Mariah Carey tackles racism in her new memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which hit shelves last week.
The five-time Grammy winner details the childhood trauma she faced as a biracial person, which is unfortunately still a reality.
She revealed that her son Moroccan was bullied by one of his friends, who turned out to be racist, as she promoted her biography Thursday on Watch What Happens Live.
Racist bullies: Mariah Carey revealed that her son Moroccan was bullied by a ‘white supremacist’ he thought was his friend, as she promoted her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Thursday on Watch What Happens Live
The 50-year-old told host Andy Cohen: ‘Rocky just got bullied the other day from a white supremacist person that he thought was his friend. It’s insane.’
‘So, this is the world we live in. I’m glad [the book] came out in a timely fashion. It’s what it was meant to be.’
She added of her book: ‘Thank god it’s now, because it’s so timely. And it’s going to help people who are struggling to figure it out, even with my own kids…
‘Certain chapters I’m reading to them are helping to illustrate my encounters with racism and how they can then have a greater understanding and ultimately a greater reservoir, with which to deal with the situation itself, ’cause it’s hard.’
Mama bear: The 50-year-old told host Andy Cohen: ‘Rocky just got bullied the other day from a white supremacist person that he thought was his friend. It’s insane’
Life lessons: She added of her book: ‘Thank god it’s now, because it’s so timely. And it’s going to help people who are struggling to figure it out, even with my own kids’
Happy family: Carey shares Moroccan and his twin sister Monroe, both nine, whom she shares with ex-husband Nick Cannon, 40, to whom she was married from 2008 to 2016 (pictured in March, 2018)
Carey shares Moroccan and his twin sister Monroe, both nine, whom she shares with ex-husband Nick Cannon, 40, to whom she was married from 2008 to 2016.
She also recalled some of the upsetting instances of racism she faced as a child, growing up in a mixed-race family.
The Glitter actress said: ‘The only reason I was aware so early on is because it became a subject of humiliation for me as a child.
‘In the book, in the chapter Coloring Outside the Lines, when I drew a picture of my family… and basically got traumatized by the student teachers who thought I had used the wrong crayon because I drew my father with a brown crayon.’
She had her own experience with a racist classmate as a child, as well: ‘I brought my friend Becky to my dad’s house with me, and her parents didn’t know I was Black.
‘They didn’t know she was going to go to a Black man’s house; they had only met my mother. The girl burst into tears because she was so freaked out.’
Biracial experience: She also recalled some of the upsetting instances of racism she faced as a child, growing up in a mixed-race family
Traumatic moment: The Glitter actress said: ‘In the book, in the chapter Coloring Outside the Lines, when I drew a picture of my family… and basically got traumatized by the student teachers who thought I had used the wrong crayon because I drew my father with a brown crayon’
Carey continued: ‘It just changes your perspective on things, and it twists it. I really feel like it’s been a lifelong battle and struggle.’
The Always Be My Baby artist has thrown her support behind the Black Lives Matter moment in the past, especially in recent months, as protests have broken out over the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
She postponed the 30th anniversary celebration of her self-titled debut album back in June, out of respect for the nationwide outcry over systemic racism and police brutality.
Carey wrote in a statement on Instagram: ‘Thank you lambily, for all the celebratory messages for today’s #MC30 anniversary! I had planned to share some surprises and rarities with you, but prefer to postpone them to a later date.
‘As we continue to fight for equality and justice within our broken systems, I thank you for using your platforms to educate, inform and invoke change. Together let’s bring on a change. Love, Mariah.’
Black Lives Matter: The Always Be My Baby artist has thrown her support behind the Black Lives Matter moment in the past, especially in recent months, as protests have broken out over the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor (pictured in January, 2020)
Out of respect: She postponed the 30th anniversary celebration of her self-titled debut album back in June, out of respect for the nationwide outcry over systemic racism and police brutality
Justice for Breonna Taylor: She was also one of several celebs who took to Instagram in a t-shirt that read ‘arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor,’ in tribute to the Louisville woman who was shot dead in her sleep back in March, during a police raid on her home
She was also one of several celebs who took to Instagram in a t-shirt that read ‘arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor,’ in tribute to the Louisville woman who was shot dead in her sleep back in March, during a police raid on her home.
The New York-born artist most recently covered V Magazine for a special election issue, in which she opened up about the importance of voting.
She said: ‘Voting is so important because it is one way to show up for ourselves and our communities. It’s an opportunity for us to honor our ancestors — those that were unable to vote because of racism and sexism — and elect people that we can hold accountable.
‘In 2016, almost half of eligible voters didn’t vote. Each day since that election, we have lived with the consequences of that inaction. We need leadership that is ready to step up. We have to fight for each other and our shared futures.’
Carey added: ‘I am so proud of the young people organizing, particularly Black people, who are leading this movement.
‘Everything feels so hopeless, but when I see the organizing power and the people who are leading this movement, I am hopeful because this is the future of our world.’
Rock the vote! The New York-born artist most recently covered V Magazine for a special election issue, in which she opened up about the importance of voting: ‘Voting is so important because it is one way to show up for ourselves and our communities’