In another statement issued a day later, Sesame Place apologized, stating in part, “We sincerely apologize to the family for their experience in our park on Saturday we know that it's not ok.
The Rosita performer did not intentionally ignore the girls and is devastated about the misunderstanding.” “The performer portraying the Rosita character has confirmed that the ‘no’ hand gesture seen several times in the video was not directed to any specific person, rather it was a response to multiple requests from someone in the crowd who asked Rosita to hold their child for a photo which is not permitted. That is what Sesame Place is all about and we do not tolerate any behaviors in our parks that are contrary to that commitment,” the statement began. “Our brand, our park and our employees stand for inclusivity and equality in all forms. In the first, issued on July 18, the theme park said it was a “misunderstanding.”
Since the video was first posted, Sesame Place has issued two responses.
I asked the lady who the character was and I wanted to see a supervisor and she told me SHE DIDNT KNOW !!I will never step foot in ever again!īrown encouraged everyone to repost the video and demanded her money back from the park. “THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us! Then when I went to complain about it, they looking at me like I’m crazy. We were on our way out of sesame place and the kids wanted to stop to see the characters,” Brown captioned the video. “I’m going to keep posting this, because this had me hot. But when the character gets to the little Black girls, they appear to wave them off. The two little girls wave at Rosita, who is high-fiving people in the audience. The viral video shows a Sesame Place employee, dressed as the Sesame Street character Rosita, seemingly ignoring the two young girls during a parade when they reached out for a high-five. On July 17, Jodi Brown posted a video on Instagram of her recent visit to Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a licensed park partner of Sesame Workshop, with her 6-year-old daughter and niece. So what happened at Sesame Place Philadelphia? How was Sesame Street responded? Here’s what you need to know. The video has gotten over 750,000 views since it was first posted and has led the Pennsylvania theme park to issue multiple statements. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.A viral video showing two Black girls seemingly being snubbed by a Sesame Place performer has sparked outrage among parents, celebrities, and more. The lawsuit says “SeaWorld’s performers readily engaged with numerous similarly situated white customers.”ĭuring a press conference held Wednesday, one of the family’s attorneys, Malcolm Ruff, called for transparency from SeaWorld and for the company to compensate the Burns family. The lawsuit alleges four employees dressed as Sesame Street characters ignored Quinton Burns, his daughter Kennedi Burns and other Black guests during the meet-and-greet on June 18.
The suit, which seeks class action status, was filed in a federal court in Philadelphia against SeaWorld Parks, the owner of the Sesame Place, for “pervasive and appalling race discrimination.” Sesame Place apologized in a statement and promised more training for its employees after the video went viral earlier this month. The lawsuit comes in the wake of a video, shared widely on social media, showing two other Black girls apparently being snubbed by a costumed employee during a parade at the park in Langhorne, outside Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination, alleging multiple costumed characters ignored a 5-year-old Black girl during a meet-and-greet event last month.
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