Dem posts photo of racially diverse interns after Ryan selfie controversy

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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/288498-dem-posts-photo-of-racially-diverse-interns-after-ryan-selfie

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

[donald20]

33. what?

what is the meaning of that??? i dont understand

[MH1]

38. kick & recommend

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[TheDebbieDee]

2. I'll say it! The Dem Interns look more like REAL America

than the Speaker's Republican Interns...

[Boudica the Lyoness]

4. Actually America is not diverse as that.

The Speaker's, of course, is not representative of the US neither.

[IronLionZion]

6. LOL

America overall is 62% white.

non-whites just crossed 50% of infants and are above 50% of public school students and will be above 50% of all children in 3 years.

America is much more diverse than people think and that will be reflected in the election results.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

19. Maybe it's my computer but the crowd didn't look 62% white and the people didn't look like infants

or even public school students.

[pnwmom]

25. But in that age group there are fewer whites than 62%. That 62% includes millions of baby boomers.

[Hortensis]

49. Good points, guys. Some southern states

are close to a third black, and Hispanics are just part of the crowd in Florida and the southwest, but that picture probably does look strange to Vermonters.

Interestingly, there has been a "return" to the south of children and grandchildren of those who refugeed north looking for opportunity. Southern heritage is not all all about whites.

[IronLionZion]

47. Diversity is unstoppable

[romanic]

28. Well Washington D.C. has a sizable AA population

Last edited Wed Jul 20, 2016, 09:17 PM - Edit history (1)

so that's probably why there are more black interns than the 12-13% AA national population.

[RandiFan1290]

48. Funny to see the excuses

America knows the republicons are the party of racists.

[Skinner]

3. Here's a large version of the pic

https://twitter.com/JacksonLeeTX18/status/755778246281748480

[monmouth4]

5. This is a great example of the "real America." Thanks for posting..n/t

[mountain grammy]

7. This picture gives me hope.. these kids know what's going on!

I worked on the Hill while in college.. unpaid of course, but a great experience.

[fleabiscuit]

8. Another angle...

[tallahasseedem]

10. That guy to the left...

I *ahem* like him!

[Glassunion]

27. His shoe is untied.

[tallahasseedem]

29. I know, I saw that...

That could be his only imperfection! All kidding aside, what a great picture!

[tallahasseedem]

9. How amazing is this picture?

A true representation of the United States!

[yuiyoshida]

15. Not many Asians in that bottom photograph

I think I saw two in the above photo, but hard to tell.

[frankieallen]

43. Hmm, really? I see no latinos or asians. Just black and white

[Number23]

45. LOL

Please tell us how "Latinos" look?

[pnwmom]

53. That's what i wanted to know.

[Generic Other]

12. That's the part of the country I live in

It's the foundation that the scaffolding on that dome stands on! I like the symbolism in that photo. Thanks Skinner!

[Fast Walker 52]

17. so awesome!

[wildeyed]

20. That looks more like the America I inhabit.

Younger and cuter, but otherwise representative

[uponit7771]

22. Beautiful Beautiful pic... love how people who want to get things done hire the best !!!

[moose65]

30. Wow!

Now that is really a beautiful picture! I see America in this picture - many shades of brown and black, white, and everything in between, just like America. Certainly is a BIG contrast to the lily-white pic with Ryan! One question - it looks like there is a filter or light spot in the pic, just to the right of the middle of the pic. See the young lady in the red dress and white jacket in the front? Go above her head about 5 rows back.... there are a bunch of guys and they look faded out! I'm not seeing things, am I???

[Fla Dem]

32. Makes me proud to be a Democrat!

[Ilsa]

41. It's beautiful. It's the United States of America. Their's is a "whites only" country club pic.

I even see a hijab in the middle.
This picture makes me proud to be a Democrat.

[NBachers]

11. I spent time with all these pictures- This is the America I see and deal with every day.

My heart swells

[SunSeeker]

13. Wow. Good to see such diversity among the future leaders of our country!

[Ace Rothstein]

14. Which Ryan pic is more terrifying? The original or this one?

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[Fast Walker 52]

18. what a freakish image!

my eyes!

[Ace Rothstein]

36. Sorry, I probably should have included a trigger warning.

[Frank Cannon]

50. It's like something out of an Aphex Twin video.

Not that I want to give that guy any ideas. His work gives me nightmares.

[dubyadiprecession]

26. That's nepotism for you.

[Kber]

31. Had no idea Ryan got around that much.

[Generic Other]

34. But which restroom does he use?

[Ace Rothstein]

37. LOL

Well played!

[GoneOffShore]

39. All pictures with Ryan are creepy.

[heresAthingdotcom]

16. Links to Twitter Pages for a little more context

Twitter Pages


https://twitter.com/RepEBJ/status/755521816408489984/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/754704904720089088/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Separation]

21. Here is a picture worth a thousand smiles

Turnout for Women For Trump event. The people in this picture are journalists and one media intern. #RNCinCLE

https://twitter.com/MarksPhone/status/755059264570425344

:large

[uponit7771]

23. +1

[annominous]

35. Heh. Are they expecting Clint Eastwood?

[Ilsa]

42. Was this ahead of the event, or are they

Late, or did the women just bail on that SOB?

[LenaBaby61]

24. Dem posts photo of racially diverse interns after Ryan selfie controversy

[tallahasseedem]

44. It's not enough for a couple of people...

[cheapdate]

40. Beautiful!

[usedtobedemgurl]

46. Beautiful. Sismply Beautiful. nt

[vi5]

51. I guess it depends on where you live...

People saying the Dem photograph isn't representative either must live in some very white parts of the country. I mean I'm as white as white can get personally, and I'm from a middle to upper middle class section of Northern NJ. When I go to my kids school for any event, that Dem picture looks like what I see in the crowds of parents and students. And actually our town is not just a mix of white or black or latino, it's even highly mixed within families. Just among my daughters immediate group of 5 or so friends are kids who are African-American and Asian, Pakistani and Italian, Mexican and Greek.

And all of that makes me very happy.

[ehrnst]

52. What in the hell is diversity?