A yellow rose
A yellow rose is like a mulatto version of a white rose, except this one got called a 'High Yellow' and got told to go pass for white.
My grandma said, 'That Emily was a yellow rose, she was too light for the black folks and too dark for the white folks.'
My cousin got called a 'High Yellow' at school and cried all the way home.
My teacher said, 'Emily was a yellow rose, and she was tired of being passed around like a piece of candy.'