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02-10-2010, 09:13 PM
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#1 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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| New name for ATL's train line, "the Yellow line" stirs debate and anger from Asians
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MARTA's decision to brand its train line into Doraville "yellow" has stirred quiet debate among some within Atlanta's growing Asian-American community.
That's not to say any Atlantans of Asian descent think it's a particularly good idea, considering that "yellow," when used to describe skin color, carries a racist connotation. But judging by a random sampling of patrons and business owners Tuesday at Doraville's Asian Square, a groundswell of opposition to the rebranding seems unlikely to build.
"Medium upset" is how Amigo Electronics co-owner Sue Gung described the community's reaction. Her husband was medium indifferent.
"What difference does it make if it's yellow, gold or black," said Gary Gung, noting that New York and other major cities use color coding to help commuters better navigate their transit systems. "Make the issue about the economy or something else more important."
Though transit authority officials were warned by their former manager of equal opportunity and conflict resolution that some might be offended by a yellow line to Doraville, MARTA CEO Beverly Scott said his complaint was not indicative of everybody's feelings.
Scott says she has asked Asian-Americans whether they were offended by the use of "yellow line," and they told her they were not.
Part of that reticence is cultural, said Helen Kim, advocacy director for the nonprofit Pan Asian Center, among the groups scheduled to meet Friday with Scott. They hope to persuade her to change the line's name from yellow to gold.
The MARTA CEO was not present at a November meeting with local Asian-American community groups about the yellow line controversy. "There have been other complaints," Kim said. "The issue to us is that when someone brought this up, he was ignored. We understand the decision to name the line yellow wasn't made with the intention of offending, but refusing to listen to us is intentional."
Kim said reactions to the controversy vary based on several factors. Some Asians new to America may be unaware of the racist connotations of yellow, for example. And previous generations who've endured more racism are prone to be more sensitive to its usage.
"If my parents or grandparents knew about this, they would raise hell," said Kevin Hoang, 30. "[MARTA officials] should've thought this through more."
Kenny Wong, manager of the Hair Capital salon, said such racial issues tend to be overly scrutinized in America.
"I heard about [the controversy]," Wong said. "It doesn't matter to me. Only racial people think about things like this."
His friend, John Nguyen, owner of Saigon Deli, took a different approach. "I don't consider myself yellow. I'm gold," he said, smiling.
For Kim, the issue is not so much about race but more about a lack of respect given to Asian-American concerns.
"If a line going to the south side of the city was named the black line, I think you'd have a different outcome," she said. "The sensitivity to Asian issues is not there yet."
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02-10-2010, 09:16 PM
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02-10-2010, 09:23 PM
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So let me get this straight. They renamed the line that travels through neighbourhoods that are predominately asian, the "yellow line".
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02-10-2010, 09:55 PM
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02-10-2010, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by misteranswer  So let me get this straight. They renamed the line that travels through neighbourhoods that are predominately asian, the "yellow line". | basically. but apparently, doraville doesn't have a centralized "chinatown" per se... the asian population is more spread out throughout the city.
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02-10-2010, 10:22 PM
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#6 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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Originally Posted by misteranswer So let me get this straight. They renamed the line that travels through neighbourhoods that are predominately asian, the "yellow line". | wheres it say anything about it going thru asian neighbourhoods?
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02-10-2010, 10:40 PM
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It's just a coincidence the colour "yellow" is a reference to the Asian race... if they name the line white, they piss off the KKK. If they name the line black, they piss off them brothers. I guess colour naming will lead to racial connotation one way or another...  | |
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02-10-2010, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RRxtar wheres it say anything about it going thru asian neighbourhoods? | doraville is the richmond of atlanta (relatively speaking).
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02-11-2010, 12:15 AM
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we might as well just ban the use of colours from being used to describe anything. better to be safe then to piss off an oversensitive minority...
give me a break.
ps. i'm asian
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02-11-2010, 12:24 AM
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02-11-2010, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Ax2-Y we might as well just ban the use of colours from being used to describe anything. better to be safe then to piss off an oversensitive minority... give me a break.
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green tea flavor ftw
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02-11-2010, 02:20 AM
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Who gives a crap They should add a Black and White line to the system as well, to share the love. 
Of course, they could also do what many other systems do, and number the lines instead. Problem solved.
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02-11-2010, 04:59 AM
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They would probably stfu if they are offered a discount.
I am Chinese, and WTF is with these stuck up people? So the line has a color name, big deal.
edit: oh wait, Atlanta, nevermind.
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02-11-2010, 06:24 AM
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green tea flavor ftw |
on a side note WHOA!!!!!!!! can i get theses anywhere locally?!
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02-11-2010, 09:35 AM
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#15 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Whomever posted this, is just as sad as the news article...
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02-11-2010, 12:28 PM
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they could have avoided the entire issue by choosing other colors like green, blue, purple, red, orange, pink lines. There are more colors u can use that have no racial reference. Calling it yellow is kinda asking for trouble
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02-11-2010, 02:14 PM
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o snap, where can i get my hand on some of these in the lower mainland? Quote:
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02-11-2010, 03:07 PM
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they had em in the japanese store on robson and bute, but the flavors seem to change every once in a while. last time i went in there they had coffee flavor i think, green tea was months ago.
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02-11-2010, 03:11 PM
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In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy walked on the yellow brick road 
She was walking on Asians!!!!
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green tea flavor ftw | That looks so good! dayuumm... I think I can live off of that and water for 1 week straight
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02-11-2010, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by q0192837465 they could have avoided the entire issue by choosing other colors like green, blue, purple, red, orange, pink lines. There are more colors u can use that have no racial reference. Calling it yellow is kinda asking for trouble | Red could mean Indians. 
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02-12-2010, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! Red could mean Indians. | Blue can mean Na'vi aliens from Avatar..
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02-12-2010, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by SlySi Quote:
Originally Posted by Manic! Red could mean Indians. | Blue can mean Na'vi aliens from Avatar.. | Purple could mean homosexuals.
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