There's
nothing derogatory about being
High yellow. It has nothing to do with jealousy of darker complexioned blacks, or bi-racials who think they are better then others. Not all light skinned black people are biracial, though most have white somewhere in their lineages, both their
parents can be
black and still be born light skin.
It just refers to black people, who tend to have lighter complexions with "yellow" undertones. When buying make up, the women have to look for makeup with a yellowish tint to it, rather then a red tint.
Just like how some Asians have a yellowish under tone, so do these blacks.
The alternative is a "Red Bone" a lighter complexioned
black who has more of a red undertone to their skin, like Indians and white people.
Black people come in a variety of different shades and colors. Even darker complexioned blacks have a red or yellowish undertone to them, but it's just more visible in lighter skin.
High Yellow, High Yella, High Yeller refer to one variation of
black coloring. It's not derogatory nor if a person calls themselves "
high yellow" does it mean they are high saddity or think they are better then other blacks.
If a
black persons
skin looks more like an Indians skin, they are red bone.
If it looks more like an Asians skin, they are
high yellow. It's as simple as that