CTA's luck in rail line color assignments (Chicago, Skokie: retirement, areas)

[Pink Jazz]

I was wondering, does anyone find it interesting how lucky CTA has been with its rail line color assignments when it comes to not being offensive to the communities that they serve?

CTA uses certain colors (Red, Brown, Pink, and Yellow in particular) which could be offensive to a certain group of people, yet those lines do not serve areas where those groups of people make a majority of the population.

The Red Line doesn't serve an Indian Reservation nor a majority Native American community.

The Brown Line mostly serves white communities rather than Latino.

The Pink Line doesn't serve the main gay areas; Lakeview (Chicago's largest gay community) is served by the Red, Purple, and Brown Lines.

The only one that comes close is the Yellow Line serving Skokie, which has a significant, though not majority Asian-American community.

After all, when Atlanta first color-coded its lines, they came under fire for naming the line serving the Asian-American communities the Yellow Line, thus they were forced to rename the line to the Gold Line.

I know some don't like political correctness, however, it seems interesting how lucky CTA has been with its color assignments with its rail lines.

[oakparkdude]

Also, luckily the Green line doesn't serve the Martian-American community.

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by oakparkdude

Also, luckily the Green line doesn't serve the Martian-American community.

What about Irish? Green is a color that often represents the Irish. I do know that the Green Line serves some of the largest black communities in the Chicago area, however, I am not sure if there is also an Irish community along the route.

[oakparkdude]

Originally Posted by Pink Jazz

What about Irish? Green is a color that often represents the Irish. I do know that the Green Line serves some of the largest black communities in the Chicago area, however, I am not sure if there is also an Irish community along the route.

That's kind of a stretch I think. No significant Ulster community around the Orange line either.

[Charles22]

I thought the gays liked pink?

[Carlise]

"Also, luckily the Green line doesn't serve the Martian-American community."

Thank you, that made my (mid) morning.

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by Charles22

I thought the gays liked pink?

That is a stereotype. Gay men are less likely to have pink as their favorite color than straight men.

[BigLake]

I take the Blue Line which is apt since I am often tired or melancholy because I have to go to work.

[mlh27]

We need a silver line to serve retirement communities.

[ToriaT]

Where is the black line?