Family of kids in viral Sesame Place video lawyers up, says incident was racial
By now you’ve seen the viral video of the two young African American girls getting snubbed by the Sesame Street character Rosita at Sesame Place in Philly. The video shows the two young girls at a parade and seemingly asking Rosita for a hug who proceeds to ignore them and walk away. The mom of those two girls has spoken out saying the family is “completely appalled” by what happened. She has since hired a lawyer to investigate the incident and possibly sue. The lawyer intends to look at other videos that were filmed that day that show Rosita ignoring other black children. A rep for Sesame Place has issued a statement denying that the character was ignoring any child and that “We will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests.” Kelly Rowland spoke out against the video saying “OK so, had that been me, that whole parade would have been in flames. Like, are you serious? You’re not going to speak to my child? And did you see that baby’s face at the end? The little one with the pink on? She deserves an explanation. Hello.” See the video of the incident and Sesame Place’s statement below:
https://twitter.com/LeslieMac/status/1548727928476901376
I don’t believe this explanation. It’s nice they invited the kids back for a meet and greet, but Rosita saw those babies and waved them off. Sesame Place is just hoping this will blow over. pic.twitter.com/UnPIIWQ0MJ
— Brooke Woke AF 🌊 (@BrookeClyde81) July 18, 2022