Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Chris Evans (person) 4 — Actor whose accidentally leaked nude photo is evaluated positively for its physical attributes

Scott Pilgrim (film) 4 — Film cited as exploring alternative identities within the gender binary, contrasted with contemporary nonbinary identity...

Waymo (concept) 4 — Autonomous vehicles that stopped and blocked traffic in San Francisco during a power outage, demonstrating a failure mod...

Heat (film) 4 — Michael Mann crime film that the 1997 North Hollywood shootout perpetrators were obsessed with and wanted to emulate.

Vaush (person) 4 — A political commentator whose subreddit is referenced as containing rage directed at Native Americans after electoral ou...

KKK (concept) 4 — Ku Klux Klan, white supremacist organization mentioned in family history story where grandfather was allegedly either me...

Ivy League (place) 4 — Elite group of American universities experiencing large ability gaps between test-optional and traditional admit student...

Best Buy (place) 4 — Electronics retailer mentioned in context of requiring personal information like addresses for returns without receipts.

Dave Rubin (person) 4 — A political commentator involved in the Tenet indictment, characterized as potentially genuinely unaware of the situatio...

Tom Holland (person) 4 — Actor reportedly being considered for the role of James Bond despite appearing unsuitable for the part

Ice Cube (person) 4 — Rapper who collaborated with KoRn on the track 'Children of the Korn' and was invited to the Family Values Tour

Uvalde (place) 4 — Site of a mass shooting referenced in discussion about sympathizing with perpetrators whose tragic quality of life led t...

Adolescence (film) 4 — British mini-series about a 13-year-old boy who kills a classmate, discussed as deliberately avoiding typical murder-mys...

How I Met Your Mother (film) 4 — A TV show criticized as extremely neurotic about dating while validating those neuroses through NPH's 'cool and suave' c...

One Battle After Another (film) 4 — A film featuring Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Benicio del Toro that is heavily criticized online despite being defe...

Magnolia (film) 4 — Paul Thomas Anderson film praised for its nakedly ambitious, maximalist style, featuring memorable moments like the rain...

Blippi (person) 4 — Children's entertainer whose content is watched by young children on iPads, mentioned in context of iPad addiction and p...

Me Too Movement (concept) 4 — A social movement against sexual harassment and assault that is praised as successful for making it safer for victims to...

Oneohtrix Point Never (person) 4 — Electronic musician (OPN) mentioned as someone Dasha Nekrasova was thought to be dating, but clarified as not being her ...

Ann Coulter (person) 4 — Conservative political commentator interviewed by Anna Khachiyan and Dasha Nekrasova on Red Scare podcast, with the iron...

Glee (film) 4 — TV show described as cursed due to tragic fates of multiple cast members including drug overdoses, suicide, and death by...

Asia (place) 4 — Continent mentioned as Luigi Mangione's backpacking destination following his successful spinal surgery.

Soylent (concept) 4 — Meal replacement shake defended by user as healthier than food delivery apps, allegedly memeified through paid corporate...

Oswald Spengler (person) 4 — German philosopher and historian whose concept of 'fellaheen' and theories about civilization are discussed in relation ...

Nicole Kidman (person) 4 — Hollywood actress whose father was accused of involvement in a child sex ring and died under suspicious circumstances sh...

Jon Favreau (person) 4 — Actor and director who cast himself opposite Scarlett Johansson in the film Chef, discussed as a bold move given their p...

Noah Kahan (person) 4 — A musician whose popularity among white women on dating apps is compared to the previous Taylor Swift phenomenon and cri...

Mumford & Sons (album) 4 — A band referenced as a previous era of music that white women liked, used as a comparison point for Noah Kahan's current...

Kyrie Irving (person) 4 — NBA player mentioned alongside Kanye West in relation to antisemitic controversy and potential far-right influence on Bl...

The Lumineers (album) 4 — Band categorized with 'stomp clap millennial anthem stuff' that 'really does suck' alongside The National and Mumford an...

Love Bombing (concept) 4 — Pseudo-psychological term criticized for having its meaning expanded to encompass normal dating interactions, grouped wi...

Red Dead Redemption 2 (film) 4 — Video game that Dasha Nekrasova reportedly said made Adam Friedland completely unattractive when she walked in on him pl...

MI5 (concept) 4 — British intelligence agency that allegedly created a fake surname for a poster's family after their grandmother became a...

Art Bell (person) 4 — Radio host associated with fun conspiracy culture that has since been replaced by boring racism and conservative talking...

Kobe Bryant (person) 4 — Deceased NBA basketball player referenced in relation to celebrity death and potential controversial statements about tr...

Good Time (film) 4 — 2017 film by the Safdie Brothers starring Robert Pattinson, discussed as example of declining media literacy among audie...

Macedonia (place) 4 — Balkan country referenced in a discussion about ethnic tensions related to Albanian nationalism and Dua Lipa's controver...

Gunna (person) 4 — Hip hop artist criticized for producing boring, monotone music compared to fun 2000s rap.

Paris Hilton (person) 4 — Celebrity socialite whose recent trauma revelations and comeback attempt are critiqued as attention-seeking despite her ...

O.J. Simpson (person) 4 — A former football player and actor who died without giving a deathbed confession about the murders he was accused of com...

Rear Window (film) 4 — A film referenced as a comparison for the experience of browsing Reddit and observing people's lives from a distance, sp...

Midsommar (film) 4 — A horror film featuring Florence Pugh that is praised for its immersive atmosphere and realistic dialogue, especially in...

Jordan (place) 4 — Middle Eastern country discussed as a monarchy created by Britain in 1948, with reference to the PLO's attempted overthr...

Dylan Klebold (person) 4 — Columbine shooter discussed as chronically online incel pioneer whose unreleased basement tapes would likely be cringe-i...

Bridgerton (film) 4 — TV series discussed as being popular with certain demographics due to featuring an obese woman in a romantic relationshi...

AFD (concept) 4 — Far-right political party in Germany discussed in context of European political impotence and the limited impact of far-...

RuneScape (film) 4 — Online game described as an 'autism trap' that one Swedish player invested over 30,000 hours playing at 17 hours per day

Pew Research Center (place) 4 — Research organization cited for demographic breakdown of 2020 election voting patterns by race

Madonna/whore complex (concept) 4 — Freudian psychological concept discussed in terms of how its meaning has shifted from inability to combine romantic and ...

CrossFit (concept) 4 — Fitness program featuring 'muscle mommies' that a woman watches, becoming the basis for her claiming bisexual identity.