The character has not been removed from the latest series of the TV show, which premiered on HBO Max in November last year. ‘The meet and greets have also changed recently but that could also be because of the heat with some other characters.’ ‘There hasn’t been a real explanation as to why, but staff are assuming it could be to do with the accusations. Seemingly in response, the character’s appearance has disappeared from the park, including the Rosita restaurant, which has been closed for the last few weeks. The blue character, who was added to Sesame Street to increase its diversity, was seen wagging their finger at the two little girls before supposedly “embracing the little white girl” next to her. They are why we’ll continue to fight for accountability and change! /e1dZcdcSqq These kids deserve SO much more than the unjust treatment they were given. We must show our Black youth that we will NOT ignore them, unlike the performer at Sesame Place. They want something that is genuine, authentic… Acknowledge what happened and investigate it and take the appropriate action.According to staff, the bilingual Mexican Muppet is progressively being removed from the Philadelphia theme park in the wake of last month’s incident, according to the Daily Mail.Īfter seeing footage of Rosita appearing to ignore her daughter and niece when they approached the character during the parade last month, a mother blasted the incident as racist. “The family wants a couple of things,” he said. LaMarr said that the family doesn’t want to file a lawsuit but will if they have to.
“I will never step foot in ever again !” she wrote. In a post with the video, the mother claimed Rosita interacted with white guests immediately before and after her daughter and niece tried to hug the muppet. LaMarr claimed Sesame Place only later put out an apology on social media after the mother’s video went viral on Instagram. He also said she contacted management again, but staff members told her, “Our employees would never do anything like that.” LaMarr said the mother attempted to explain racism to the girls on their ride home from the park. “They were in a lot of stress-the whole family.” However, park administrators dismissed the situation, he said, even after they were shown footage of what happened. One of the girls’ mothers-who recorded the interaction-was so disturbed by their disappointment, LaMarr said, that she went to management to report the incident.
They were excited to see the muppet approach them during the parade, but were left heartbroken when the character turned away and ignored them. Speaking to The Daily Beast Tuesday, LaMarr said Rosita was a favorite character of the girls, who are six-year-old cousins. But LaMarr said multiple families have since contacted him about their Black children also being snubbed by the same character at the park. The park initially apologized, claiming the performer couldn’t see the girls because of the costume and was shaking their head at other attendees who were asking for photos with their kids, which is not allowed. “We think this was an intentional act that resulted in emotional distress,” the family’s attorney, B’Ivory LaMarr, told The Daily Beast. The girls’ family has since vowed to file a lawsuit if “appropriate remedies” are not taken. The videos surfaced after a clip of two Black girls watching the Sesame Street Party Parade went viral over the weekend, showing Rosita, an aqua blue monster, seemingly snubbing them to give high-fives to white children. More videos have emerged of a Sesame Place character seemingly ignoring Black kids, a day after the Sesame Street-themed park in Philadelphia claimed a viral clip was the result of a one-off misunderstanding.
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