Sesame Place faces charges of racism after a viral video showed an employee leaving two black girls at the Pennsylvania theme park last weekend.
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.
The videos, several of which were recorded by other black visitors to Pennsylvania Park in recent weeks, were shared by the popular Instagram account @frobabies, which posed the question, “Is he a boss?”
The Post has contacted Sesame Place to comment.
A heartbreaking video shows an excited black boy ignored by a costumed employee like Sesame Street Rosita, the same character who repressed black girls in the original viral clip.
The boy’s mother, Cydney Moore, told The Post that she and her family flew from North Carolina specifically to visit Sesame Place, as “Sesame Street” is her son’s “favorite show.” years.
“It was heartbreaking,” Moore said of the moment Rosita disaffected her toddler. “Seeing my son’s face after being ignored and overlooked was devastating. I didn’t understand why Rosita didn’t give him a high five or at least greet him.”
Several new videos of Sesame Place characters that seem to disappoint black children are being shared on social media. It comes after the theme park faced allegations of racism after a video showing an employee ignoring two black girls went viral over the weekend.
Moore said he then comforted his son by saying, “I gave him a big hug and told him I loved him.”
The incident is not isolated, as the @frobabies account shares two other shocking clips that similarly show Rosita ignoring black children.
“On June 24, a family was by his side [black children] and they seem to be ignored as well, “account owner @frobabies wrote under one of the videos.
Another angry father told @frobabies, “She [Rosita] ignored [my daughter] Lola TWICE last Sunday (July 10). Lola ran towards her saying ‘ROSITA!’ The character did his best to change course and immediately afterwards hugged and took a picture with a white girl. Investigate this pattern “.
Snobbed: A video shows an employee in the costume of Rosita’s character ignoring an excited black girl in Pennsylvania Park on July 10th. Instagram / @lr_blitzkrieg
It seems that Rosita’s detachment from black children can’t be limited to just the last few weeks.
One person sent pictures of his black niece trying in vain for a hug from the Muppet, who instead got up to wrap a white boy with a warm hug.
“That was 2019 before the pandemic !!” wrote the sender.
However, Rosita does not appear to be the only Sesame Place character to exhibit problematic behavior toward black park visitors.
A black person sent pictures of her niece trying in vain for a hug from the Muppet in 2019. Instagram / falana003 The employee in the costume, on the other hand, leans to wrap a white boy with a warm hug. Instagram / falana003
A separate clip shows the Honker character aggressively walking towards a black boy before pushing her to the ground.
“I was furious that day, I waited hours for the manager who never left,” the nameless father told @frobabies. “It simply came to our notice then. After watching all these videos I am sure it was done on purpose. This is supposed to be a safe and child-friendly environment. It’s sick to have these people behind costumes, hurting these kids. They love these characters, it’s sad! “
Meanwhile, on Facebook, a Philadelphia woman shared a video of Sesame Street character Bert, slapping a black girl in the park.
“I’m still waiting for answers from when your character slapped my little cousin !!” wrote the Facebook user, tagging Sesame Place.
The Post has contacted those who recorded the videos at Sesame Place for more information, as well as the theme park, which has not addressed the new problematic clips.
However, in a statement released Tuesday, the company pledged to provide bias training to its employees after the original viral video, which was first released over the weekend.
“We sincerely apologize to the family for their experience at our park on Saturday; we know it’s not right, “they said in a statement.” We will conduct training for our employees so that they understand, recognize and offer an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests. “
The initial video that went viral over the weekend showed that two black girls were being aired by the character Rosita. Sesame Place apologized.
The family of the two girls has hired a lawyer to investigate the situation and possibly initiate legal action, according to TMZ.
Family lawyer B’Ivory LaMarr told TMZ that they want to interview other people who attended and evaluate other videos of Rosita that have appeared online showing similar situations.
“While we hate to rush to judge to consider ‘race’ as the motivating factor in explaining the performer’s actions, these actions both before and after the young woman’s request only lead to a conclusion,” said LaMarr.