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Whites are becoming the minority by 2056Whites- are becoming the minority by 2056

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Thestarsmayalign · 14/02/2026 13:54

I read this ( not daily mail!) on MN -is this actually a true / statistical prediction?
I can send the link to the thread that stated this .
I have never heard this before . I assume that this is not accurate at all .( also assume applying to uk) .

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Stepintotheunknown · 14/02/2026 15:03

marcyhermit · 14/02/2026 15:01

What do you mean by 'white people'?

I was responding to someone else. My posts have been about hair and eyes.

But to answer your question, white people I presume means white or light skin. The same as black refer to very dark skin. Brown mid colour. Is this a trick question?

bemoresloth · 14/02/2026 15:04

southerngirl10 · 14/02/2026 14:58

I picked fruit on a farm in Kent in the late nineties and early naughties. The farm was full of people from eastern europe many of them trying to stay beyond their visas. They were being helped by those who were already here and were told all sorts of dodgy methods and ways living in 'soft' Britain.

The brits on the farm were proud of the UK for helping those people. What was their name for us - Stupid British!

Was the farm employing these workers owned by British people?

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:04

I will tell you why it's an issue. It's because some non-white men see women as not equal to them. I've seen first hand that they see women as something they own. Something they can ogle when it suits. I also don't want my country to lose its culture, customs and heritage.

As a white person, I'm also very regular a minority on the bus I commute on and it's fucking bedlam because of the other passengers and their cultural norms. Shouting down their phone on loudspeaker, taking up two seats instead of one, throwing litter on the bus and taking forever to look for their pass or money because 'there's no rush'.

samarrange · 14/02/2026 15:04

The actual statistic is about people who identify with the ethnicity category "White British". And indeed that group might well be a minority by that date, if you were to treat the current set of people as the baseline and the categories as immovable.

But remember that there are 5 million EU citizens in the UK today. They are overwhelmingly White, although they are not White British. But if they stay in the UK, their children and grandchildren will be White British, just as your friend with a Polish surname whose grandpa fought in the Battle of Britain is White British.

And another chunk of the population are Black and mixed-race people of Caribbean heritage, often third-generation. They may not have perfectly white skin but they are as British as anyone else, unless you are some kind of blood-and-soil absolutist. (And of course many of those would be in for a surprise or two if they were to trace all of their ancestors.)

And so on. People become British by growing up in the UK, and they both absorb and slightly reshape the culture, which has evolved. (I can remember when being horrible to gay people was part of the culture, not much more than one generation ago.) Sadly they will not become more white, so if the literal colour of people's skin is an issue for you, you're going to have to deal with it, or perhaps move to Greenland. (But when the US annexes it, a lot of the soldiers will be Black. Imagine that.)

So this is just another race-baiting statistic designed to get people angry. I wonder who has an interest in doing that? Surely not OP, who is doubtless just asking sincere questions.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 14/02/2026 15:06

Catza · 14/02/2026 15:03

I am sure not everyone who moved to the UK had made it better. But equally, the UK was not exactly free from rapists and murderers before mass immigration either.
Criminality is not dependent on the nationality of the perpetrator. It is largely dependent on poverty, inequality, unemployment, low educational attainment, and a host of other socioeconomic factors.

And culture. So how people see women or gay people for example.

Catza · 14/02/2026 15:06

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:04

I will tell you why it's an issue. It's because some non-white men see women as not equal to them. I've seen first hand that they see women as something they own. Something they can ogle when it suits. I also don't want my country to lose its culture, customs and heritage.

As a white person, I'm also very regular a minority on the bus I commute on and it's fucking bedlam because of the other passengers and their cultural norms. Shouting down their phone on loudspeaker, taking up two seats instead of one, throwing litter on the bus and taking forever to look for their pass or money because 'there's no rush'.

Edited

I don't think the inclusion of "non white" was necessary. Some men see women as not equal to them. And I see plenty of them being white and British.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 14/02/2026 15:06

bemoresloth · 14/02/2026 15:04

Was the farm employing these workers owned by British people?

In the 80s or 90s it probably was.

kittensinthekitchen · 14/02/2026 15:07

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:04

I will tell you why it's an issue. It's because some non-white men see women as not equal to them. I've seen first hand that they see women as something they own. Something they can ogle when it suits. I also don't want my country to lose its culture, customs and heritage.

As a white person, I'm also very regular a minority on the bus I commute on and it's fucking bedlam because of the other passengers and their cultural norms. Shouting down their phone on loudspeaker, taking up two seats instead of one, throwing litter on the bus and taking forever to look for their pass or money because 'there's no rush'.

Edited

Whereas white men are a gift 😆😆

Mixerfixer · 14/02/2026 15:07

Thestarsmayalign · 14/02/2026 14:10

PeachOctopus · Today 08:47
Whites are becoming the minority by 2056 and its a huge significant cultural shift in our society.
Significantly the biggest cultural shift in 1500 years

this was the statement on the thread entitled ‘ to be concerned about growing resentment towards people of colour’

Not all "whites" are from the same culture. How white is white?

LakieLady · 14/02/2026 15:07

Stepintotheunknown · 14/02/2026 14:31

Natural redheads and blindes wont exist. No more blue and green eyes

We will all have identical features and colouring brown hair, brown skin and brown eyes. In irself it is attractive but not if all other variations no longer exist. We are told diversity is good. Well there will be no diversity in appearance.

Do you all really think that is a good outcome?

What utter tosh!

Do you honestly believe that all brown-skinned people look the same? That there's no diversity of appearance among them?

Just among black MPs there are huge differences. David Lammy and Clive Lewis could hardly look more different, likewise Diane Abbot and Kate Osamor.

StarlingTheConqueror · 14/02/2026 15:08

Here is my issue with your post @Thestarsmayalign
It’s based on the assumption that British values are better. That we have equality between men and women in the U.K. we have values that (seemingly) other races do not share.

Now, just looking at the last 20 ish years, can you clarify, do the British values you want to protect include

  • there is rarely a prosecution when women report a rape but men very regularly won their trial for libel against women who claimed they’ve been raped?
  • a country currently openly supported Israel and the massacre of Palestinians and children. Just like it also supported to Weapon of Mass Destruction in Iraq etc….
  • a country becoming keener and keener on reducing human rights (see right to protest for example, Palestine Action etc….)
  • a country where paedophiles are known by the Police or Media (or at the very least lots of presumption, witnesses etc…) but nothing is done. And no I’m not talking about the recent Epstein stuff. I’m talking about some football managers, police officers etc…. Much more mundane stuff.
I mean the list can be quite long if you just look a bit. (And I voluntarily didn’t go into the more historic stuff from the 1960~1980, let alone earlier on)

So yes, for me, your post comes across as quite racist. Like you believe that being white British sort of gives you this aura of ‘being good’ whilst others ‘are culturally different and bad’ clearly assuming that anything that isn’t white British culture is not as good.

I very much feel that if the British values you find so important are that important, then you should start by upholding them. I believe this includes tolerance and inclusion (or at least that’s what they teach in schools right?)

southerngirl10 · 14/02/2026 15:08

bemoresloth · 14/02/2026 15:04

Was the farm employing these workers owned by British people?

Yes, I don't know of any farms in Kent owned by non brits.

FarmGirl78 · 14/02/2026 15:09

As long as Daily Mail readers are in the minority at that point I'll manage.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 14/02/2026 15:10

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:04

I will tell you why it's an issue. It's because some non-white men see women as not equal to them. I've seen first hand that they see women as something they own. Something they can ogle when it suits. I also don't want my country to lose its culture, customs and heritage.

As a white person, I'm also very regular a minority on the bus I commute on and it's fucking bedlam because of the other passengers and their cultural norms. Shouting down their phone on loudspeaker, taking up two seats instead of one, throwing litter on the bus and taking forever to look for their pass or money because 'there's no rush'.

Edited

So do shit loads of white men!

It’s white men in the Epstein files. White men who have kept women oppressed for centuries.

Let’s not pretend patriarchy is a race issue.

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:10

Catza · 14/02/2026 15:06

I don't think the inclusion of "non white" was necessary. Some men see women as not equal to them. And I see plenty of them being white and British.

I see more of them being non-white.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 14/02/2026 15:10

Honestly couldn’t give any less of a shit if this is true.

Luckyingame · 14/02/2026 15:14

I think in 2056, if I'm still alive, I won't give two fucks who is a minority in Britain.
I'd be 76 and hopefully long time back in Prague, where I come from and where this is not even
a remote possibility.

marcyhermit · 14/02/2026 15:15

Stepintotheunknown · 14/02/2026 15:03

I was responding to someone else. My posts have been about hair and eyes.

But to answer your question, white people I presume means white or light skin. The same as black refer to very dark skin. Brown mid colour. Is this a trick question?

No, it's a genuine question. For you, 'white people' purely means light coloured skin? And that's important to preserve for aesthetics?
Are these people all white?

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 14/02/2026 15:16

TheActualQueen · 14/02/2026 14:39

Weirdly also sounds a bit racist.

OP this thread is completely ridiculous. Have a word with yourself!

It doesn't sound racist.
That poster just means that she has very pale skin. I do, too and I am often told I look unwell.

LakieLady · 14/02/2026 15:16

cantankerousoldcrone · 14/02/2026 14:33

Totally. Who gives a shit what colour anyone is?

Racists, mostly.

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:16

Those not giving a shit if this is not true haven't experienced life in a real multicultural area.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 14/02/2026 15:18

Thestarsmayalign · 14/02/2026 14:21

MunicipalDarwinism
Any culture that sees women as second class citizens and treats them accordingly.

But that’s some men rather than only black and brown men?

id be in favour of a curfew for all men.

im a brown Briton btw. Is that allowed?

my values absolutely align to the uk. I love being British but am also proud of my ethnicity. I wouldn’t live anywhere else and I’ve been to a few places. I probably align more to being scouse tbf.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 14/02/2026 15:18

SugarPuffSandwiches · 14/02/2026 14:41

I don't get this attitude either though - be happy in your own skin, and embrace being you.
I'm as white as can be but can't imagine wishing I was anything else.
I'm me ♥️

I'm terribly pale and would like a bit of a tan.
I'm happy as I am but would look healthier with a slight tan.
I'm sure that's all the poster meant.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 14/02/2026 15:19

Carlie97 · 14/02/2026 15:16

Those not giving a shit if this is not true haven't experienced life in a real multicultural area.

What does this mean? I do live in a very mixed area. It’s great. We wish each other happy eid/ Christmas/ Diwali. We celebrate each others cultures.

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