Family speaks out after video of performer snubbing black children at Sesame Place goes viral

[@Nightrain349]

Stop spending your money on these places.

[@ruggeddiscipline6026]

But we love massa so how can we stop

[@Nightrain349]

@@ruggeddiscipline6026 No hell we don't.

[@John-tp5gc]

What really happened was the performer didn't happen to high five the two girls because it sometimes happens that they miss a kid or two for whatever reason. Now the problem here was that the two girls happened to be black and the performer's life is over. The kids got a wave but not a high five and now they want the performer's head on a stick and a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

[@MyTwoCents2]

Some things never change. Ever.

[@debraseldon3388]

Ikr

[@michellewilliams5947]

Yeah right, because America is the same as it was in the past. SMH. Get out of here.

[@SR-oc7fc]

Those poor beautiful girls! I'm so sorry they had to experience that at what is supposed to be a joyful place. Glad this is getting attention.

[@jamsng]

I would never take my kids there smh

[@louieporcarelli2959]

It's an ugly world out there & it's hard to explain that to little children...a reverse situation happened to my 10 year old nephew at the Philadelphia 76'ers basketball game. He went up to Bill Cosby and asked him for an autograph as he seen Mr. COSBY interacting with his fans. BILL said and I quote" Mr Cosby doesn't give out autographs anymore" as he continued to sign scraps of paper to children of color..I will never forget the confused heartbroken look as he sulked in his seat defeated. Children do not understand racism & sometimes all the excuses in the world doesn't make it feel better.

[@K-a-n-d-i-s]

That's horrible ! No kid should have to go through that 😕

[@monicalopez8634]

If you look carefully, she told someone else no right before!

[@migomigo2595]

Yea I was saying that too

[@myshalom_kitchen]

Children should be Children!!! There should not be discrimination amongst innocent children!

[@peacefaith560]

horrible the park is all about the kids ....stop patronizing these racist theme parks

[@cathylewis3967]

I agree! We need our own theme parks.

[@chrisv.4071]

Imagine the person under that costume is a person of color ......imagine that

[@cathylewis3967]

More than likely a Proud Boy lover or a Qanon kid

[@ImNotThatGoodAtGames]

I like how you just tried to flip it back on colored folks screw off

[@michellewilliams5947]

They probably are.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Rosita did this 3 times Bert slapped someone!

[@mollymonareng9262]

My heart breaks at the confusion in their lil faces

[@princeian3717]

I wasn't just that Character it was also big bird ignoring black kids as well if you go look at the full video. It was several characters doing the same thing. That place needs to be boycott. Stop giving your money to these places. This is a sad world we live in. They was also doing that at Disney theme park as well. Ignoring black kids. The news only shows you what they want you to see half ass clips.

[@cathylewis3967]

So true!

[@SR-oc7fc]

So glad this is getting the attention it deserves. Enough of this crap already!

[@llamaArdiente]

That's really the best thing to do... Boycott any place that does not treat you or your hard earned money with kindness or respect

[@hcwcars1]

Of course they want money.

[@davelarson6682]

This out of context clip has become quite the victimhood opiate for the masses

[@cathylewis3967]

@@violentquacking7342 So you are basically saying that the mother, who watched the entire racist scene is making this up, then. Please! The person inside the costume was biased, full stop.

[@cathylewis3967]

@@violentquacking7342 If the other person that you are referring to is the Sesame Place employee, her or his employer has already issued 2 responses to the situation, and neither one sounded remotely truthful, nor did they line up with what we can see in the video.

[@cathylewis3967]

I mean how many statements does one need to have issued on her or his behalf before we can consider ourselves to have secured enough details about this brief encounter.

[@davelarson6682]

@@violentquacking7342 it will come out in due time as always Right now the left media is riding on hype and sensationalism And y'all fall for each and every time

[@dawnlewis8581]

My eyes don't lie! Ignored intentionally

[@cindy-jc2do]

mental health treatment,are you kidding,

[@drquinnmedicinewoman7786]

Mental health treatment is code for there looking for money!

[@TinasCrazyLife]

Hopefully paid directly to an accredited children's counselor if they pay out. This is a bit much

[@castlejrichardson6308]

Wow that's crazy them kids shouldn't have been subjected to that I took my kids there some decades ago and never experienced anything like that wow how times have changed. SMH

[@olivere9772]

How can you prove that it was because of her color were skin it’s impossible. I would definitely not fire this person and I just give them a warning

[@noellynchard4158]

Smells fishy to me show us the worker

[@shazzysunflower]

He needs to be fired.

[@kathleenardrey5094]

For heaven's sake. Is it always going to be about the blacks being victimized? Money...money...money. Never mind that all these black kids are fighting in Disney, etc. but , oh boy, when they want attention, they sure play a race card.

[@anthonyfranklin5527]

Me and My Fiance was Laying on the Beach as KAREN allowed her Full Grown Shepherd to Run Up on our Pallet of Relaxation, Sniffing, Flipping and Kicking Sand all over Us as we were S******* Ourselves from thee Element of Surprise.... With jus an "OH IM SORRY HE'S REALLY FRIENDLY & DON'T BITE" "HE'S NEVER ON A LEASH".... Yet if my Full Grown Healthy Bluenose Ran down on Her and Her Husband, while Relaxing at the Beach Me and My Dog probably would have Been Cited and Banned from the Beach..... 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@gerrenallmon6999]

Are you saying you don't feel sorry for those two innocent little girls?

[@kelleygreene5665]

Training ? Call it what it is....bigotry!

[@llamaArdiente]

That's a load of RUBBISH

[@commonsense4207]

The Parnets Should have payed for a Private Party for there Children at Sesame Place so there Children could get all the Attention they needed Since there so in Need of Attention like spoiled Brats they are. Twist in Story the Performer is BLACK and Now These liars got a Black Performer Fired for Missing Two Black Girls and Not Giving them a High Five. I hope you Feel Real Proud of yourself for Ending a Black Performers Life with these Lies over your Two Children not Getting a High Five You Really have Put the Victimhood Deep in these Children there is not Turning back now. for the Rest of these Children's Lives it will be Victim Victim Victim whenever they don't get there Way wait until they Blame you there Own Parents for there own Actions this Victimhood will Blow up in the Parents Face. Just Like when your Fighting Dog Turns on you and Eats you for Dinner.

[@MaggieJean]

Sickening to watch

[@MaggieJean]

@Marina Your comment is disturbing. It was an obvious diss. The look on the kids faces is heartbreaking. The stupid muppets are there to engage.

[@debraseldon3388]

ikr

[@raphies6122]

That not good enough. I would sue the hell about of that park.

[@marinamartinez6886]

No excuse for this! I feel for these little girls. The performer shouldn't have this job. 😕

[@blueoak5262]

That performer definitely voted for Donald Trump

[@dan79transam65]

It's actually hard to say. It kind of looks like the character was waving at them. I'm just not so sure about this whole thing

[@luciferdzhugashvili]

Where’s Al Sharpton?

[@drquinnmedicinewoman7786]

It seems to dr quinn that our blacks always have a lawyer and a film crew on standby ! Best practice is to not get any blacks upset!

[@pdelores1224]

How would you feel if your kids were rejected from a sesame street character they watched and love on TV. Did you see the sadness on their faces.

[@shazzysunflower]

Shut u this not ok people are people not colour .

[@HorribleManners]

“Our blacks “ More racist rhetoric!

[@JackTheSkunk]

You don't upset them by ignoring them....been working out well for me.

[@arieuswilliams716]

so traumatizing

[@kymclinton3140]

Some people need to learn what traumatizing is and is definitely not a few kids not getting a hi five trauma is something totally different please look up in the dictionary the definition trauma :a deeply distressing or disturbing experience a personal trauma like the death of a child or physical injury, blunt force trauma the park needs to sue the parents big time and so dose the actual person in the character outfit these kid are not mentally scared more like mentally challenged in the first place the parents need to seriously explain to the brats you don't always get what you want or expect no matter what age you are I'd bang there bloody stupid spoilt heads against a brick wall till they understood

[@dawnshipley1243]

What a crock of racist entitlement bull! I have done that type of job during a parade. You are moving too fast to even notice race. And there is absolutely no way to shake every hand on the street.

[@cathylewis3967]

Please. The actor inside the costume slapped hands with children and adults who were white, but suddenly he or she is, too busy to shake everyone's hands when Black children are involved? Give me a break. This is racism.

[@dawnshipley1243]

@@cathylewis3967 - You base your opinion over 5.6 seconds of an entire parade?

[@cathylewis3967]

@@dawnshipley1243 You do the same.

[@cathylewis3967]

@@dawnshipley1243 Why is it alright for you to form an opinion based on 5.6 seconds in a clip but not for me to do so?

[@cathylewis3967]

@@dawnshipley1243 Am I free to form an opinion about the clip only if it agrees with you? I don't think so.

[@noellynchard4158]

Why

[@joanarc3671]

It seems more of a protected method to not spead germs to young children who did not have on gloves. Did the characters follow up to clasps hands with other small children? I saw the character show a no no before he reached the young children.

[@pdelores1224]

If it was a protected method then nobody should be touched. The mother clearly states that Rosita ignore her daughter and niece but proceeded to hug the white child next to them. That shows Rosita and other characters don't want to interact with black children. I believe the characters talk to each other about not messing with black kids. I'm glad the mother exposed them because it appears the other family were ignoring the red flag. Now all kids will have good memory about sesame place.

[@joanarc3671]

@@pdelores1224 did not see that in the short video. The response was not to have any picture of touching as a policy. Have you forgotten pandemic protocol? The studio has apologized. It is unfortunate.

[@Tony-bf3tf]

I feel like there making to much out of this

[@marquisesmith6420]

They should get they money back

[@Defender78]

the fam wants a payday, ive been insulted by store employees, police officers, hospital staff, in the past, i don't go suing... but i have gotten apologies. tehy wanting to make it a race thing

[@sparkleebony]

This was sad and ❤️‍🩹

[@theresabell2492]

What's in the dark always come to lite no excuses Sesame place should make a.public apology and give them shares in the company.

[@ericolav]

Hopefully this was an innocent case of a few kids being overlooked & no a racist incident. Sesame Place quickly apologized for the incident & tried to explain what happened. But I'm sure that the parents are going to sue to try to cash in on the incident. No apology or explanation would be accepted - apologize with cash only. What kind of message does that send to those girls - every time life is unfair you deserve money??

[@jamsng]

Yes! Why not? Yall paid the Jews and Japanese you have given blacks any reparations for slavery.

[@kymclinton3140]

Of course it was a few kids overlooked but the parents decided to pull the I'm black card

[@JackTheSkunk]

Sharpton, Jackson and now Ambulance Chaser Crump have earned a lot of money as grievance counselors to the perpetually offended.

[@JackTheSkunk]

Sharpton, Jackson and Ambulance Chaser Crump have made

[@JackTheSkunk]

Sharpton, Jackson and Crump have done rather well for themselves by catering to the needs of the perpetually offended. Shakedown artists all.

[@Nova-lh7yf]

It is not good. But I think that mother immediately saw $$$ signs!!!! There are lots of different ways to correct this situation. The mother could've go after that character and just say excuse me you missed two quite little girls!! But o my Goodness now it is mental health counseling lawyers and the mother is heart broken. Life is tuff. Almost any negative action or thing in live can be sorted out in a decent way!! I am so sick and tired of this behavior because they wore not looking like the girl he acknowledged just before the two girls. And I bet those two girls won't see a dime if there is a settlement! Just my opinion.

[@cathylewis3967]

So you are actually proposing that the mother get into a confrontation with the character in a children's theme park no less. Did you think about this before you wrote it? If she did go after the performer and the performer mistreated her, how do you think that would end? And what if this confrontation that you propose resulted in a shouting match or worse. Then you'd be complaining about how uncouth and ghetto the mother is for fighting over innocent children at a children's them park. The fact is that the mother went through the proper channels. She notified the corporate offices of Sesame Place and secured legal counsel. You want to accuse her of trying to get $$$ and yet the woman has not filed a lawsuit. The retention of legal counsel is not, in every case, about $$$. It can, and in this case, seems to be about pushing Sesame Place to make systemic change, and to help the girls deal with the emotional scars from this experience. Therapy does not cost millions of dollars. It could be as little as 3 or 4 sessions for a couple of hundred dollars each, but the way you sound, one would think the mother is trying to get a new house and a yacht on Sesame Place's dime. Give me a break, and stop projecting your own greedy get over spirit on to this mother!

[@michaellorin8701]

Sesame Street had a bad day. In LegoLand everything is AWESOME!

[@lovehope3753]

I wonder if this happened to your grandchildren, would it be considered a BAD DAY. Continue on with the regularly scheduled program.

[@deborahbethel1883]

That's s terrible..They think they are so bright they can deny it. Videos and pictures don' t lie. These scornful snubs are everywhere with the quickest lying excuse when they are called out and/ or exposed.. These two pretty little girls were just being little girls. Gosh.

[@cindysalt6328]

Those poor sad little girls it is terrible and they should get rid of that Sesame Street person

[@chrisv.4071]

I highly doubt this !!!

[@cathylewis3967]

@Marina Yea! How dare they expect to be treated with respect! The nerve of these people!

[@maribelvega722]

(maeribeLvega

[@reginaf9391]

That is not right want he did to the baby's

[@streetlegalsprintcar]

How much is a high 5 from a puppet worth? $500k settlement, easily. I'm going there tomorrow and I better get 1 hug, 1 high 5 and one wave from all of them puppwts or I'm suing.

[@jeffreyb8770]

Blah, blah, blah . . . not part of our core values . . . blah, blah, blah . . . all children are special . . . blah, blah, blah