Although it appears that the performer had interacted with other children before reaching the girls, the now-viral video seems to show the character shaking their head “no” in the direction of the two young Black girls.
The kids' theme park in Philadelphia apologized, calling the incident involving a performer dressed as Rosita a "misunderstanding."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.
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.”
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