Father shares daughter's charming letter to Lego magazine where she asks for 'more girls please' after noticing it only features ONE female character - and 28 men
- Samuel West, 52, from London, revealed daughter, four, loves Lego magazine
- The actor and his four-year-old were disappointed to see one woman speak
- He took to Twitter to reveal that there were 28 men speaking in the magazine
- Twitter were quick to praise his daughter, calling her 'brilliant' and 'a star'
A British father has shared the charming letter his four-year-old daughter wrote to Lego City magazine, after she spotted that they'd only featured one woman speaking character - compared to 28 men.
Samuel West, 52, from London, shared a snap of the magazine and the letter his daughter wrote on social media, to wild praise.
Of the 29 speaking characters in the Lego City magazine, there was just one female featured - and she only spoke once, to agree with another male character.
Other social media users praised the little girls attitude, and asked Lego magazine to listen to her letter.
Lego told the MailOnline: 'We’re looking forward to receiving and replying to the letter. We have also extended an invitation to her and her dad to visit our office in London and share her great ideas, especially about LEGO City.'
Actor Samuel West revealed on Twitter that his daughter had spotted there was only one female character in the entire magazine who spoke, and the four year old was keen to write to Lego to ask for 'more girls' in their magazines
Samuel, who works as an actor and director, took to Twitter to share his daughter's thoughts on the magazine.
He wrote: 'Dear Lego, My daughter, four, loves Lego, football and blue, so she was delighted to get the new Lego City magazine.
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'Then she noticed that of the 29 people who talk in it, only one is female, and she speaks once, to agree with a man. So my daughter wrote you a letter.'
So the four-year-old, whose name is unknown, posted a letter to Lego HQ to ask if they could include more women in their magazines.
This issue of Lego City magazine features a football loving gardener, and comes with a toy of the character
The letter Samuel shared, in the charming four year old's writing, simply read:' To Lego magazine people, can you put more girls in your magazine please? Love'.
The Lego City magazine publishes 12 times a year, and features puzzles, comics, posters and competitions, as well as a small Lego toy.
This issue featured the story of a gardener on a football pitch, and even came with a toy of the character.
The only speaking female character in the magazine appeared to be a factory worker wearing a blue uniform, and was pictured carrying a fish.
Actor Samuel West shared the letter, alongside the magazine and the one speaking female character, on Twitter. He and his four year old daughter received an outpouring of support
Samuel and his daughter raised concern that the only talking female character in the magazine speaks in agreement with one of the 28 male characters
She only made one comment, in agreement with one of the male characters, saying: 'Yes! Let's do this!'
The tweet quickly went viral, with over 8,000 likes in less than a day.
Other users were stunned by the magazine fail, but also praised the ingenuity of the little girl - and her amazing handwriting.
'Mini West rocks, glad she's standing up for herself and all the other girls to be included and given a voice,' one wrote.
Social media users praised the youngsters response to the magazine, with one suggesting Lego magazine get four year olds to proof read the mag
Another pointed out how neat the youngsters hand writing was, saying:'That's some great handwriting for a 4-year-old. And I love that she's making herself heard at such a tender age. You go, girl!'
'Well done to your daughter,' another commented. 'Lego, why don't you have a group of 4 -ear-olds proof reading your magazines - they will be able to point out where you are going wrong in a split second then you can stop this unnecessary boy/girl divide.'
The company responded:' We think your daughter rocks! We look forward to receiving her letter.
'Like you, we believe LEGO play is for everyone & that our magazines need to reflect that.
Samuel also shared Lego's tweet in response to his comments, and praised the company for their swift and courteous acknowledgement
'We'll review future editions to make sure this is the case. We hope your daughter will always love LEGO, football and blue.'
Samuel said that he thought the reply was 'a prompt and courteous acknowledgement'.
He continued: 'Good for them. Daughter pleased, and feels heard.'
But he said that the pair were still keen to have a response from the magazine itself, saying: 'I hope we get a full reply from the magazine in due course.'
