Silly Uproar or Legit Beef? 'Paint-Gate' Strikes the DC Metro

WASHINGTON, DC -- There's just no predicting the next D.C. Metro controversy. On a day when an entire segment of the Red Line was shut down because of a bolt, people are up in arms about paint on the ceiling of Union Station, which is now being called "Paint-Gate."

Apparently, people think the new strokes of white paint suddenly appearing out of the blue on the brutalist ceiling of the Union Station Metro station just won't do. The uproar has been so great that WMATA even felt the need to release a statement about it on Monday, as posted on Twitter by NBC 4's Adam Tuss: "While power washing was considered, years of dust, dirt, and grime coating the vault cannot effectively be cleaned and does little to move the needle when it comes to brightness."

You can read the full statement below:

Oh paint-gate. Metro statement today on the new paint at Union Station. #wmata @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/qKoZyhqz6o
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) April 3, 2017

Are people seriously that mad? A quick perusal of Twitter suggests that, yes, people are.

Look at that quality paint job. #wmata (via Bryan on FB) pic.twitter.com/FMNybXSdBt
— Unsuck DC Metro (@unsuckdcmetro) March 30, 2017

DC Metro should make sure the trains run on time and safely, not paint the walls of stations white -- the walls are beautiful. @wmata pic.twitter.com/8G99lWGFbN
— Sam Husseini (@samhusseini) March 31, 2017

Metro is spending $100,000 on its white paint job, says @Tracktwentynine. https://t.co/nfsUmn6GQ3 #WMATA
— The Kojo Nnamdi Show (@kojoshow) April 3, 2017

Paint is Metro's solution to chronic lighting problems. #wmata
— Unsuck DC Metro (@unsuckdcmetro) March 31, 2017

I hate everything. @unsuckdcmetro @wmata Idiots. https://t.co/4aPRCOHjgb
— Matt Gannon (@marcmatthew) March 31, 2017

What do you think? Legit gripe or would you welcome a brighter Union Station? Let us know in the comments below.

Image via WMATA