Interracial Struggles

Have you ever heard of the song "Through the Rain" by Mariah Carey? This is a very powerful song that relates to the topic of interracial relationships. The very first time I ever heard this song I began to tear up because it explains the conflict that many interracial couples go through with their family and peers. The young girl in the video gets into a fight with her mother because of her negative feelings toward her daughters relationship. Because of all the chaos with her family, the young girl leaves her home to go be with her boyfriend, who is of a different race. Later in the video you see the girl's mother trying to go after her, but the daughter is feed up with all the opinionated comments her mother had said to her. The young girl followed her heart, and she wasn't going to let her family tell her who she could or couldn't date. She loves her boyfriend and wouldn't let the racial divide come in between how they feel towards one another. Overall, this video is about Mariah Carey's Family. Mariah Carey is the child of a bi-racial couple, and this video explains the struggles that interracial couples go through. If you watch the video completely, you will be able to see Mariah Carey's parents sitting in a church pew towards the end. Her parents represent that you can get through all the issues that come along with interracial dating, they are still together to this day, happier than ever.