'The least diverse selfie ever' - BBC News

common now, there is not a single African-american face in that photo !!!!! How can we be so one sided , we are THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, aren't we ??? when will this country unite and finally realize that we are all same human beings , no matter of skin color. We all live on the same planet and as far as i know we all share same air, sunshine and ground. I just want to see this country unite as one and stop this whole minority crap , we are all equal and we don't have price tags attached to us saying who is worth what. Wealth is one thing but we are all equal. Like i said in the past, the political system in this country is dividing us.

SFC (Join to see) - It's funny that your main point contradicts itself. You seem to be both upset that there isn't a single black person in the photo but then point out that we're all human beings despite skin color.

So which is it? Are you mad that there are no black people or are you mad that people are making a big deal about there being no black people?

Let's not forget, equal opportunity does not translate to equal results. Just because the positions are open to black people, does not mean that black people want or even applied for the positions.

Look closely at all the people in the photo. If one looks at the photo closely one can see Native Americans, potentially mixed race individuals, persons of middle eastern descent etc. There is a mix of different personalities in it from various backgrounds. Diversity isn't about having African American people on staff and hiring a black person doesn't make your office diverse. The definition of diversity from Websters is "the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety; especially : the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization." Diversity means that Women, Men, Young Old, Northerners, Southerners, Black, White, Native American, Middle Eastern, Asian, Latino, European and whatever location or ethnic background you choose bring something different to the table. Just because a photo doesn't include African Americans does not mean they aren't diverse.

I stand by my original point, in order to make a claim as to how diverse the intern pool truly is, there would need to be statistics as to how many applied of each ethnicity, how many were offered internships, and how many actually accepted. Being unpaid, there are bound to be some who were offered the internship, but found paid employment instead. I agree with SFC (Join to see) that in a perfect world the only thing we would see is the quality of the person, rather than the shell that carries it. We don't live in a perfect world. We live in a real world full of hate, angst, fear, ignorance, and the list goes on. That is what we have to deal with. Everyone has prejudices. We don't like to admit it, Hel, we may not even acknowledge it, but it is there. We have things we like and things we don't like. It carries over into how we judge people. It is not just ethnicity. It is color, size, sex, sexual orientation, religion, education, attitude, demeanor, etc... Why don't women make as much money as men for doing the same job? Why do "fit" people get promoted more than fat people? It is all discrimination. The truth is discrimination is ingrained in our culture. We just choose which forms are acceptable and which are not.

Damn straight chief!