Originally Posted by Gilda

I understand the metaphor means "yellow on the outside, white on the inside." I get that. I think it's idiotic to think one's ethnicity should be the primary determiner of how one should behave, but I understand the implication. I just think it's a strange metaphor to use because bananas aren't white on the inside. "Twinkie" makes more sense as a pejorative. I've never heard "coconut".