Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Ridgewood (place) 3 — A neighborhood with a gay goth bar where the author met up with a Zionist woman he had a crush on.

The Rizzler (person) 3 — Italian American internet personality mentioned alongside Luigi Mangione and Ariana Grande as having a great year for It...

Final Fantasy (film) 3 — Video game series played by sleep-deprived workers in man camps as discussed in a post about unhealthy lifestyle habits.

Lyme disease (concept) 3 — Tick-borne illness discussed in context of recurring post-treatment symptoms including joint swelling, facial numbness, ...

Edvard Munch (person) 3 — Norwegian painter whose painting 'The Scream' is referenced to describe a woman's lockjaw expression

Fifty Shades of Grey (book) 3 — All-time bestselling novel that originated as Twilight fan fiction about BDSM relationship with billionaire

Fast and Furious (film) 3 — Smash movie franchise from the mid-2000s about car culture that was part of an unbroken American tradition of car-focuse...

Birmingham (place) 3 — American town with a European name, referenced as being 2.5 hours drive from Troy as example of American cultural amalga...

Stephen Paddock (person) 3 — Perpetrator of the Mandalay Bay shooting, mentioned in conspiracy context about suspicious flight activity.

Justin Roiland (person) 3 — Co-creator of Rick and Morty, referenced in context of domestic violence allegations and being described as a loser who ...

Ashley Graham (person) 3 — A plus-size model who weighs 200 pounds at 5'9, whose weight status became controversial on Twitter with many Americans ...

Torah (book) 3 — Jewish religious text that the poster humorously speculates might help them make more money, after claiming the Bible he...

Jung (person) 3 — Psychologist whose work is discussed as presenting Hermetic ideas in a more exciting way than Hegel's Phenomenology of S...

W. E. B. DuBois (person) 3 — Intellectual who wrote about sexual anxiety undergirding racism, cited in discussion of Israel-Palestine conflict.

DnD (concept) 3 — Dungeons & Dragons, referenced as a comparison point for analytical-minded people who might also find interest in sports...

Utilitarianism (concept) 3 — Moral philosophy discussed as an example of how moral systems can lead people to rationalize conclusions that contradict...

BYU (place) 3 — Brigham Young University, the Mormon university attended by the Silicon Valley anti-aging entrepreneur before leaving th...

Tuvalu (place) 3 — Pacific island nation mentioned as location for anthropological excavation in hypothetical example of casual career oppo...

Mandarin (concept) 3 — The Chinese language discussed as a geopolitical barrier due to its difficulty for foreign learners, particularly its to...

Diego Rivera (person) 3 — Mexican muralist painter discussed alongside Frida Kahlo as someone who would be annoying in contemporary discourse arou...

Olga Tokarczuk (person) 3 — Author whose novel theorizes about 'testosterone autism' as a condition affecting aging men's social intelligence

Jordan Jensen (person) 3 — Comedian whose Netflix special styling is criticized for poor makeup and wardrobe choices

Halloween (film) 3 — John Carpenter's 1978 horror film made for approximately $1.2 million, used as example of efficient filmmaking

Judaism (concept) 3 — One of the Abrahamic religions criticized for homogenizing global culture at the expense of indigenous traditions.

Mumbai (place) 3 — Indian city visited by a tourist who experienced severe food poisoning and hospitalization, sparking debate about hygien...

Lamictal (concept) 3 — A medication (mood stabilizer) that a poster started taking and thinks might be helping with their mental health issues.

Smile (album) 3 — Unfinished Beach Boys album representing culmination of their artistic trajectory from simple pop to cosmic complexity

Mike Love (person) 3 — Beach Boys member whose commercial instincts kept the band grounded despite Brian Wilson's experimental ambitions

r/europe (place) 3 — Reddit subreddit described as having 100% pro-Israel astroturfing, celebrating Berlin's categorization of 'From the rive...

X-Men (film) 3 — Film franchise referenced in comparison to Nicole Kidman's extensive cosmetic procedures, specifically the adamantium pr...

House of Cards (film) 3 — A critically-acclaimed prestige TV show criticized for Kevin Spacey's poor Southern accent and juvenile interpretation o...

Bollywood (concept) 3 — Indian film industry mentioned dismissively in discussion of unwanted Indian social media content appearing to English-s...

Cocomelon (film) 3 — A children's show referenced as a comparison point for Steven Universe's allegedly hypnotic effect on nonbinary audience...

Brock Turner (person) 3 — Convicted sexual assaulter referenced in online harassment campaign against poster's brother over a body positivity comm...

EmRata (person) 3 — Model Emily Ratajkowski whose boyfriend's infidelity is cited as evidence that even extreme physical beauty cannot satis...

Godzilla (film) 3 — A monster film franchise referenced when contemplating casualties and destruction, compared to a cat knocking down stack...

UPS (place) 3 — Delivery company referenced as maintaining traditional uniform and professional standards from an earlier era.

Rubber Soul (album) 3 — Beatles album from December 1965 that featured bubbly psychedelic typeface design

G.K. Chesterton (person) 3 — Writer whose correctness is invoked after a corporate workshop about imagining a non-binary child resulted in the facili...

Socrates (person) 3 — Ancient philosopher mentioned alongside Plato in mockery of BookTok readers treating romance novel dialogue as philosoph...

Salvador Dalí (person) 3 — Spanish surrealist artist whose work Flight of a Bee (Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second ...

Darfur (place) 3 — A region in Sudan that was the site of a humanitarian crisis in the early 2000s that sparked political awareness and act...

Bali (place) 3 — A well-known location that is part of Indonesia, used as an example of how familiar places are disconnected from their n...

Cannes Film Festival (place) 3 — Prestigious film festival criticized for making attendees stand and clap for five minutes for mediocre films

Lil Tay (person) 3 — Child influencer discussed as an example of extreme exploitation through content creation, being 'pimped out' for clicks...

Outlook (concept) 3 — Microsoft email software mentioned as representing workplace responsibilities being shirked while browsing Reddit.

VMAs (concept) 3 — MTV Video Music Awards referenced in comparison to Elon Musk stealing attention at Trump's inauguration like Kanye West ...

Jack London (person) 3 — American author whose writing on male celibacy and brutishness is applied to contemporary incel culture.

Dark Academia (concept) 3 — An aesthetic movement discussed as an example of consciously manufactured moods that are detached from context, history ...

Rory Gilmore (person) 3 — Fictional character from Gilmore Girls whose aesthetic is cited as returning to fashion alongside Bella Swan.