Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

2021 (concept) 23 — Year Katerina Golubeva's daughter Ina Marija Bartaitė was killed in a traffic accident.

Game of Thrones (film) 23 — Discussion about rape in fantasy fiction, mentioning medieval-esque worlds and low-brow fiction trends

ISIS (concept) 23 — Terrorist organization referenced in a disturbing hallucination during an LSD trip where moans were perceived as sounds ...

Saudi Arabia (place) 23 — A Middle Eastern country whose wealthy citizens are described as benefiting from neoliberal globalization while being ab...

Europe (place) 23 — Geographic region where men are described as receiving more sympathy when opening up about anxiety and vulnerability, co...

Austin (place) 23 — Texas city discussed as a formerly cool destination that some people now claim to fear visiting due to perceived politic...

Matty Healy (person) 23 — British musician and frontman of The 1975, discussed as a controversial figure who provokes strong reactions from Taylor...

Eyes Wide Shut (film) 23 — Stanley Kubrick masterpiece described as a slow-moving thriller with eerie, surreal atmosphere and an odyssey-like struc...

Stephen Colbert (person) 23 — Late-night talk show host whose show is described as an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Jon Stewart's political satire...

Family Guy (film) 23 — Animated TV series criticized as soulless art where not a single frame could be called beautiful, contrasted with early ...

Colorado (place) 23 — US state that has transformed from libertarian normie culture to hustle-obsessed tech culture with nature aesthetics, se...

Serbia (place) 23 — Country experiencing large-scale protests involving college and high school students, with government using sonic weapon...

Woody Allen (person) 23 — Filmmaker criticized as a 'friend of the pod' whose films perpetuated the trope of ugly mediocre men with stunning wives...

Christopher Nolan (person) 23 — Film director who praised contemporary young actors like Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy as combining new Hollywood realism...

Stav (person) 23 — Comedian whose way of talking about sex is criticized as suggesting inexperience, with reference to literary observation...

Lolita (book) 23 — A novel by Vladimir Nabokov that the poster was reading on public transport, leading to an embarrassing misunderstanding...

Vladimir Nabokov (person) 23 — Russian-American novelist described as 'the greatest American prose writer since Melville,' whose work was used as groun...

24 (film) 22 — TV thriller series whose first season featured Serbian villains trying to avenge Milosevic rather than Muslim terrorists

2017 (concept) 22 — A year that young people express nostalgia for despite being only five years in the past.

2018 (concept) 22 — Year of study showing high exposure to radio frequency radiation is associated with cancer in male rats

Ariana Grande (person) 22 — Pop singer and actress discussed in relation to the upcoming Wicked movie and her changing appearance.

Goodreads (place) 22 — Social cataloging website referenced as a place where someone's reading habits would be judged

United Healthcare (place) 22 — Healthcare company mentioned in connection with alleged practices of paying nursing homes to let patients die to avoid h...

Benjamin Netanyahu (person) 22 — Israeli Prime Minister described as a maniac launching what amounts to full scale genocide on Gaza inhabitants

Zohran Mamdani (person) 22 — New York politician described as a transnational Brahmin elite from an Ivy League academic family, representing educated...

SSRIs (concept) 22 — Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors discussed in a positive personal account by a young woman who found them helpful...

Nancy Pelosi (person) 22 — U.S. politician whose clapping gesture was interpreted by admirers as 'throwing shade,' exemplifying the projection of d...

True Detective (film) 22 — HBO crime drama series whose first season is discussed for having an anticlimactic ending that revealed only an inbred a...

Bay Area (place) 22 — Region discussed as having become culturally dead with standoffish people obsessed with self-awareness and perceived as ...

Denver (place) 22 — Colorado city described as cute despite associations with Patagonia wearers and expensive housing, with nice scenery on ...

Hamilton (film) 22 — A musical play from 2016 about the founding fathers that featured rap songs and attracted massive mainstream attention, ...

Lady Gaga (person) 22 — Pop artist who held a concert at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro that gathered over 2 million people after more than 10 years...

Poland (place) 22 — Eastern European country through which a young man traveled to reach Ukraine after being warned against going to Russian...

Denmark (place) 22 — Scandinavian country characterized humorously as being designed by children due to its normalized candy consumption, amu...

Georgia (place) 22 — Former Soviet country mentioned in a discussion about working with different Slavic populations, with Georgians describe...

Pete Davidson (person) 22 — American comedian and actor discussed for getting tattoos of Kim Kardashian's children's initials on his neck, described...

Venezuela (place) 22 — Country where an ink shortage led to complaints about mascots disappearing from product packaging, discussed as an examp...

FauxMoi (place) 22 — Celebrity gossip subreddit that grew from 30k to over 6 million users and is viewed as potentially ruining Hollywood gla...

Thomas Pynchon (person) 22 — Reclusive American novelist mentioned in connection with a rare photograph showing his hand giving a peace sign while pr...

Cocteau Twins (album) 22 — Band discussed for their collaboration with Harold Budd on 'Sea Swallow Me', introduced to the poster through the subred...

The White Lotus (film) 22 — HBO series whose new season depicts male characters gravitating toward toxic masculinity over positive masculinity, with...

Sex and the City (film) 22 — HBO television series analyzed as presenting a conservative cautionary tale against feminist liberation despite its sex-...

Eminem (person) 22 — Rapper whose early songs featured self-censoring ad-libs like 'oops' and 'uh oh' after controversial statements, suggest...

Trauma Response (concept) 21 — Mental health terminology critiqued for being overused by younger generations to pathologize minor discomforts and avoid...

Norway (place) 21 — Nordic country cited alongside Sweden as punching above its weight culturally with a combined population of only 16 mill...

Dirtbag Left (concept) 21 — A leftist political movement and aesthetic that was popular approximately five years before 2022, characterized by irrev...

Christopher Lasch (person) 21 — Author and cultural critic whose work on elite culture and modern society was discussed by the Red Scare podcast hosts, ...

QAnon (concept) 21 — Conspiracy theory that posited Trump was secretly dismantling a satanic global pedophile ring, ironically referenced in ...

Trader Joe's (place) 21 — Upscale grocery chain characterized by warm lighting, attractive clientele, and employees described as non-working class...

Chipotle (place) 21 — Fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain discussed in context of employee behavior and customer dissatisfaction, with refere...