In 1980, before we got off the boat for each liberty port, we were shown movies, stuff on the local culture, things to see, what to do and what not to do
Before we hit Kenya, we were told that lighter skinned Africans were considered higher class than darker skinned africans, and that lighter skinned africans looked down on darker skinned africans and engaged in prejudice against them
I guess it is the reverse here
Not really, what you're seeing is a reaction to a long standing cultural tradition in black society. Google "high yellow".