Daily News | Sesame Place faces backlash after mascot appears to wave off young Black girls seeking high fives
Calls to boycott Sesame Place continued Monday after an employee dressed as the turquoise muppet Rosita was recorded seemingly refusing to high-five two young Black girls during one of the park’s parades over the weekend.
The Inquirer was not able to reach the girls’ mother, but in her post she said the employee skipped over her daughters only to hug a white girl next to them — not shown in the clip posted. “The Rosita performer did not intentionally ignore the girls and is devastated about the misunderstanding,” read the statement, adding the family had been invited to a meet and greet with the characters.
The backlash crossed social media platforms, including Twitter and TikTok, where a handful of parents shared similar experiences and others called for the employee to be fired. Sesame Place Philadelphia’s social media posts were similarly bombarded with criticism over the incident, including from celebrities like Kelly Rowland, of Destiny’s Child fame, and actress Yvette Nicole Brown.
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