Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Act.IL (concept) 2 — An Israeli government-funded global influence campaign with a $1.1 million budget and 15,000-member online army conducti...

This American Life (film) 2 — NPR radio program and podcast discussed as having declined in quality since 2016, focusing more on liberal politics than...

Mount Kilimanjaro (place) 2 — African mountain referenced in a post criticizing men taking selfies in exotic locations.

Pick Me (concept) 2 — Pejorative term for women seeking male validation, discussed as potentially being misused by liberals to attack women tr...

Mewing (concept) 2 — Internet trend about tongue posture to improve facial structure that has spread to mainstream consciousness

Rust Belt (place) 2 — American region depicted through a fall festival featuring veterans, breweries, frat boys, girlbosses, and new age coupl...

SNL (Saturday Night Live) (film) 2 — Long-running sketch comedy show theorized to not make money but to serve as international depiction of American culture.

Act of Union (concept) 2 — Historical treaty between England and Scotland portrayed as Scotland joining English imperialism after failed colonial a...

Guy Fawkes (person) 2 — A historical figure whose appearance as a Halloween costume in 2022 suggests possible anti-establishment sentiment growi...

Annie Ernaux (person) 2 — Author whose work resonated so deeply with a reader that they felt she had already written everything they wanted to say

Saw (film) 2 — A blatantly gory horror film mentioned as a comparison point to Texas Chain Saw Massacre's more psychologically disturbi...

Bill Murray (person) 2 — Comedy icon discussed in context of his appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, with the poster lamenting the wasted opportun...

Companion (film) 2 — Film criticized for lazy screenwriting featuring an incel villain who complains about being a white male and claims to b...

Cybertruck (concept) 2 — Tesla vehicle with an 'autisticly designed' appearance that generates intense hatred on Reddit city subreddits, possibly...

Flickr (place) 2 — Photo sharing platform where users discovered lost archival images from 1970s-80s New York City

Mattachine Society (place) 2 — Early gay rights organization that poster argues has been incorrectly rebranded as fighting for gender issues rather tha...

The Mask (film) 2 — 1994 Jim Carrey comedy film cited as example of French people having mainstream American tastes.

Anthrax Attacks of 2001 (concept) 2 — Post-9/11 bioterrorism attacks eventually traced to a US military researcher who committed suicide, cited as an example ...

r/seattle (place) 2 — City subreddit ranked as worst and criticized as being full of white liberals who deny local problems and express coded ...

r/punk (place) 2 — Subreddit criticized for its userbase scolding someone for calling Biden 'genocide joe' and defending Biden's Israel pol...

The Satanic Verses (book) 2 — Novel described as extremely difficult to read, written in dream sequences requiring knowledge of Islamic lore, Hindu lo...

Hindutva (concept) 2 — Hindu nationalist ideology presented as an alternative outcome to China's Cultural Revolution

Huntington's Disease (concept) 2 — Genetic neurological disorder referenced in a post about suffering, describing a 15-year-old dying from dementia-like sy...

Chef John (person) 2 — Food content creator from Food Wishes referenced as example of passionate food nerd

Bahamas (place) 2 — Caribbean nation where Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested with the US seeking extradition.

Seth MacFarlane (person) 2 — Creator of Family Guy who admitted to not liking the show anymore despite it continuing with the same writing style.

Five Guys (place) 2 — An American burger chain used as an example of Western brand recognition that China lacks.

Sofia Richie (person) 2 — A model who dated Justin Bieber, prompting Selena Gomez to comment on Justin's post telling him not to post pictures wit...

Orlando Bloom (person) 2 — An actor who allegedly flirted with Selena Gomez to get revenge on Justin Bieber after Bieber winked at his wife Miranda...

Miranda Kerr (person) 2 — A model and Orlando Bloom's wife at the time when Justin Bieber winked at her, triggering a conflict.

Jaden Smith (person) 2 — An actor and Justin Bieber's close friend whom Selena Gomez allegedly dated to get information about Justin.

Kendall Jenner (person) 2 — Reality TV personality and model referenced for a controversial Pepsi advertisement that commodified protest imagery

Howie Hawkins (person) 2 — Green Party candidate mentioned in context of someone voting third-party in an election, leading to accusations of being...

WWOOF (concept) 2 — A program that arranges work exchanges between farmers and non-farmers, offering room and board in exchange for 20-30 ho...

Evangelicalism (concept) 2 — Protestant Christian movement predicted to become the dominant form of Christianity in the future, characterized by Pent...

Anthony Weiner (person) 2 — A disgraced politician whose sexting scandal with a minor is linked to wider political consequences including the 2016 e...

Bob Iger (person) 2 — Former Disney CEO discussed in context of Jewish leadership being replaced in major film studios

AITA (Am I The Asshole) (place) 2 — Reddit forum criticized for displaying sadistic glee and lacking empathy in discussions of revenge and comeuppance.

Bono (person) 2 — Lead singer of U2 whose appearance is compared unfavorably to the sound of a washed-up Gen-Xer singing karaoke

Ghostbusters (film) 2 — Film referenced for Annie Potts's character voice that reminds the author of town fair volunteers

Sailor Moon (film) 2 — Anime series referenced as one of GameMasterAnthony's fictional friends in his imagined birthday parties.

DocuSign (concept) 2 — Electronic signature platform criticized in favor of traditional in-person business rituals and physical signatures.

Bryan Kohberger (person) 2 — Ph.D. student in Criminology at Washington State University arrested in connection with the Moscow Murders who conducted...

J. Robert Oppenheimer (person) 2 — Physicist and creator of the atomic bomb depicted in Nolan's film as a protagonist that the user argues should not have ...

Deng Xiaoping (person) 2 — Chinese political leader whose quote 'to get filled is glorious' (a sexual parody of his actual quote) was referenced du...

Left Communism (concept) 2 — Political ideology associated with the journal Chuang, which provides dissident analysis of Chinese society from a commu...

Berklee (place) 2 — Music college referenced as where white kids study composition and make zero dollars in jazz fusion bands, contrasted wi...

Napa Valley (place) 2 — California wine region where Krysten Sinema allegedly flew her bodyguard for a concert and private Airbnb stay.

EU (concept) 2 — Political and economic union criticized for remaining silent on Serbian government's violent crackdown on protests due t...

r/askwomen (place) 2 — Reddit community suggested as more appropriate venue for neurotic whining posts.