Page 5 | MN has made me pink and I am outraged at the stereotyping!

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 18/09/2025 20:16

Haulage · 18/09/2025 20:03

I'm starting to wonder if all of FWR had purple and green as their colours? 💚🤍💜

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I had them too and would like them back!

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 18/09/2025 20:14

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/09/2025 18:11

The pastel colours are awful. You can change the colours for both your own posts and the OP's in Settings.

Just gone for a nosey but I don't like any of the colour options as I hate pastels with a passion. Wonder how many meetings they needed MNHQ to come up with this 🙄.

PluirinSneachta · 18/09/2025 20:12

I’m blue (da BA Dee)

EDIT: Nope, pink

GimmieABreakOr3 · 18/09/2025 20:11

IwantToRetire · 18/09/2025 17:47

I feel that I have been taken over by aliens.

All my posts are now pink.

And OP posts are now the blue that used to be the colour on MNHQ posts.

What’s wrong with pink?

SnoopyPajamas · 18/09/2025 20:10

The old shades were a lot easier on the eyes. These new ones feel like eye strain waiting to happen. Too bright or something. Eurgh.

NotTerfNorCis · 18/09/2025 20:07

Testy test test.

The label colours are a bit alarming. I guess the designer was going for strong label colours on a pale background.

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IwantToRetire · 18/09/2025 20:07

From site stuff:

A few updates to Mumsnet 🎨
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LizzyMumsnet · Today 15:29

You might notice things are looking a bit different today. We’ve given Mumsnet a colour refresh, based on feedback from you in our surveys (thank you!).

We’ve also moved a couple of things around to reduce clutter and make things easier to find:

Watch now sits under the OP post

Report has moved into the meatball menu (the three dots on posts)

As ever, we’d love to hear what you think, so please share your feedback below.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5412919-a-few-updates-to-mumsnet

Apparently MN users asked for this!

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Haulage · 18/09/2025 20:03

NotAtMyAge · 18/09/2025 18:46

Only if the person reading them has kept the new default of blue, which used to be used only for posts by Mumsnet staff. I used to have green for the OP and purple for my own posts which were clear, vivid enough and easy to see. Now the colour choices on offer are so washed out as to be almost indistinguishable. Horrible.

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I'm starting to wonder if all of FWR had purple and green as their colours? 💚🤍💜

ThorsRaven · 18/09/2025 19:59

NotAtMyAge · 18/09/2025 18:46

Only if the person reading them has kept the new default of blue, which used to be used only for posts by Mumsnet staff. I used to have green for the OP and purple for my own posts which were clear, vivid enough and easy to see. Now the colour choices on offer are so washed out as to be almost indistinguishable. Horrible.

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Me too.

The green now is more grey than green. And the purple is now a (vomit inducing) baby pink.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 18/09/2025 19:26

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/09/2025 18:11

The pastel colours are awful. You can change the colours for both your own posts and the OP's in Settings.

Yes, but to what? I only have white, blue, bilious salmon & 2 smudgy colours which aren't really anything yet somehow still manage to be annoying.🙄

Dominoodles · 18/09/2025 19:20

RuttleTuttle · 18/09/2025 19:19

I might put on a spinny skirt to celebrate

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I would 100% wear a fifties poodle skirt in these colors

RuttleTuttle · 18/09/2025 19:19

Dominoodles · 18/09/2025 19:15

I love it. The colors are so cute and pastel

I might put on a spinny skirt to celebrate

Dominoodles · 18/09/2025 19:15

I love it. The colors are so cute and pastel

MistyGreenAndBlue · 18/09/2025 19:11

I'm in dark mode. I now have no colours at all. Just a bright Barbie pink sign on OP and my own posts. Definitely NOT an improvement

SirBasil · 18/09/2025 19:04

they have a thread going in Site Stuff. Mostly complaints.

NotAtMyAge · 18/09/2025 18:50

AllrightNowBaby · 18/09/2025 18:47

I’m more of a salmon colour 🤮

Revolting, isn't it?

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IwantToRetire · 18/09/2025 18:47

NotAtMyAge · 18/09/2025 18:46

Only if the person reading them has kept the new default of blue, which used to be used only for posts by Mumsnet staff. I used to have green for the OP and purple for my own posts which were clear, vivid enough and easy to see. Now the colour choices on offer are so washed out as to be almost indistinguishable. Horrible.

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Snap. Suffragette settings.

Now I am in some Barbie nightmare.

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AllrightNowBaby · 18/09/2025 18:47

I’m more of a salmon colour 🤮

NotAtMyAge · 18/09/2025 18:46

zanahoria · 18/09/2025 18:37

You are wrong, your posts are blue

Only if the person reading them has kept the new default of blue, which used to be used only for posts by Mumsnet staff. I used to have green for the OP and purple for my own posts which were clear, vivid enough and easy to see. Now the colour choices on offer are so washed out as to be almost indistinguishable. Horrible.

BreakingBroken · 18/09/2025 18:46

pink? mine is more neon peach. not pink

zanahoria · 18/09/2025 18:37

You are wrong, your posts are blue

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IwantToRetire · 18/09/2025 18:32

RuttleTuttle · 18/09/2025 18:26

You'd think that a forum that has a turnover of £8 million pounds a year could introduce changes in a better way, if they are even necessary!

Or offer more choice. Maybe some like being pale blue or pale pink, but some like deeper colours.

Why the need to regulate us to feeling like its the end of a long day and just feel washed out.

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RuttleTuttle · 18/09/2025 18:26

You'd think that a forum that has a turnover of £8 million pounds a year could introduce changes in a better way, if they are even necessary!

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IwantToRetire · 18/09/2025 18:20

DancingFerret · 18/09/2025 18:17

The first thing I did was go to the display option in settings, but I couldn't see an option to change the colours. Maybe it's because I'm not on Premium.🤔

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It is there, but sadly the choice of colours have all been bleached out.

Go to Talk Settings in Account.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/09/2025 18:19

No, it's there. I'm not on Premium. Settings > Talk Settings, scroll down a bit, there it is. I'm on the website, not the App.