Not because of lack of courage.
Because of lack of communication!
Asked about the recent suggestion, by supporters of a campaign launched by Lenny Henry, that black people should stop paying the licence fee because of a lack of representation he said the actor, who will guest edit the Today programme over the holidays, was an "extremely powerful, useful voice in making us address this".
"But they are frustrated and angry because of the lack of representation in politics, so they consciously opt out".
There were some creepy guys back in Shepparton, but because of the lack of representation of us on Australian TV, we never really felt attractive.
Well, because of the historical lack of representation of women, and I would say lack of representation of minorities as well, in economics, one factor in women deciding to become economists, or at least especially economists at the highest level, is just they can't see it.
Explaining his decision to appear in the documentary, Rashid said: "I took part because, as someone who complains about the lack of representation of practising Muslims in mass media, I feel if you want something done you should do it yourself, instead of sitting at home swearing at the TV.
I started Girls I Rate because I feel there is a lack of representation and recognition of diverse women who have had years of success in the industry but remain uncelebrated.
The senior clerics, who wield considerable influence, have appeared to embrace the idea of a referendum because it would make up for any lack of representation in Parliament.
I don't want to speak for all Muslims, but I think part of the lack of representation is because a lot of American Muslims are hesitant about getting into the media.
