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Paul Ryan's 'white' selfie with interns shows lack of diversity in Washington
Source: The Guardian
Paul Ryan's 'white' selfie with interns shows lack of diversity in Washington
The speaker of the House was subject to online ridicule after his
Instagram post with dozens of Capitol Hill interns who were
overwhelmingly white
Mazin Sidahmed
Monday 18 July 2016 20.51 BST
House speaker Paul Ryan was lambasted on Twitter on Sunday after posting what he thought was a harmless selfie with some of Capitol Hill’s interns.
The caption on the Instagram post read: “I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single selfie. #SpeakerSelfie.”
What he failed to recognize was the overwhelming lack of diversity in the picture, symbolic of the overall lack of diversity among staffers in America’s capital.
The picture racked up more than 5,000 comments on Instagram, far more than any of Ryan’s other photos.
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The speaker of the House was subject to online ridicule after his
Instagram post with dozens of Capitol Hill interns who were
overwhelmingly white
Mazin Sidahmed
Monday 18 July 2016 20.51 BST
House speaker Paul Ryan was lambasted on Twitter on Sunday after posting what he thought was a harmless selfie with some of Capitol Hill’s interns.
The caption on the Instagram post read: “I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single selfie. #SpeakerSelfie.”
What he failed to recognize was the overwhelming lack of diversity in the picture, symbolic of the overall lack of diversity among staffers in America’s capital.
The picture racked up more than 5,000 comments on Instagram, far more than any of Ryan’s other photos.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/18/paul-ryan-intern-selfie-capitol-hill-diversity
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