@Sethaniel - This might have a better home in the "Feature Wishing Well" I think.
That aside, I doubt anyone is going to rectify this. It's just not an issue for anyone who doesn't care about backgrounds and the majority of the site simply doesn't. Besides, maybe some people like it. I can't fathom why they would, but I can only say that it's my preference for it not to be there, and going off of probability, I'd assume someone does prefer to have it.