Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Atypical (film) 1 — A Netflix show about autism that allegedly influenced a young woman to pretend to be autistic.

Analog Horror (concept) 1 — A horror genre using retro technology aesthetics, argued to only be scary to zoomers who didn't grow up with that techno...

ARG (concept) 1 — Alternate Reality Games, praised as superior entertainment compared to analog horror and creepypastas.

Mary Tyler Moore (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, mentioned in a list of notable performers from that period.

Marlo Thomas (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, included in a list of notable performers from that period.

Valerie Harper (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, listed among notable performers from that period.

Julie Newmar (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, included in a list of notable performers from that period.

Diana Rigg (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, listed among notable performers from that period.

Barbara Feldon (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, included in a list of notable performers from that period.

Adrienne Barbeau (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, listed among notable performers from that period.

Lesley Ann Warren (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, included in a list of notable performers from that period.

Pam Dawber (person) 1 — A TV actress from the era of second-wave feminism, listed among notable performers from that period.

Delicate Condition (book) 1 — Novel by Danielle Valentine described as a modern Rosemary's Baby that keeps readers interested but needed better editin...

Danielle Valentine (person) 1 — Author of Delicate Condition, a horror novel compared to Rosemary's Baby

White Album (album) 1 — Beatles album era referenced as when the band was good at letting songs remain understated and unadorned

Free as A Bird (album) 1 — Beatles reunion song praised by user who defends their openness to posthumous Beatles material

Real Love (album) 1 — Beatles reunion song praised by user alongside Free as A Bird as examples of successful posthumous Beatles releases

Rutracker (place) 1 — Russian torrenting site used to gauge Russian opinions on Western films like Call Me By Your Name, Top Gun: Maverick, an...

Leonid Andreyev (person) 1 — Russian writer from 1871-1919 described as criminally underrated

Brooklyn Beckham (person) 1 — Nepo baby described as endearing due to his absolute lack of positive qualities

Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan (book) 1 — Work by J.G. Ballard that was spread as a prank at the 1980 Republican National Convention and accepted as real

Our Planet (film) 1 — David Attenborough nature documentary series produced by BBC

In Our Time (film) 1 — BBC radio show praised for quality educational content

Anti-Federalism (concept) 1 — Political ideology associated with sovereign citizen movement

Fig tree analogy (concept) 1 — Sylvia Plath's metaphor about life choices and possibilities dwindling over time from The Bell Jar

Reza Imanverdi (person) 1 — Famous Iranian actor known as 'The Man of a Thousand Faces' who fled Iran after the Revolution and worked as a truck dri...

Puyi (person) 1 — Last Emperor of China, referenced as comparison to fallen greatness trying to remind others of former status

Tangerine (film) 1 — 2015 Sean Baker film discussed as fun and affecting despite discourse changes that would make it toothless today

Red Rocket (film) 1 — Sean Baker film compared favorably to Tangerine by a viewer

Take Out (film) 1 — Sean Baker film referenced as one of his notable works

Starlet (film) 1 — Sean Baker film referenced as one of his notable works

James Ransone (person) 1 — Actor praised for his performance in Tangerine

Skibidi Toilet (concept) 1 — Contemporary internet phenomenon compared to past moral panics about technology and culture

Crown Heights (place) 1 — Brooklyn neighborhood considered as a potential landing spot for someone planning to move to NYC

Yi Yi (film) 1 — Film referenced as the apparent inspiration for Past Lives' childhood lovers reconnect plot

Pandora Papers (concept) 1 — Leak of financial documents exposing tax evasion by wealthy individuals including Shakira.

General Social Survey (concept) 1 — A longitudinal survey tracking American social behavior and attitudes, cited in analyzing declining sexual activity sinc...

Bryce Anderson (person) 1 — Photographer who shot Hunter Schafer for GQ magazine.

Jeep Grand Cherokee (concept) 1 — 2024 model vehicle criticized for over-reliance on digital features and poor design.

Dakota Johnson (person) 1 — Actress cast in a film alongside Dasha Nekrasova, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal.

Library of Alexandria (place) 1 — Ancient library humorously suggested to have contained erotica novels about Greek men dominating Egyptian women.

Zimmermann (concept) 1 — Fashion brand discussed as having had its moment but still wearable.

Liquid Death (concept) 1 — Sparkling water brand used as a metaphor for commodified, superficial feminism in contrast to second wave feminism.

Lee Strasberg (person) 1 — Acting teacher and director who gave Marilyn Monroe's eulogy, describing her as a sensitive artist and devoted student r...

Turnitin (place) 1 — Plagiarism detection service used by the poster while working as an unauthorized TA to catch a cheating student

Rob Schneider (person) 1 — Comedian praised as a perfect guest for Adam Friedland's podcast hosting style

George Boole (person) 1 — Mathematician blamed for contributions to computer science that allegedly lead to deterministic worldviews and mental il...

Augustus De Morgan (person) 1 — Mathematician blamed alongside Boole for logical systems that lead computer science majors to nihilistic materialism

Platonism (concept) 1 — Philosophical concept referenced as leading to 'weird platonic Buddhism' where all derive from the same formulas in comp...

Epiphenomenalism (concept) 1 — Philosophical position that consciousness is a byproduct with no causal power, arrived at by computer science majors thr...