#GOPSoWhite: Twitter Mocks House Republicans’ Selfie With Mike Pence for Lack of Diversity
115th Congress Will Be Most Racially Diverse in History – Thanks to Democrats, Obviously
Vice President-elect Mike Pence headed over to Capitol Hill to spend the morning with his former colleagues in Congress, the House Republicans, which posted a selfie the group of conservative lawmakers took to Twitter.Â
UNIFIED. pic.twitter.com/QqXrIClMtX
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) November 17, 2016
Twitter turned around and mocked the stunning lack of diversity, labeling it #GOPSoWhite.
Ironically, perhaps, The Hill, a news outlet that covers politics, Thursday morning posted an article, “115th Congress will be most racially diverse in history.”
That’s true, just as it was true that the 114th Congress was the most diverse in history, but that was, as Talking Points Memo reported in January of 2015, thanks largely to Democrats, not Republicans. The Washington Post, also in January of 2015, noted the 114th Congress was “80 percent white, 80 percent male and 92 percent Christian.”
So much for diversity, right?
While we don’t have a breakdown by party of the full House or Senate yet by race or other measures of diversity, once again the increasing levels of diversity in the 115th Congress will be largely thanks to Democrats, not Republicans. (See photo above.)
One Twitter user remembered the photo House Repubicans posted of their interns, which also was a study in a stunning lack of diversity:
Haven’t seen a less diverse bunch since the Republican Congressional interns pic. #GOPSoWhite https://t.co/x9pKJWgYpt
— Lisa Rough (@Skylit_Lisa) November 17, 2016
Anothe Twitter user made the comparisons more real:
#GOPSOWHITE #PaulRyan @SpeakerRyan #Blizzard2016 #MAGA #CoolUnclePence #PenceTwitter pic.twitter.com/rcmzWVwkcW
— Christofer Horta (@chris_horta) November 17, 2016
Here’s how others on Twitter weighed in on the House GOP selfie with Mike Pence:
.@HouseGOP UNIFIED pic.twitter.com/lPO78ALLqu
— Kevin Call (@kevinjcall) November 17, 2016
So many white people…everyone complained about #OscarSoWhite Can we complain about #GOPSoWhite? https://t.co/CDHW8TPMZE
— Matt Jenkins (@jistermenkins) November 17, 2016
@rippleintime17 @HouseGOP there’s at least one PoC, but not in selfie pic.twitter.com/7WSQjLbiWz
— JD (Jon) Hovland (@jdhovland) November 17, 2016
The Real Big Tent Party #GOPsowhite https://t.co/jKES8cK6mg
— Little Finger (@realDonaIdRump) November 17, 2016
@HouseGOP @mike_pence @SpeakerRyan @GOPLeader with price included. pic.twitter.com/tgBP496IqV
— Chaco (@Chaco_Chicken) November 17, 2016
This really is the Grand OLD Party, and this is their last gasp. Diversity and change are coming and they can’t stop it. #GOPSoWhite pic.twitter.com/b1hrIzJooV
— me!! (@parkslopegrrl) November 17, 2016
Look out at the sea of whire people…. You’d think @PRyan would’ve learned from #GOPSoWhite https://t.co/bHydidqIPF
— kaity o’reilly (@kt_oreilly1) November 17, 2016
@housegop Let me fix the contrast in that photo a little bit pic.twitter.com/OL5tnSjwny
— Liem Bahneman (@Liembo) November 17, 2016
@housegop UNIFIED pic.twitter.com/0E0QhiIOVZ
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@SpazP) November 17, 2016
@housegop UNIFIED pic.twitter.com/0VvIh1syoP
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@SpazP) November 17, 2016
.@HouseGOP pic.twitter.com/yJaA4ZTunN
— The End of an Error (@bathroompolice) November 17, 2016
@HouseGOP pic.twitter.com/lzwfmsuvy9
— mariah (@invoIuntaryties) November 17, 2016
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