The BBC change the image

Since I posted this piece I see that the BBC have changed the image on their piece from this

to this

Now why have they done that?

Do the BBC think we're stupid or are idiotic attempts at political correctness just second nature to them?

The latest BBC report on forced marriage includes this picture at the top of the report

Interesting image, here's some statistics from The Number 10 website from June 2012:

Forced Marriage Unit Statistics January to May 2012

• 594 cases where the FMU has given advice or support related to a possible forced marriage.
• 14% of calls involved victims bellow (sic) 15 years old, 31% involved victims aged 16-17, 35% involved victims aged 18-21, 12% involved victims aged 22-25, 5% involved victims aged 26-30, 2% involved victims aged 31-40, 1% involved victims aged 41-50, 0% involved victims aged 51-60 and 0% victims over 61 years.
• 87% involved female victims and 13% involved male victims.
• Countries of Origin: Pakistan (46%), Bangladesh (9.2%), UK (8.7%), India (7.2%), Afghanistan (2.7%), Turkey (1.5), Sri Lanka (1.4%), Iraq (1.2%), Egypt (1.0%), Nigeria (1.0%). Other countries where we had cases included Morocco, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, UAE, Zimbabwe. Where the origin was unknown (9.4%).

So with 63.8% from the Indian sub-continent, 7.4% from identified other Muslim majority countries & the other identified countries being from other African and Arab countries (apart from 8.7% from UK - no breakdown by ethnicity), the BBC choose a picture of a white young woman to illustrate the story.

Why? Need I really ask?


Plan UK are more honest, here's an image of the top of their home page

What is the BBC's problem? Are they so blinded by political correctness?