To ask why all the 'you may also be interested in' photos I see are of very light skinned humans (except Milton Keynes)?

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It just felt very weird. Is there a reason or is it just me being oversensitive?

But the vast majority pf the UK is white. You might not see that if you live in London or another major city but thats just the truth.

I can go for weeks without seeing a non-white person. The UK isn't actually that diverse.

Most of the main large pictures are usually of black women or families so I think you are being OTT.

it could be like a poker game.. if everyone gets different ones..

I have baby, baby, baby, MK, baby, pregnant woman.

Four if a kind with one in the hole with Milton.
I'll raise you all 20 MN and a

I have

Milton Keynes
Food shopping
Baby
Baby
Baby
Presgnant woman

I always notice black or Asian people because I rarely see them!

Yeah, the U.K. just is white basically. I didn’t gather this until I moved out of London!

I have
Baby
Copenhagen
Milton Keynes
Baby
Sony Experia
Baby

I had never noticed that this thing existed before - I had to actively go looking. But it's there and now I'll never not see it. What is it with Milton Keynes?

I have
No
Copenhagen
Baby
Baby
Sony Xperia
Baby

3 of a kind and Copenhagen high.

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you don't have Milton Keynes... instant win rule applies.. lol.

(tho I have never been I understand it has a bad reputation so I think they're trying to fix it by advertising it. I know it's styled.after an American city and was one of only a few proper 'planned' cities in England)

Mine has changed now and Imtoo have Denmark and Baby Xperia

It's not just London... Where do you all live not to see any non-white people?! (source)

Why do I now have a sudden desire to find out what it’s like to live in Milton Keynes? Why would I care? Sod it, off to read it.

Right, I now want to move to Milton Keynes.

thanks @buggered. i go directly to pages like aibu or chat so i dont see that section.

Me to Penguin and were in the process of leaving the UK!

Wonder if DH would mind the change in plans again 🤔

We're in the process of leaving not were leaving. Obviously it's not a done deal we're moving to MK fecking autocorrect

4 baby pics (total of 5 babies), MK (of course) and ectopic pregnancy pic. Does that mean 4 of a kind or perhaps even 5?
But of course having MK is an instant disqualification.
But to answer the OP all the people are very pale.

MrsJamin that graph is just England and Wales - no Scotland or NI.

Baby
Baby
Milton Keynes
Baby
Baby
Ectopic pregnancy

All the people are white. I have not been in a position to have another baby for 12 years, pictures of babies aren’t relevant.

No one wants to go to Milton Keynes. It’s just a lot of roundabouts.

So OP, your complaint is lack of diversity in Mumsnet’s thumbnail photos. I think that’s a fair enough comment. You’d be best off being a bit clearer about what your concerns are though if you want to start a discussion about lack of diverse representation on Mumsnet though

Thread title is hilarious but it's a good point. No diversity / representation at all in my thumbnails.

Right, I now want to move to Milton Keynes.

The trouble with Milton Keynes is they hide everything behind bushes. The number of times I've been trying to get somewhere and driven straight through MK because it just looks like dual carriageways and roundabouts and I didn't realise I was in the town yet...

I think that whilst it's true that it's not that unusual population-wise, I've come to feel that it's better to show a representation of what's possible, rather than a representation of what's there - eg. If 80% of ipods sold are white, that doesn't mean that apple shouldn't put green ones in the adverts. Same with people - show a diverse group of pictures of babies, so people feel included, rather than highlighting that non-white is only 15% of the population by showing vast majority white babies.

I had never scrolled down far enough to pay attention to these before, so I had no idea what you were on about. However now I've seen them i absolutely agree with you. Aside from Milton Keynes they are also all baby/pregnancy related, and whilst it is undoubtedly a big focus of the site, that is not of interest to me any more, and certainly doesn't reflect the diverse topics and areas of interest available.

why no older people, why no disabled people, why no middleaged people - or are they all represented by MK or Copenhagen
Why does everything have to be 'diverse' - parts of your own life/family/neighbourhood may well not be 'diverse' enough.
Mrs Jamin - that graph is interesting and probably explains why those from the London area find it difficult to understand that large parts of England and Wales are not sufficiently 'diverse' for them.