day Today.

Steve Coogan (person) 1 — British comedian and actor mentioned for his performance in The Day Today compared to Patrick Marber.

Doon Mackichan (person) 1 — British actress and comedian in The Day Today described as attractive ('a 1') by the subreddit poster.

Dom Pedro II (person) 1 — Brazilian emperor who pioneered international cultural exchange by visiting the Ottoman Empire and starting the 'come to...

Pan-Asianism (concept) 1 — Political ideology in Japan advocating for Asian solidarity and cooperation, particularly with Ethiopia.

Archibald Ormsby-Gore (person) 1 — Historic figure immortalized by Evelyn Waugh who could not exist in modern times

Camden Town (place) 1 — London area mentioned in John Betjeman's poetry about business women having baths

Thames TV (place) 1 — British television company whose withdrawn ident evokes spine-tingling melancholy through its music

Zion Oil and Gas (place) 1 — Company founded by Zionist Christians that believes scripture indicates Israel will have oil and gas reserves, has drill...

Covert Narcissism (concept) 1 — Psychological concept where a narcissist disguises themselves as altruistic while only seeking praise, discussed as bein...

Psychogenic Pain (concept) 1 — Pain rooted in emotional and psychological causes that requires deep nervous system reprogramming and emotional healing ...

WGA Strike (2023) (concept) 1 — A 2023 Writers Guild of America strike that focused on issues including AI's impact on creative work

Life is Beautiful (film) 1 — A Roberto Benigni film referenced in discussion of antisemitic comments appearing on social media

Roberto Benigni (person) 1 — Italian actor and director of Life is Beautiful, mentioned in context of antisemitic social media comments

Spiral Jetty (concept) 1 — Robert Smithson's 1970 earthwork sculpture in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, considered a seminal work of Land Art

Passaic (place) 1 — New Jersey city, birthplace of artist Robert Smithson