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A mother of two young Black girls is calling out Sesame Place
Philadelphia after she says her daughters were intentionally
dismissed by a performer dressed as a Sesame Street character
over the weekend, sparking a fierce backlash online.
In the now viral video posted Saturday on the mother’s Instagram
account, two young girls are seen excitedly reaching out to the
character Rosita, the first bilingual muppet on Sesame Street.
Although it appears that the performer had interacted with other
children before reaching the girls, the video seems to show the
character shaking their head “no” in the direction of the two
young Black girls.
“We were on our way out of sesame place and the kids wanted to
stop to see the characters,” the mom wrote on Instagram. “THIS
DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to
hug the little white girl next to us!”
NBC News has not verified the allegations.
In response, Sesame Place Philadelphia said in a statement on
instagram Sunday that the costumes its performers wear
“sometimes make it difficult to see at lower levels” and that
sometimes “performers miss hug requests from guests.”
Sesame Place said the performer portraying Rosita did not direct
the “no” hand gesture, which was used more than once in the
video, toward “any specific person,” but was instead gesturing
that way in “response to multiple requests from someone in the
crowd who asked Rosita to hold their child for a photo which is
not permitted.”
“The Rosita performer did not intentionally ignore the girls and
is devastated about the misunderstanding,” the statement said.
“We spoke to the family and extended our apologies and invited
them back for a special meet-and-greet opportunity with our
characters.”
The mother, who has not responded to NBC News’ request for
comment, reacted to the statement shortly after in an Instagram
story. She called Sesame Place’s apology “disrespectful and
distasteful.”
“I whole heartedly feel as though that statement was released to
save face,” the mom wrote. “Don’t try to tell me he can’t see
lower levels. He looked at them and said no!!”
NBC News reached out to Sesame Place Philadelphia and did not
immediately hear back.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/sesame-place-philadelphia- fire-black-mother-says-character-ignored-dau-rcna38753
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