Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

H3H3 (person) 2 — YouTube personality and podcaster described as deteriorating physically and mentally from excessive online activity.

Navajo (concept) 2 — Native American tribe whose members were subject of unconfirmed reports about ICE targeting during immigration enforceme...

UnitedHealth Group (place) 2 — Healthcare company whose stock rose following Biden's Super Tuesday victories, symbolizing opposition to universal healt...

Morningside Heights (place) 2 — Neighborhood in New York City evoked as a site of memory and nostalgia in a reflection on pizza and past experiences.

Lynyrd Skynyrd (album) 2 — Southern rock band used as example of surface-level music appreciation by Western chauvinists

Native Americans (concept) 2 — Indigenous peoples of America discussed in relation to genocide and current reservation conditions

Chanel (concept) 2 — Luxury fashion brand whose replica handbags are discussed as being nearly indistinguishable from authentic items.

Consumerism (concept) 2 — Cultural pattern of excessive purchasing, discussed through analysis of male-oriented 'filler hobbies' centered on acqui...

Coca Cola (concept) 2 — Referenced as an example of mature, conservative companies that dominate the current stock market without explosive grow...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (concept) 2 — A mental health condition discussed in the context of whether medication is beneficial, with the poster arguing that str...

Tod Browning (person) 2 — Director of the 1932 film Freaks, mentioned in a satirical post about ugly girl experiences.

Penguin Press (place) 2 — Publishing house mentioned in context of dating someone in the industry to get a book deal.

Outback Steakhouse (place) 2 — Restaurant chain known for bloomin' onions that inspire monthly cravings despite questionable spiritual implications.

4B (concept) 2 — Korean feminist movement involving abstaining from dating, sex, marriage, and childbirth with men, satirically compared ...

Hanoi (place) 2 — Capital of Vietnam where Trump allegedly allowed construction of a golf course and Trump Tower in exchange for tariff re...

Mr Darcy (person) 2 — Character from Pride and Prejudice referenced sarcastically regarding zoomer anxieties about being judged for limited ca...

West Sussex (place) 2 — English county where a woman was secretly filmed on a beach by a man wearing smart sunglasses

The Black Keys (person) 2 — Band referenced dismissively in comparison to serious garage punk enthusiasts of earlier forum culture

Live Nation (concept) 2 — Live entertainment company merged with Ticketmaster, discussed as a universally despised monopoly.

Goyslop (concept) 2 — Internet slang term for unhealthy processed food that helped motivate weight loss through imagining corporate conspiraci...

Scott Adams (person) 2 — Creator of Dilbert comic strip who became a Trump supporter and spent his final days dying of terminal cancer doing poli...

Mukbang (concept) 2 — Online video content showing people eating large quantities of food, discussed as a surrogate for normal human behavior ...

Kiwi Farms (place) 2 — Internet forum known for documenting and harassing lolcows, cited as source for KingCobraJFS death report

Bing (place) 2 — Microsoft search engine whose interface makes the post author immediately feel sad regardless of mood or time of day.

Globalism (concept) 2 — Cultural phenomenon characterized as international non-resistance to American culture and its parameters

BRICS (concept) 2 — Geopolitical alliance dismissed in a satirical call for ignorance about Middle Eastern politics in favor of orientalist ...

RateMyProfessor (place) 2 — Website where students review professors, where a poster discovered their abusive former stepfather had numerous complai...

Vanderbilt (place) 2 — University where BethAnn McLaughlin was a neuroscience professor before being denied tenure over fake professor scandal

Arizona State University (place) 2 — University where BethAnn McLaughlin falsely claimed a fake professor worked before announcing their COVID death

BMI (Body Mass Index) (concept) 2 — Health metric defended against claims it's inaccurate for muscular people, argued to actually underestimate obesity

Power Rangers (film) 2 — Children's TV show referenced as example of innocent pre-pubescent play before gender dynamics become sexualized

Le Samouraï (film) 2 — French film featuring Alain Delon, described as creating an instant favorite actor after a revival screening

Hall & Oates (album) 2 — Musical duo whose songs were frequently played by a woman described in a story about a relationship centered on cocaine ...

Michael Douglas (person) 2 — Actor impersonated by Nick in a haiku about the podcast dynamic, described as a "Gay Actor."

Catherine Zeta-Jones (person) 2 — An actress used as a reference point for exceptional beauty in describing a girlfriend who is out of the poster's league...

Uma Thurman (person) 2 — Actress who played Venus in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, praised for standing out among normal-looking actors

Golden Corral (place) 2 — An American buffet restaurant chain discussed for its name's evocation of livestock being corralled

Port Authority (place) 2 — New York City bus terminal referenced as a place where one might see disturbing scenes like overdoses

The Queen's Gambit (film) 2 — Netflix series about chess referenced in a joke about using appearance to gain advantage in competitive chess

Theater Kid Culture (concept) 2 — Cultural phenomenon of theatrical personalities dominating media institutions and exhibiting specific behavioral pattern...

Kurzgesagt (place) 2 — YouTube channel representing a type of pop science video format that is being replicated endlessly for commercial purpos...

Peter Jackson (person) 2 — Filmmaker who directed a documentary about The Beatles that revealed intimate details of the band's dynamics and Yoko On...

Laos (place) 2 — Southeast Asian country where the poster's brother was found dead in a hotel room, likely by suicide or overdose.

Minutemen (album) 2 — Punk rock band whose song 'Corona' (the Jackass theme song) triggered emotional memories of the poster's deceased brothe...

Abbott Elementary (film) 2 — Comedy TV series about teachers listed as a favorite show of a woman with extremely restrictive viewing criteria based o...

Giallo (concept) 2 — Italian horror/thriller film genre from the 1960s-80s that the poster loves but which a woman with strict viewing criter...

Y2K aesthetic (concept) 2 — Visual style from the year 2000 era that influences a woman to accept media from 2000 onwards despite her preference for...

Günter Grass (person) 2 — A German author whose work served as a conversation starter that led to a romantic relationship for a poster seeking lit...

Stephen Hawking (person) 2 — A physicist referenced in a Joe Pera quote about infidelity in the context of the vastness of the universe versus person...

Homelander (person) 2 — A villain character from The Boys who some internet users ironically celebrate despite the show's writers positioning hi...