Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Trent Reznor (person) 6 — Musician who composed the score for Challengers alongside Atticus Ross, praised for adding to the campy feel while maint...

Gattaca (film) 6 — 1997 dystopian sci-fi thriller used to illustrate a future where genetically augmented 'Goliaths' rule over unaugmented ...

Possession (film) 6 — Horror film watched during October that Reddit wouldn't allow the poster to include in their horror movie compilation

Chet Baker (person) 6 — Attractive and talented jazz musician described as someone the poster could have fixed despite being promiscuous

BreadTube (concept) 6 — Left-wing YouTube commentary genre criticized as 'milquetoast DSA' content focused on problematic YouTubers and media an...

2004 (concept) 5 — The summer year when the author spent time with friend Christina listening to music and driving around

2015 (concept) 5 — Beginning of a period marking utopian hopes for a better world that have since died

2666 (book) 5 — A novel described by a poster as the best book they've ever read, prompting them to start The Savage Detectives next.

Gisèle Pelicot (person) 5 — French rape victim who publicly testified against her husband who drugged and orchestrated her repeated assault by dozen...

Chris Dorner (person) 5 — Former LAPD officer who went on a killing spree, invoked as a threatening figure in political discourse

Al Jazeera (place) 5 — News network whose entire Gaza City crew was assassinated by Israel according to the post

Daily Wire (place) 5 — Conservative media outlet referenced as the type of platform Anna Khachiyan might devolve into

North Dakota (place) 5 — Setting for an account of working in the Bakken oil fields during the oil boom, described as a harsh environment attract...

Breitbart (place) 5 — Right-wing news website referenced as a source the poster wants to avoid when seeking information about the Pelosi home ...

Māori (concept) 5 — Indigenous people of New Zealand discussed in the context of their use of traditional cultural practices to advocate for...

EMDR (concept) 5 — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy mentioned as a treatment for trauma following a cardiac arrest eme...

Conservation Corps (concept) 5 — Proposed mandatory national service program for young Americans to do conservation work, framed as solution to male aiml...

The Shins (person) 5 — Indie rock band famous for their appearance in Garden State, referenced as a cultural touchstone for musical discovery

Magic the Gathering (concept) 5 — Trading card game cited as a primary interest of young blue-collar workers alongside video games and Warhammer

Roblox (concept) 5 — Game platform active since early 2000s where users build and share miniature games, popular with young children.

9/11 (concept) 5 — Historical terrorist attack used as hyperbolic comparison point for speaker's emotional reaction to window replacement.

Destiny (person) 5 — YouTube personality mentioned as someone the poster's brother-in-law watches, characterized negatively alongside NPR lis...

Romeo and Juliet (film) 5 — Shakespeare's tragedy cited as an early example of how media portrayals have tropified transgressive relationships, maki...

Berghain (place) 5 — Notorious Berlin nightclub known for strict door policy, gay sex dungeon called 'The Lab', and extreme hedonistic partie...

Cambridge (place) 5 — University referenced as a historical institution where aristocratic students studied humanities subjects for intellectu...

Kim Kardashian (person) 5 — A celebrity whose appearance is referenced in discussing how beauty standards changed over time for Lebanese features.

Asmongold (person) 5 — A niche internet celebrity whose knowledge represents an irreversible descent into being deeply 'too online.'

East London (place) 5 — Area of London described as culturally transformed from working-class British to predominantly South Asian immigrant com...

Times Square (place) 5 — New York City location mentioned as site of crowds watching rescue mission in The Martian, contrasted with lack of publi...

Lookism (concept) 5 — The concept that physical attractiveness is the most powerful force determining social and political outcomes, discussed...

Sora (concept) 5 — AI video generation tool assessed as impressive but limited to non-specific video content, unlikely to replace actual vi...

Antinatalism (concept) 5 — Philosophy opposing human reproduction that the poster feels drawn to due to distress over social media discourse about ...

Nuclear Family (concept) 5 — Modern family structure that the poster sees as the only realistic but unsatisfying alternative to traditional community...

Orientalism (concept) 5 — Western romanticization and exoticization of Eastern cultures, applied both to Orthodox Christian converts and enthusias...

NoFap (concept) 5 — Online community promoting abstinence from masturbation, criticized for circlejerking and culty mindset despite some adh...

George Harrison (person) 5 — Beatles member whose status as 'the best Beatle' has become a mainstream rather than contrarian opinion, known for solo ...

A Clockwork Orange (film) 5 — Stanley Kubrick film referenced by Robin Thicke during the Blurred Lines deposition comparing his discomfort to the film...

Yorgos Lanthimos (person) 5 — Film director of Poor Things, criticized for creating a preachy, ideologically confused movie that depicts the protagoni...

Buenos Aires (place) 5 — City that the author's father wanted to visit instead of going to Disney parks.

Ethan Klein (person) 5 — Host of H3 Podcast, described as 'the most soy man' who appears to discuss Red Scare-adjacent topics like seed oils and ...

Unit 731 (concept) 5 — A covert biological and chemical warfare research unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that conducted lethal human experim...

TwoXChromosomes (place) 5 — A Reddit subreddit described as being filled with "insane hateful women" in discussion of mental illness and identity po...

Muse (person) 5 — A band whose album Black Holes and Revelations is criticized on revisit as sounding nasally and having sterile productio...

YouTube Shorts (concept) 5 — Short-form video format used by the Harris campaign with attention-grabbing split-screen content to target Gen Z and Alp...

Normandy (place) 5 — Site of D-Day beaches in France, referenced in connection with reflecting on World War II after watching Band of Brother...

Antifa (concept) 5 — Anti-fascist movement mocked through an anecdote of a college student claiming to be a 'card carrying member' who fights...

Shoegaze (concept) 5 — A music genre described as 'stylistically inbred' with post-millennial bands heavily derivative of earlier acts like My ...

UCLA (place) 5 — University whose acceptance rate plummeted from 25% in 2010 to 6% currently, exemplifying increased college admissions c...

Altoona (place) 5 — Pennsylvania town where Luigi Mangione was allegedly identified at a McDonald's following an anonymous tip that the post...

r/chapotraphouse (place) 5 — Former subreddit referenced as an example of a leftist space that became increasingly liberal and mainstream over time, ...