The family of the young black girls that were allegedly ignored by a character at Sesame Place have lawyered up and are investigating what went down.
7/19/2022 1:00 AM PT
The other clips allegedly show similar situations -- Rosita refusing to high-five or interact with kids of color.Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The family says they're"completely appalled" by what they call the intentional mistreatment of the young girls -- they claim they were verbally told"no" during the brief exchange.
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