After House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) drew attention for his #InternsSoWhite selfie, a group of Democratic interns working at Capitol Hill decided to show the world how representation really looks.
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) tweeted a photo of a group of Democratic congressional interns. And it’s not hard to spot the difference between Johnson’s and Ryan’s pics.
My intern Audra Jackson led Democratic Interns in their own selfie 2day showing #DemInternDiversity #DemInternSelfie pic.twitter.com/83UcIOKS5s
— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH7pXnKj5t_/
Johnson is not the first to call out Ryan for his seemingly all-white photo, however. Both House Democratic Conference Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Barbara Lee of Oakland tweeted a picture of their diverse interns.
Proud of my phenomenal & accomplished summer 2016 intern crew, who come from many walks of life. pic.twitter.com/HV9IyQpOMJ
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) July 18, 2016
Thank you to all my hardworking #CapitolHill interns! We had a great group this summer. #BecerraSelfie pic.twitter.com/VEJIiL3UtJ
— Archive – Attorney General Becerra (@AGBecerra) July 18, 2016
According to USA Today, interns in Johnson’s selfie reportedly said the picture was taken to highlight the minorities who are currently working at Capitol Hill. And it seems almost every nonwhite congressional intern made the time to prove that point.