Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Petersen Car Museum (place) 1 — Los Angeles museum praised as one of the coolest, noted for gold-plated Deloreans.

Scarlet Johansson (person) 1 — Actress mentioned in a humorous post about commenting 'I could save her' under pictures of famous women.

Colt 45 (concept) 1 — American malt liquor described positively by a British visitor

Pabst (concept) 1 — American beer brand described as fantastic by a British visitor

Rogers Park (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood where Touche leather bar is located, site of controversial puppet performance

Touche (place) 1 — Gay leather bar in Chicago's Rogers Park that hosted controversial racist puppet performance

Jerry Halliday (person) 1 — National ventriloquist performer whose Black puppet act 'Sista Girl' caused controversy at Chicago leather bar

Workaway (concept) 1 — International volunteer exchange program considered as adventure option by medical student

Medicalization of Culture (concept) 1 — Cultural trend identified by Anna Khachiyan regarding reductive neuroscientific language replacing emotional complexity

James Bay (person) 1 — A musician whose concerts inspire nostalgic feelings for fans.

P.G. Wodehouse (person) 1 — A humorous British author known for witty, whimsical prose about English upper-class society.

Jeeves (person) 1 — A fictional character from P.G. Wodehouse's novels, known as the wise and unflappable valet.

Summer Lightning (book) 1 — A P.G. Wodehouse novel featuring recurring characters under their original names, written as a response to critics.

Vajrayana (concept) 1 — A form of Buddhism that fascinates those seeking spiritual retreat and awareness in monastic settings.

Pope Benedict (person) 1 — Former Pope whose death was mocked on r/atheism with comparisons to Emperor Palpatine.

Emperor Palpatine (person) 1 — Star Wars villain used by r/atheism users to mock Pope Benedict upon his death.

Oak Park (place) 1 — Chicago suburb praised for its mixed-use buildings, walkability, and sense of community compared to sprawling developmen...

Ravenswood (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood characterized by single family homes, mixed-use buildings, and neighborly atmosphere.

Lincoln Square (place) 1 — Chicago neighborhood noted for its not-so-urban feel with single family homes and sense of community.

Self-improvement (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon questioned as potentially being a narrative or psyop rather than genuinely achievable for those in h...

Hips Don't Lie (album) 1 — Shakira music video remembered as a formative moment of childhood sexual awakening for poster.

r/preppers (place) 1 — A subreddit dedicated to disaster preparedness, described as containing both suburban dads worried about inflation and s...

Tyre Nichols (person) 1 — Victim of police violence whose video blackpilled a viewer about American police brutality.

Jerry Lee Lewis (person) 1 — 1950s rock and roll musician whose records are collected by people into rockabilly and vaudeville revival aesthetics.

Enlightened Centrism (concept) 1 — Political concept sarcastically referenced when discussing how both political parties have become more extreme in recent...

Rockabilly (concept) 1 — Music and aesthetic subculture involving 1950s rock and country revival embraced by certain suburban young people.

Vaudeville (concept) 1 — Early 20th century variety entertainment style revived as an aesthetic by certain contemporary subcultures.

HAES movement (concept) 1 — Health At Every Size movement criticized by formerly obese poster as driving them 'up a fucking wall' for promoting obes...

Pauline epistles (book) 1 — Biblical texts whose various interpretations were discussed by an educated but ultimately boring date.

Confucianism (concept) 1 — Traditional Chinese philosophy referenced in connection with a father's inability to admit wrongdoing to his children, i...

Clone High (film) 1 — Animated show whose reboot was written by zoomers whose understanding is allegedly based on 'character being chaotic for...

b3ta (place) 1 — Website platform mentioned alongside Newgrounds as a place for creative internet content.

Richard Feynman (person) 1 — Nobel Prize-winning physicist and father of quantum electrodynamics, discussed as a more interesting biopic subject than...

Feeling Good (book) 1 — Book by David Burns that outlines DBT methods for managing depression and depressive episodes.

David Burns (person) 1 — Author of Feeling Good, a book about DBT methods for managing depression.

Shibori (concept) 1 — Japanese tie-dyeing technique mentioned as a fun creative activity.

Clair de lune (album) 1 — Piano piece mentioned as particularly attractive when played by men.

Glassjaw (person) 1 — Band mentioned as still being excellent, with a feature in a Bring Me the Horizon song.

Reading and Leeds festivals (place) 1 — Music festivals where both Rina Sawayama and The 1975 were scheduled to perform

Marrakesh earthquake (concept) 1 — Earthquake event in Morocco where friends were at the epicenter and went missing

Rosie Lee Tompkins (person) 1 — A quilter whose work from the early 1970s is showcased as an example of American folk art quilting.

Mrs. Cecil White (person) 1 — An American quilter from Hartford, Connecticut who created the folk art quilt 'Scenes of American Life' circa 1925-30.

Annie Bendolph (person) 1 — An American quilter from Boykin, Alabama (1900-1981) known for her Wild Goose Chase with Flying Geese border quilt.

Hartford (place) 1 — A city in Connecticut associated with American folk art quilter Mrs. Cecil White.

Boykin (place) 1 — A town in Alabama, birthplace and home of quilter Annie Bendolph.

Guerlain Habit Rouge (album) 1 — A men's fragrance described as beautiful and unisex, representing a shift from typical female perfumes to more exotic sc...

Black Opium (album) 1 — A typical female perfume referenced as part of more conventional fragrance choices before discovering more exotic scents...

Angel (album) 1 — A typical female perfume referenced alongside Black Opium as conventional fragrance choices.

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire (album) 1 — A perfume that evoked strong positive reactions in others, remembered fondly from adolescence.

Nag Champa (album) 1 — An incense variety mentioned as a favorite alongside Shoyeido Moss Green.