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Nevilledog

(51,012 posts) Sun Sep 20, 2020, 12:07 PM Sep 2020

To honor Justice Ginsburg, landmarks throughout NY were lit blue last night, the color of justice...

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To honor Justice Ginsburg, landmarks throughout NY were lit blue last night, the color of justice... (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

Justice has a color? FBaggins Sep 2020 #1

During graduation ceremonies for professional degrees such as law, medicine, education, divinity, Aristus Sep 2020 #2

So they really lit up the city in the color of education? FBaggins Sep 2020 #3

Political Science is 2naSalit Sep 2020 #5

Beautiful! brer cat Sep 2020 #4

... Nevilledog Sep 2020 #6

FBaggins

(26,721 posts)

1. Justice has a color?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 12:10 PM

Sep 2020

"Her favorite color" makes more sense.

Aristus

(66,293 posts)

2. During graduation ceremonies for professional degrees such as law, medicine, education, divinity,

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 12:15 PM

Sep 2020

etc., each graduate wears a shawl over their gown with the color representing the profession they're about to enter.

The color for criminal justice is Midnight Blue.

BTW, the color for medicine is green.

Education is light blue.

Divinity is gold, and so on...

FBaggins

(26,721 posts)

3. So they really lit up the city in the color of education?

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 12:21 PM

Sep 2020

Still a stretch. "Lit up in the color of those who major in criminal justice" doesn't have the same ring. And, of course, law is purple.

Associating it with the red/blue of republican/democrat would make some sense in a "justice" context... but would be overtly political and possibly illegal.