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07-18-2016, 06:50 PM
People are calling out Paul Ryan for this selfie with Capitol Hill interns
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What's wrong with this photo? Well, you probably don't need to look closely to figure it out.
Speaker Paul Ryan posted a selfie on Saturday from the Republican National Convention (http://mashable.com/category/republican-national-convention/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) in Cleveland of himself with a room full of Capitol Hill interns.
SEE ALSO: Twitter is going to live stream the Republican and Democratic conventions (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/twitter-streaming-conventions/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
One problem people are pointing out: this room full of interns includes few or ** people of color.
This extreme lack of diversity has been called "tone deaf" in an election year where civil rights is even more of a major issue than usual.
While some people commented with sarcasm and jokes, it highlights a serious issue of diversity in politics. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/paul-ryan-intern-selfie-diversity/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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What's wrong with this photo? Well, you probably don't need to look closely to figure it out.
Speaker Paul Ryan posted a selfie on Saturday from the Republican National Convention (http://mashable.com/category/republican-national-convention/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) in Cleveland of himself with a room full of Capitol Hill interns.
SEE ALSO: Twitter is going to live stream the Republican and Democratic conventions (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/twitter-streaming-conventions/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
One problem people are pointing out: this room full of interns includes few or ** people of color.
This extreme lack of diversity has been called "tone deaf" in an election year where civil rights is even more of a major issue than usual.
While some people commented with sarcasm and jokes, it highlights a serious issue of diversity in politics. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/paul-ryan-intern-selfie-diversity/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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