Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Frontier Airlines (place) 2 — Budget airline where passengers are observed not using headphones for their devices

Louisville (place) 2 — Kentucky city described as having minimal police enforcement and lawless conditions following the Breonna Taylor inciden...

Sortition (concept) 2 — Form of government where representatives are selected by lottery rather than election, obsessively promoted by a certain...

Drag Queen Story Hour (concept) 2 — Controversial cultural phenomenon from around 2020 that people defended or dismissed as either real or a boogeyman depen...

Oslo (place) 2 — Norwegian capital city where Crown Princess Mette-Marit was a notorious party girl in the 1990s drug scene

Gretchen Whitmer (person) 2 — Democratic governor of Michigan who addressed young men's problems in her 2025 State address, focusing on housing, educa...

Guy Fieri (person) 2 — Television personality and chef whose show was watched by inmates in a Canadian maximum security prison.

r/blackpeopletwitter (place) 2 — Subreddit that posts the same DNC talking points as r/whitepeopletwitter despite racial differentiation.

Likud (concept) 2 — Hardline Israeli political party with problematic history that currently holds significant positions in the Knesset.

Omaha Beach (place) 2 — D-Day landing site referenced as example of young soldiers storming beaches at 14, contrasted with modern arrested devel...

Trump University (concept) 2 — Failed business venture by Trump mentioned as example of his ability to avoid consequences despite scandal.

Rain Man (film) 2 — Film referenced as metaphor for becoming socially dysfunctional when attempting intimate or sexual interactions.

WebMD (concept) 2 — Medical information website consulted by someone experiencing anhedonia to research schizoid personality disorder.

Reese's Puffs (concept) 2 — A breakfast cereal brand referenced in discussion of the endless variations and flavored iterations available in package...

Nitrous oxide (concept) 2 — Gas used recreationally in 'whipits' that impairs B12 absorption and can cause dangerous nerve damage with sustained use...

Iron Dome (concept) 2 — Israeli missile defense system discussed in context of Israelis bragging about it being unbreachable while simultaneousl...

Joe Keery (person) 2 — Actor who plays Steve in Stranger Things, previously a flattering comparison point for a poster who was later compared t...

Dollar Tree (place) 2 — Retail chain used as example of manual labor that cannot be automated despite AI advances in creative fields.

Doritos (concept) 2 — Brand of processed chips that makes up part of an extremely limited diet of a 12-year-old discussed in context of poor n...

Critical Theory (concept) 2 — Academic framework criticized for being used to tear down all existing knowledge without offering workable alternatives ...

TRT (concept) 2 — Testosterone Replacement Therapy, discussed as something potentially used by 'every remotely successful male' these days...

Plan B (concept) 2 — Brand name emergency contraception pill that is expensive in the United States but readily available through government ...

Marina and the Diamonds (person) 2 — Artist to whom Chappell Roan is compared for try-hard persona and performative activism, though Marina's felt more ironi...

Gujarat (place) 2 — Indian state mentioned in connection with an HR manager allegedly attempting nepotistic hiring practices favoring people...

Punjab (place) 2 — Region of India from which thousands of international students come to Canadian diploma mills, creating strain on housin...

Business Insider (place) 2 — Business news publication cited as source for survey showing that 61% of employers sometimes or always avoid hiring Gen ...

HelloFresh (concept) 2 — A meal subscription service associated with people who don't enjoy cooking and have sterile, joyless kitchens

Namibia (place) 2 — Site of German genocide in the early 20th century that Germany is accused of ignoring compared to its focus on the Holoc...

r/science (place) 2 — Reddit subreddit that hosted controversial content including a disputed study about child exploitation material

Selling Out (concept) 2 — Cultural concept particularly associated with Gen X about compromising artistic or personal integrity for commercial suc...

Dead Bedrooms (place) 2 — Reddit community where people discuss relationships with no sexual intimacy, mentioned in context of maintaining relatio...

OMAD (concept) 2 — One Meal A Day eating pattern recommended in guide to staying skinny while maintaining an active drinking lifestyle.

r/Atlantology (place) 2 — An Atlanta-focused subreddit that is part of the 'hood reddit' network, featuring street culture, music, and content fro...

MaryShelleyStepOnMe (person) 2 — Reddit user speculated to be Dasha Nekrasova posting under a pseudonym on the Red Scare subreddit.

Bill Ackman (person) 2 — Influential investor mentioned as going hard against the liberal agenda in the context of Jewish political realignment.

Life Goes On (film) 2 — Television show whose character Corky was referenced to describe being talked down to while discussing economics

Chicken Little (film) 2 — Disney animated film character compared to the appearance of non-binary women at a university

Olipop (concept) 2 — Fiber-containing beverage brand that people claim causes digestive distress despite having only a few grams of fiber

BrewDog (place) 2 — A chain gastropub referenced as an example of generic commercial development replacing independent venues.

Yiddish (concept) 2 — A historically rich Jewish language that contributed numerous loanwords to English and reflected Jewish cultural history...

The Bachelor (film) 2 — Reality TV show whose absence from subreddit discussion indicates the sub's straight male demographic

Hudson Yards (place) 2 — New York development area with liminal qualities that the author found compelling to explore while on methamphetamine

Ferguson (concept) 2 — Site of protests against police brutality cited as an example of ineffective American activism

Gentle Parenting (concept) 2 — Contemporary parenting philosophy criticized as a TikTok-based fad that fails to provide children with necessary structu...

ASMR (concept) 2 — Audio content genre including boyfriend roleplay scenarios that can be more embarrassing to explain than pornography

TED Talk (concept) 2 — Platform for talks where Elon Musk appeared 11 years ago demonstrating self-control and articulation, contrasted with hi...

ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) (concept) 2 — U.S. agency criticized for kidnapping international students and green card holders who protested against Israel, taking...

Wayfair (place) 2 — Online furniture retailer referenced as source of low-quality, frail furniture used in hotels bought out by private equi...

Jim Cramer (person) 2 — TV talking head referenced dismissively in discussion of how economic commentary remains abstract versus experiencing su...

Tajikistan (place) 2 — Country where a traveler vomited on a crowded bus after taking too much raw tobacco mush mixed with crushed glass