Inside Out 2: Trump, Racism, and the Endless Trauma Soup

Forget Joy, Sadness, and the familiar crew from the original Inside Out. In Inside Out 2: Trauma Soup Edition, it’s Racism, Gaslighting, and Oppression running the emotional control room. And leading the charge? Anxiety, who just so happens to look a lot like Trump. That’s right: orange, chaotic, and leaving Cheetos dust everywhere, Anxiety/Trump is smashing buttons like a toddler on a sugar high, triggering emotional meltdowns and driving the country into a perpetual state of breakdown.

You remember the viral hit: “I got greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, yams, hogs, dogs, chicken, turkey — you name it!” Well, here’s the 2024 remix America’s been force-fed:

We got TRAUMA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, BI-POLAR — you name it!We got RACISM, BIGOTRY, DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIMES — you name it!We got STOP-AND-FRISK, SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE, SUNDOWN TOWNS, GASLIGHTING ABOUT RACIST PRACTICES — all in the name of WHITE SUPREMACY CLAUSE!

Just like in the movie, the emotional control room is in chaos, but instead of Joy trying to keep things balanced, Anxiety/Trump is frantically pressing the “fear” button, making sure we’re all stuck in a permanent state of panic. He leaves behind Cheeto-stained fingerprints on everything, twisting the country’s collective emotional state into a mess of stress, division, and anger. And as you might expect, there’s no Joy to be found when Anxiety/Trump and Racism are running the show.

Trauma Soup: Now Serving Generational Anxiety with a Side of Racism

Let’s talk about that Trauma Soup. It’s been simmering for centuries, a cauldron of oppression that never stops boiling. Stir in some STOP-AND-FRISK, a generous helping of the SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE, and a dash of SUNDOWN TOWNS, and you’ve got a recipe for generational anxiety that Black and Brown communities are force-fed daily.

And just when you thought the remix was done, here’s the updated track:We got ANXIETY, STOP-AND-FRISK, SUNDOWN TOWNS, SYSTEMIC RACISM — you name it!

It’s not just history — it’s the reality we’re living in. The sundown towns of yesteryear may not have physical signs anymore, but their legacy lingers. Invisible boundaries still shape how people of color navigate certain towns and spaces, where the threat of racial violence looms like a bad memory you can’t shake off. These places may have scrubbed the signs, but the fear remains.

Mental Health Olympics: Racism’s Undisputed Champion

In the Olympics of Mental Health, RACISM always wins gold. And who’s on the sidelines cheering it on with a handful of Cheetos? Anxiety/Trump, clapping his tiny orange hands as Depression, Oppression, and Systemic Injustice all take their place on the podium.

We got PROFILING, TARGETING, EXCLUSION, CRIMINALIZATION — you name it!

And let’s not forget the SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE, that well-oiled machine designed to push Black and Brown students out of classrooms and into the criminal justice system. It’s a rigged game that’s been going on for generations, ensuring that the Trauma Soup recipe stays alive and well, dished out to the next generation.

Meanwhile, Anxiety/Trump keeps pressing those fear buttons, making sure we’re too stressed, too divided, and too overwhelmed to change the rules.

Sundown Towns: Ghosts of the Past, Haunting the Present

The SUNDOWN TOWNS of the past weren’t just physical places with “No Black People After Dark” signs. They were living, breathing systems of exclusion. And even though the signs are gone, their ghosts are still very much alive, feeding into the racial tension that keeps bubbling over today.

In towns where Black people still feel unsafe, where systemic redlining and segregation remain under new names, those ghosts of exclusion whisper reminders of the past that haven’t fully left us.

We got GHOST TOWNS, LEGACIES OF HATE, REDLINING, SYSTEMIC SEGREGATION — you name it!

Anxiety/Trump loves this game. Every time we start to forget the history, he stirs the pot, adding another layer of fear and division. The country is constantly on edge, like we’re waiting for the next racial explosion — and Anxiety/Trump makes sure the ingredients are always ready to boil over.

Gaslighting: America’s Favorite Pastime

Now let’s talk about GASLIGHTING, one of Anxiety/Trump’s signature moves. “Slavery was so long ago, just get over it,” they say, as if the trauma didn’t leave deep, unhealed scars on the nation’s psyche. But Anxiety/Trump keeps the gaslighting going strong, making sure we’re questioning our own reality even as the evidence of systemic racism stares us in the face.

We got GASLIGHTING, TOKENISM, QUESTIONING BLACKNESS — you name it!

Every time people like BARACK OBAMA and KAMALA HARRIS rise to power, Anxiety/Trump is there to question their legitimacy, using the same racist playbook that’s always been in circulation. It’s a game of denying history, rewriting the present, and making sure the future stays just as divided as the past.

The Bottom Line: Breaking the Soup Cycle

Here’s the reality: Inside Out 2: Trauma Soup Edition isn’t just a movie. It’s a reflection of the emotional, mental, and societal mess we’re all living in today. Until we confront the WHITE SUPREMACY Culture, until we stop letting Anxiety/Trump run the control room, we’ll be stuck in this endless loop of trauma, fear, and oppression.

We got TRAUMA, RACISM, SUNDOWN TOWNS, BIGOTRY — you name it!

But it’s time to turn off the stove. The TRAUMA SOUP is done, and we can’t keep letting the ghosts of the past dictate our present. We need to confront the systems that keep Anxiety/Trump in power — the same systems that stir fear, division, and chaos.

So, next time someone says, “It’s in the past, get over it,” remind them:

We got TRUMP, ANXIETY, GASLIGHTING, and RACISM — you name it!

But more importantly, remind them that we have the power to change the script. The ride’s far from over, but this time, we can rewrite the ending. Confront the past. Dismantle the systems. Break free from the trauma. Only then can we stop Anxiety/Trump from pressing all the buttons — and start healing a nation.