{"id":20518,"date":"2022-07-20T20:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T20:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/more-videos-surface-of-sesame-place-snubbing-black-children\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T20:08:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T20:08:24","slug":"more-videos-surface-of-sesame-place-snubbing-black-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/more-videos-surface-of-sesame-place-snubbing-black-children\/","title":{"rendered":"More videos surface of Sesame Place snubbing black children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sesame Place is facing accusations of racism after a viral video showed an employee snubbing two black girls at the Pennsylvania theme park last weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Defenders of the \u201cSesame Street\u201d establishment said the incident may have been an unintentional one-off, but several other clips have surfaced showing similarly problematic behavior. <\/p>\n<p>The videos \u2014 several of which were recorded by other black visitors to the Pennsylvania park in recent weeks \u2014 were shared by the popular Instagram account @frobabies, which posed the question: \u201cIs this a pattern?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Sesame Place for comment.<\/p>\n<p>One heartbreaking video shows an excited black boy being ignored by an employee dressed up as Sesame Street&#8217;s Rosita \u2014 the same character who snubbed the black girls in the original viral clip. <\/p>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s mom, Cydney Moore, told The Post that she and her family flew from North Carolina specifically to visit Sesame Place, as \u201cSesame Street\u201d is her 2-year-old son&#8217;s \u201cfavorite show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was heartbreaking,\u201d Moore said of the moment Rosita snubbed her toddler.  \u201cTo see the look on my son&#8217;s face after he was ignored and overlooked was devastating.  He didn&#8217;t understand why Rosita didn&#8217;t give him a high-five or at least wave at him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Several new videos of Sesame Place characters seeming to snub black children are being shared on social media.  It comes after the theme park faced accusations of racism after a video showing an employee ignoring two black girls went viral over the weekend. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moore said she later comforted her son, saying, &#8220;I gave him a big hug and told him I loved him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The incident isn&#8217;t an isolated one, with the @frobabies account sharing two other shocking clips similarly showing Rosita ignoring black children. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJune 24th, a family was standing with their [black children] and it appears as if they are being ignored as well,\u201d the @frobabies account owner wrote beneath one of the videos.<\/p>\n<p>Another angry parent told @frobabies: \u201cShe [Rosita] ignored [my daughter] Lola TWICE last Sunday (July 10).  Lola ran up to her saying &#8216;ROSITA!&#8217;  The character went out of their way to change course and Immediately after she hugged and took a pic with a little white girl.  Investigate this pattern.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-83.jpg?resize=618%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snubbed: One video shows an employee inside the Rosita character costume ignoring an excited black girl at the Pennsylvania park on July 10. \" class=\"wp-image-23128975\" width=\"618\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Snubbed: One video shows an employee inside the Rosita character costume ignoring an excited black girl at the Pennsylvania park on July 10. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@lr_blitzkrieg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>It appears that Rosita&#8217;s snubbing of black children may not just be confined to recent weeks. <\/p>\n<p>One person sent in footage of their black niece trying in vain to get a hug from the Muppet, who instead reached down to wrap a white child in a warm embrace. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was 2019 before the pandemic!!\u201d  the sender wrote. <\/p>\n<p>However, Rosita doesn&#8217;t seem to be the only Sesame Place character exhibiting problematic behavior toward black visitors at the park. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-88.jpg?resize=601%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One black person sent in footage of her niece trying in vain to get a hug from the Muppet back in 2014. \" class=\"wp-image-23128976\" width=\"601\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-88.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1202 1202w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-88.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=901 901w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-88.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=601 601w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-88.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-88.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>One black person sent in footage of her niece trying in vain to get a hug from the Muppet back in 2019. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/falana003<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-89.jpg?resize=579%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The employee in the costume instead bends down to wrap a white child in a warm embrace.\" class=\"wp-image-23129126\" width=\"579\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1158 1158w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=868 868w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=579 579w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=289 289w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The employee in the costume instead bends down to wrap a white child in a warm embrace. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/falana003<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A separate clip shows the character Honker aggressively walking up to a black toddler before pushing her to the ground. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was furious on this day waited hours for the manager that never came out,\u201d the unnamed parent told @frobabies.  \u201cWe ended up leaving.  After seeing all these videos I&#8217;m sure it was done on purpose.  This is supposed to be a safe\/ friendly environment for children.  This is sick to have these people behind them costumes, hurting these kids.  They love these characters it&#8217;s sad!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Facebook, a Philadelphia woman shared a video of the \u201cSesame Street\u201d character Bert \u201cslapping\u201d a black girl at the park. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m still waiting on answers from when your character slapped my little cousin!!\u201d  the Facebook user wrote, tagging Sesame Place. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-92.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23129591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-92.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-92.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-street-92.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>The Post has reached out to those who recorded the videos at Sesame Place for further information, as well as the theme park, which has not addressed the problematic new clips.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement released Tuesday, the company pledged to provide bias training to its employees in the wake of the original viral video, which was first posted over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sincerely apologize to the family for their experience in our park on Saturday;  we know that it&#8217;s not OK,\u201d they said in a statement.  \u201cWe will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-place-01.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"The initial video that went viral over the weekend showed two black girls being snubbed by the character Rosita. \" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The initial video that went viral over the weekend showed two black girls being snubbed by the character Rosita. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/sesame-place-04.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"The theme park released a statement online.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Sesame Place issued an apology.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The family of the two girls has retained an attorney to investigate the situation and potentially pursue legal action, according to TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>Family attorney B&#8217;Ivory LaMarr told TMZ they want to interview other people who were in attendance and evaluate other Rosita videos that have been appearing online showing similar situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we hate to rush to judgment to consider &#8216;race&#8217; as the motivating factor to explain the performer&#8217;s actions, such actions both before and after the young girl&#8217;s request only lead to one conclusion,\u201d LaMarr said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Place is facing accusations of racism after a viral video showed an employee snubbing two black girls at the Pennsylvania theme park last weekend. Defenders of the \u201cSesame Street\u201d establishment said the incident may have been an unintentional one-off, but several other clips have surfaced showing similarly problematic behavior. The videos \u2014 several of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/more-videos-surface-of-sesame-place-snubbing-black-children\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">More videos surface of Sesame Place snubbing black children<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[52,8570,6243],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18461,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/celebs-go-off-on-sesame-street-character-rosita-who-snubbed-black-girls-at-sesame-place-parade-near-philly\/","url_meta":{"origin":20518,"position":0},"title":"Celebs Go Off on &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; Character Rosita Who Snubbed Black Girls at Sesame Place Parade Near Philly","date":"July 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Sesame Place\u2014the theme park dedicated to the children's show Sesame Street\u2014has been trashed online after two Black park-goers were seemingly snubbed by a life-sized muppet.On Sunday, an Instagram user known as @_jodiiii_ posted a video that went viral of two Black girls watching the Sesame Street Party Parade during their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22775,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/family-attorney-says-new-video-confirms-2-young-black-girls-were-snubbed-by-character-at-theme-park-cbs-philly\/","url_meta":{"origin":20518,"position":1},"title":"Family Attorney Says New Video Confirms 2 Young Black Girls Were Snubbed By Character At Theme Park \u2013 CBS Philly","date":"July 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LANGHORNE, Pa. 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