'Sesame Street' theme park apologizes after potential racial bias incident goes viral l GMA

[@king317100]

At this point I’ve seen four videos with four different black children the same day and they snub them all. These employees don’t need to be retrained they need to be replaced if these employees are not going to embody the respect,love and Equality as the character on the show then send them on their way!!!

[@saltydog7038]

How do you know they are from the same day? Also these characters work in shifts so there is no proof it is even the same person.

[@angelsdevils2956]

customer service denied because of nationality, race

[@blvirvvitch4885]

@@JasonUr you're a racist

[@randymichalak6867]

Who cares

[@quenitagibbs4374]

@@JasonUr you sound very educated. But it's crazy to use something that has been systematically used against us for decades. How can someone play a victim when you are forced into the role🤷🏾 Make it make sense

[@evasraley2109]

The adult gets a high five? But the kids get ignore?

[@lindavidamia8199]

😂😂😂

[@sambieakweenda3509]

White adults 😂🤣😂😂

[@theharshtruth8563]

Biden was underneath that suit. lol

[@robbiekop7]

Kids should have at least got a Low Five 😩

[@lililili9573]

Yes

[@ulyssesgrant2782]

It's only overreacting when you're never the target. When you're never the target, racism is only imagined.

[@kleeamd8274]

Oh, please! Everyone is a f____king victim these days. Modern society is a neverending cult of victimhood GMAFB

[@safib9626]

Well said

[@kleeamd8274]

It IS imagined. BECAUSE there's never any possible or logical conclusion that could be for anything that goes wrong, except "RACISM" Your first instinct is always racism And you wonder why you don't see more progress in the black community It's because you buy into this paranoid theory that there's "RACISM" around every corner & you blame "RACISM" for every single failure in your life, instead of taking personal responsibility. You're in a never ending vicious cycle of perpetual victimhood. And because that, you walk into everything w/ preconceived ideas of racism & a self defeatist attitude

[@safib9626]

@@kleeamd8274 you can only imagine but don't know what Blks go through that never sees the day of light, it's very easy for you to fix your mouth and come in here to lecture people that are the recipient of your racist evil ways that they are overacting and conceiving things that are not there. Do we live in a segregated America yes or no? The justice system is also biased also. We have an incident in Kentucky and Georgia where a WM had shot a cop and injured many somehow he ended up being arrested and not killed the same reason they claim are why they shoot unarmed BLK men" he was resisting arrest " complete BS was I imagining that too?? That's why the blk community is not progressing really? When you're constantly dealing with the effect of racism it leaves little room to have a productive day asswipe!

[@sambieakweenda3509]

Racism is racism no matter how you try to excuse your denial. White supremacy and privileged is still a problem.

[@calicruzin4793]

Actually there is a series of videos with other characters acting the same way. No amount of training will teach people to not be prejudiced. Fire them.

[@CadillacDriver]

Lol no. There are 3 other snippets that show absolutely nothing at all "racist".

[@dalemmmm]

@@CadillacDriver where’s the footage provide a link because I have not seen it

[@CadillacDriver]

@@dalemmmm ask nicely, and I will. It's literally piss easy to find here on YT.

[@loveblue2]

Exactly! You can't "train" someone not to be racist. FIRE THEM and replace them with people who see others as individuals rather than what their race is.

[@CadillacDriver]

@@loveblue2 where is the racism?? The mascot waved the white lady away.... The kids just happened to be there and / or included in the wave away.

[@Mekea1000]

It wasn't just Rosita. They're are other characters that snubbed and dismissive to brown kids. Then the cacucasity of the park to initially say what we saw is NOT what we saw. Really?

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

It's hard to see inside those mascots. I'm pretty sure the person couldn't always see the kids.

[@DarkPassenger]

In all those other clips it just shows a few seconds, that doesn't really prove anything other than a kid was ignored at that time. Is there video that shows the same mascot consistently doing it during the same parade? We don't see the rest of the parade where they could've done the same thing to Yt kids. People are just so quick to label everything as ray cist. Which is why so many people doubt the claims when they hear it. You can only cry wolf so many times.

[@Pawsandtales321]

Yea that’s right. The person playing Rosita was seen doing that hand gesture many times throughout the parade. She said some people were wanting the characters to hold their babies for a picture and they are not allowed…. The mother who was behind the mother of the two little girls being one of them. So she did that hand gesture as if saying sorry not allowed. I’m sure white kids were overlooked too as they can’t stop at everyone but no one notices or thinks anything about that. Do you really think seasame street would risk their reputation by so blatantly just overlooking black children ? Of course not. It’s all a misunderstanding as a lot of things are. I am sure the children were upset as any kid would be and it prob hurt the mom seeing the hurt look on her kids face but that doesn’t mean the gesture was directed at them or racist in any way. Many people are saying the character looked directly at them but the character was just facing that way, in that costume you can’t tell where the actual person was looking.

[@brittanywilliams8653]

There's another video came out of the same character ignoring other black children. But people will keep making excuses.

[@Pawsandtales321]

@@brittanywilliams8653 it wasn’t even proven if that was from the same parade. It’s just as bad to blame the person playing this character of being racist when that may not be true. Imagine having all this hate coming at you and being accused of things that aren’t true over a misunderstanding? If someone wants to scream racist they need real proof and not assumptions. This character WAS seen doing this hand gesture through the parade so it’s not an excuse. People should not be so quick to judge but take a step back and think on it and see if maybe this was a misunderstanding after all. There is real racism out there but it’s not in everything or every incident. I don’t cast blame or point fingers without knowing all the details.

[@shviewjames126]

That person in the costume had one job, to make all the children happy! What a privilege, and this person did the opposite. The optics of these moments are mean and cruel.

[@maryjanebrown4667]

There are many people working with and for children, who shouldn’t be.

[@CoolCheatsall]

I mean I wouldn’t touch them either

[@aprilfisher4947]

@@maryjanebrown4667 agree but trying to make it racist is much worse.

[@safib9626]

@@aprilfisher4947 but it is madam.

[@devintaylor8702]

That's the devil in costume

[@jojoestranger4989]

you don’t need training in sympathy and kind behavior,it comes natural to a good person

[@jameebee5711]

Exactly. These are called soft skills wither you have them or you don't. What's in your heart will always come out. It's bs

[@safib9626]

Exactly

[@jackiehines6856]

Exactly!! I get so sick of that!! You need TRAINING to LEARN how to treat people......I'm sorry....i mean minorities!! Children???? I call b.s.

[@jameebee5711]

@@jackiehines6856 Nothing but facts. You are absolutely correct. I'm sick and tired of it and have been for a very long time. That's why I don't cape for other groups and I focus on my own because I don't do it, no one else will.

[@emanualcarr7408]

What if the person under the costume is BLK though?

[@iannah.c]

This has been happening for years. During a trip to Canada in 2009, a white stilt performer kept refusing me a balloon but proceeded to give balloons to white children (with a smile)😄. I stood there for 5 minutes with my hand out and there was no queue. The performer eventually gave me one (with an attitude ofc) after being confronted by my father. No smile for me and a different vibe lol. It was a disgusting experience and it’s unfortunate that this behavior still persists amongst performers, especially towards children.

[@briankreller6550]

Lmaoooooo. I have race cards for sale. Widely accepted by most public and private parties.

[@fifimohz1584]

@@briankreller6550 I have racist and bigot card under the rock you should had never crawled from. Just go back into it and don’t interact with any real humans.

[@callmemommy9042]

@@briankreller6550 how is she playing the race card?!

[@edmoralez831]

@@briankreller6550 Spotted the closet racist incel. Either you get with the times or fall behind with them!!! Its 2022 how is racism still a thing letting your dead grandparents influence you is just sickening

[@alwaysemployed656]

I did mascot work for a few days at Dorney park when I was 21 years old. They were understaffed and they just needed bodies for a few days. Long story short, I wore the Crash Bandicoot costume because it was a huge gimmicky costume that only a fit person could wear. A female coordinator was with me at all times to give me instructions in real time. They do follow a strict pattern of rules. The coordinator's job is Security/Instructor. She basically treated me like a puppet telling me what to do and when to do it. I was fine with it because she was the expert, not me. With so many people walking around, you are just better off letting the pros handle it. Some of their rules are if adults want to interact, only do it face to face and only touch their shoulders, nothing else. You can barely see while wearing the costume, so you could accidently side slap a woman's boob if you get too touchy. Kids, only tap their heads, that's all. If people want a photo, the coordinator has to do the setup and they do it very quick snapping to get everyone moving. You don't pick up kids in your arms because the costume material is very slippery. The video here is a float parade. They have everything timed and orchestrated. The costume people can't stop for photos because it disrupts the parade movement. They have everything timed to every millisecond. They have to move from point A to B, then they all take a water/food/bathroom break, then do it again and again in a loop all day. If it makes you feel any better, that line of work is brutal, long, and the pay is nothing, as in single digits. There's no way one person can get by on what they pay. I only did it as a quick pocket money weekend gig. I didn't even know I was going to be wearing a costume. I just simply got a call to go there to earn quick money. And I would never EVER do that kind of work ever again. I would much rather beg for money than do that kind of work.

[@PapaRainYT]

Wow... Lemme tell you. I just spent the weekend AT This Sesame Place with my wife and kids, half the employees were quite rude, HATED being there clearly. Not inviting. It was a shame we didn't see ANY mascots walking around at all, or see any mascots even standing or walking like this anymore in the parade BECAUSE of this incident now. It's an absolute shame. This is a good thing that this went viral, Sesame place needs to rehire A LOT of employees... There were quite a few nice employees of course but the overall experience was very rough. I feel for the family for dealing with this situation. I'd be devastated and PISSED.

[@monicasdivinefaith4692]

wow really do you think that maybe they were being bias ?

[@devintaylor8702]

They need to fire the racist Neanderthals 🐵

[@RadicalSpirit78]

@@monicasdivinefaith4692 ofcourse!

[@Gmal51]

William oscer garvin: I think there is a lot of hate in the park

[@khalikfreeman9642]

Yea I know what you mean, the reviews of this place is absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!

[@justmoonwithamustache]

The company is only sorry they got caught

[@pamelasmith6221]

Caught with what? A character didn’t acknowledge a couple children? Are they required to high five and shake hands with every person there? 🤦🏻‍♀️ The people under the costume are human. They aren’t perfect. Things happen. The guy or girl in the costume got distracted at that moment. The fact that the reporter said the girls are in counseling because of this is more disturbing to me.

[@JB-pl1iu]

@@pamelasmith6221 Bingo!!!!!! Sounds like someone's mom is playing up the victim card trying to score some green.

[@JB-pl1iu]

@Recliner -Rider Get real and grow a spine. Christ.

[@Itoshimi]

@@pamelasmith6221 Oh shut up. If the races were switched you’d be screaming “why do people hate us whites!”

[@Itoshimi]

@@JB-pl1iu “Grow a spine”, right but the green M&M not wearing heels, not saying “Merry Christmas”, destroying Keurigs, freaking out over black people on TV… yeah you should take your own advice.

[@candicerodriguez5445]

That is a very discrimination for Sesame Street

[@retromeister3709]

Sesame Street ended a long time ago. Now its just living up to the Dark Knight quote which is a real shame. It deserved better a better ending than this.

[@SlipperySoap]

I see your point 👉!

[@joeyharper4976]

Guarantee you the workers in the costumes are black.

[@joeyharper4976]

@@rainbaby Exactly, people are Ignorant.

[@SlipperySoap]

@@rainbaby I didn't know that 😳!

[@donnalord9273]

It’s a shame because I’ve been to the park on a couple of occasions and had the same thing happened where they don’t greet all the children. So what I think needs to happen is the character should not be allowed to go to any children if they can’t greet them all they shouldn’t greet any.

[@jacobpatriot8885]

Wow your pretty ignorant

[@kaylakain6039]

I know it’s so rude maybe a high five instead of hugging them people shouldn’t just walk away like that

[@kaylakain6039]

Race has allways been a issue it seems us white people have been against black since the civil war and am white but treat people fair

[@Yesyesyesues1]

This exactly.

[@niggarino666]

we should just not have characters at all.

[@katysikkema]

Kelly was actually on Sesame Street, this is so ironic 😅 but anyways, racism or not, I feel so bad for the girls like you could see the sadness in their faces. NO kid deserves that..

[@SlipperySoap]

I agree!

[@mozhem_povtorit]

it's all brouht up for you morons to believe without question all emotional another leftard fake made to fuel anti-whitism

[@ivywt]

exactly

[@mikelee1445]

@Trinity M it's not racist and that's the truth plus why would be upset if the characters didn't hug they child how you didn't know if that person wasn't a pedo and why would you pay to get into a park just for a pedo hug your child and hope you know that none of those suits get washed so think about how fucking those suit have to be when they hug your kids

[@safib9626]

I agree

[@TheShadowgirlaa12]

Honestly I don't see it being racism. Not everything is racist. She did say no to other kids and these costumes are hard to see and they can't talk. How else do you tell kids they can't touch or hug when thr kids are preparing to hug them?

[@edyann]

I always say that Americans are way too sensitive... but in THIS case- yeah- when you're ignored when you're a child- it stays with you for a long time.

[@zacktyler2810]

And then they grow up and learn that getting picked up by strangers is against the policy. Maybe it ain't like that with *Knott's Berry Farm* and Disneyland (which is hella expensive ).

[@andrewhoutzer3632]

Amen Sister

[@mhygdistribution3207]

Not a long time, it stays forever.

[@quesoqueso7598]

Especially now, since it’s become viral video.

[@andrewhoutzer3632]

@@mhygdistribution3207 Amen Sister

[@1helluvawomen]

Children may not be able to articulate how they feel, but their facial expressions and actions say it all. Omg!!😡💔

[@yostugotz5619]

Bet you got your race card ready at all times huh.

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

@@yostugotz5619 she's got the platinum edition. A very reserved card, for a select group.

[@1helluvawomen]

@@Deadassbruhfrfr That was probably your cousin in that costume! I’m convinced. Gotta stick up for family.

[@briankreller6550]

Clearly the character says no to the other guy too. It's part of his act. You can't see that low in those costumes. People see what they want to see

[@briankreller6550]

I'm have race cards for sale. Widely accepted by most public and private parties. I also have race stickers for those racist inanimate objects... ( facial recognition cameras ect...)

[@drquinnmedicinewoman7786]

Ya'll are bonkers, these people didnt take these low paying jobs to be racist , its probably really hot in the costume, they cant see well and not it is impossible to interact with everyone in the parade

[@JWC924]

These kids need counseling? a lawsuit over this? Talk about a family looking for a check and free handouts...

[@TommyVercetti209]

Thats all that their kind do

[@065Tim]

So what happens when they find out there was a black trans woman in the suit?

[@LaughingLairfrf]

Ight this is now getting ridiculous….. no folks are going after something this stupid. There’s clearly no racist intent. The folks in those costumes are hot, sweaty, tired, paid like crap, and working in hot weather. If two or more kids didn’t get a high five, then that’s fine.

[@kingmaafa120]

I wouldn’t let any of these shady characters come within 6 feet of my children

[@corymiller536]

What about if he's african kangz

[@kingmaafa120]

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[@xCreepa]

I kept hearing references to to this viral video and this is my 1st time seeing it. I like to keep an open mind that maybe it was blown out of proportion, but the fact that the actor said NO and shook its finger is pretty damning. Those girls just wanted a little love from characters they love. That was personal.

[@saltydog7038]

They shook their finger no with their head turned to whomever is off to the right of the camera though

[@loobylouboti]

@@saltydog7038 Yeah, I noticed this too. We need more of the video. Who was the character shaking his finger at? It wasn't the little girls, but then he *did* say no to the little girls immediately after that so 🤷‍♀️

[@CadillacDriver]

@@loobylouboti so? Would you take umbrage to the mascot doing that to white kids? Hell no. Can the mascots give attention to literally everyone there? Hell no. People literally look for racism where there is none.

[@nanomacaron232]

@@loobylouboti according to articles it was a woman asking Rosita to hold their child for a picture which is against policy

[@xleshax3377]

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[@september9113]

I'm going to trust what my eyes saw... Disney you should be ashamed of putting out that disingenuous statement

[@angienh122]

*Seaseme Place in Philadelphia PA should be ashamed.

[@crazylicious85]

Not Disney though…

[@mccod035]

SO this was Sesame NOT Disney

[@JB-pl1iu]

You sure? Your brain can't even grasp what corporation this is about. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Chris-sg4th]

so when you see one side and not the full story youll believe it? what if a black man hit a white man first and the white man hit him back in self defense.. right before the white man threw a punch, someone turned on their phone to record and all you saw was a whiter man hitting a black man.. you would automatically say hes racist and a hate crime because you trusted what your eyes saw...

[@mhygdistribution3207]

I just read a comment saying “ those clowns” are always crying about everything. Like really? There is no hope for this world.

[@user-en1zc5vd6y]

You thought these sesame characters were alone??? There are still many people who are like that but when it comes to companies and entities that thrive off of your money, you have to DEMAND justice

[@mhygdistribution3207]

@@user-en1zc5vd6y I am just as shocked as you. A lot of fools just think that we, black people we are always whining and crying for nothing. That’s so sad and disgusting!

[@DarkPassenger]

@@mhygdistribution3207 Who's to blame for that though? There's been so many fake hay te crimes, so many fake ray cism claims. So many people who just yell ray cist when things don't go there way. The boy can only cry wolf so many times before people stop believing it. I'm not saying there isn't ray cism, but you have to understand why people rightfully wait for some evidence before they believe it's ray cism.

[@Jeezus_Maneezus]

In this episode of burning elmo... "Go back to where you came from.. If u don't like the disrespect u can leave..." Bert walks up to child.. and gives a soft slap..lol When burnin elmo returns..lol

[@andrewhoutzer3632]

@@user-en1zc5vd6y Amen Brother

[@Key-iw1js]

Tbh I’m not getting mad at no more racism it’s never ever gonna stop ever

[@nopenah3891]

The person in the suit could've been black?

[@imfrankk1867]

@@nopenah3891 yep

[@jennk9399]

@@nopenah3891 Stop with the deflecting!! Person in the suit WAS NOT BLACK!!!

[@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760]

@@jennk9399 how do you know?

[@jennk9399]

@@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760 How do u?

[@sharice.honeyestewa134]

That was pure ignorance. There’s no excusing that.

[@godbless9563]

Exactly

[@bandit99515]

obviously you racist

[@christopherfultz4316]

Ignorance? Absolutely not....I completely disagree with you! Ignorance simply means that one doesn't know or isn't aware. There was no ignorance involved in this incident whatsoever; that bigot knew EXACTLY what they were dong when they excluded and shunned those babies! What a shame.

[@miltonbrownjr3755]

We are not blind, we know what we saw

[@Layinglow4412]

I see no way that the person in that costume didn't see those children. It looks like they looked right at them and that's wrong . Even if they were waving off another family he looked right at those kids .

[@CadillacDriver]

You just stepped on your own argument.

[@alostbard]

How can you tell if he looked right at them when a mask coverrs the entire head. You can only see the eyes of the costume, not the person inside it.

[@rachel-in-the-208]

@@alostbard well the front of the costume was right in front of them - even if their head was turned aside at one moment they would have seen - There is no way to argue this one. At some point, they would have seen! The kids before them and right after them all got attention

[@MegaJazz4]

Everything was fine but now counseling I think they are milking this

[@morrison1405]

It was a black woman working in the costume. Lol

[@chanellegale914]

Its not an isolated incident there's more videos on Instagram same scenario same character so please don't try to make excuses for this disgusting behaviour it's not something that can be justified it's a clear pattern!!!

[@95luannaable]

Thank you!!! I’m so tired of these white people saying it’s not racism.

[@DarkPassenger]

@@95luannaable Those videos are quick clips from different parades. You have no idea what happened during the rest of the parade and how many other children of all races were skipped over. Show the whole parade where the mascot avoided all blk children of you want to prove it. If you're just going to show little clips it proves nothing, because seconds before they avoid the blk child they could've also avoided a few yt children.

[@95luannaable]

@@DarkPassenger I wish I had the power to bring all the clips because I want to see as well. However, I’m willing to bet that they ignored black children many times more than they ignored other children. I watched many videos and I saw the same treatment for black kids by the same character and other ones too.

[@alostbard]

If we're going by 'clear patterns' then let's have that discussion about 'clear patterns' in violent crimes.

[@RadicalSpirit78]

@@alostbard don’t try to distract with your bs again

[@shannonfergusson978]

That's absolutely horrific. I really hope whoever was wearing the costume was fired immediately.

[@KC-qi7gn]

ME TOO N WHY N HOW COULD (THE PERSON IN THE ROSITA COSTUME) IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE KIDS BELOW (THE PERSON IN THE ROSITA COSTUME) R U KIDING ME?

[@zacktyler2810]

They apologized and explained that picking up children is against the policy. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

Fired? For what? Hurting your feelings? Gtfoh. Whiney little baby

[@Be1smaht]

Dont be dramatic

[@zacktyler2810]

@@WillmobilePlus I know right. Like WTF? 😑

[@dianaross-dubbed5594]

Heartbreaking. She better be fired. This is so disgusting. I feel for those girls.

[@Sardonic-Angel]

The more you give them The more they take a sad day indeed poor Sesame Street all those decades of BrotherlyLovingly, purposely, systematically _(some would say propagandically)_ teaming the little black boy up with the white girl on children's TV projects teaching them not to be afraid no matter what their fathers murmured behind closed doors..and this is the thanks they get for all those good deeds 😅

[@cantfindausernamedam]

talking about the mother right?

[@Brando-wc8fz]

I laughed

[@dianaross-dubbed5594]

@@Brando-wc8fz You need help

[@mozhem_povtorit]

​@@dianaross-dubbed5594 ...bro, I love when leftards think everyone who doesn't share their delusion needs help, my favorite and then want the person demonized, censored, and cancelled you're a cult you must be destroyed

[@thebatman101069]

this is not a case of racism... such bs... some kids got skipped over and didn't get a high five from a friggin muppet.

[@TooBlessedBabyDoll]

Obviously, the executives had not seen the other videos of this character doing this to other black children. Over and over again… They should be ashamed of the insensitivity of the initial statement. What a miserable person to do this to children.

[@payclint7604]

Lol you ppl...

[@TooBlessedBabyDoll]

@@payclint7604 Lol. You people

[@teresamarie7460]

Where are all these videos?

[@TooBlessedBabyDoll]

@@teresamarie7460 On the same platform you found this video. 💅🏽

[@nokina3]

Geez chill out like she did a declaration of war 🙄

[@lancerice9188]

Just make it policy to not touch anyone at any time......then they can all feel the same.

[@andrewhoutzer3632]

Sad and even more heartbreaking because this is the world we live in now

[@BNatoAk]

Oh spare me! This is ridiculous! You only see in black and white. The reason you think this is racist is because you deep down want it to be, now that's what's sad.

[@pillowgurls6194]

"Live in now". TF planet you from. For the rest of us from this planet racism is normal.

[@threethemartian]

Live in now? It’s been like this..where you been? Lol

[@Afton_of_2006]

It's been like this forever but it's still terrible

[@gregpresley1466]

Now??????? This has been an American tradition for over 400 years!

[@mitrosalpha]

Can no one see that she also shakes her hand no to the white adult next to the black girls as well. This is obviously a lie.

[@marciturner4980]

Was way better in 1980's.

[@ghostwalk2446]

Of course, no Internet to hear about shit like this lol

[@marciturner4980]

@@ghostwalk2446 I remember playing leapfrog, Mario games on my dad's computer with a joystick controller.

[@ghostwalk2446]

@@marciturner4980 Lmao I hear ya, I remember a time when "playing video games" meant you had the one video game console there was, Atari lol

[@marciturner4980]

@Bo Bo Bo Cover all the counseling she will need on a daily basis. Your name is literally saying, "Come Come Come", in Hebrew.

[@Timurlane100]

Gee, I'm glad Good Morning America is tackling the really big issues. Wonder why they didn't feel the same when they went after Nick Sandman?

[@pinkmcgalaxy5889]

The three videos shown are very clear. How can they do that to these kids? This is so sad.

[@cosmo9390]

If these were 2 white kids the family would just go on about their business having fun and barely notice and no one would even be reporting on it.

[@dezzymonique1177]

because white ppl dont worry about racism in that manner..duh...how about go look at other videos...im not saying its racism but its something lol

[@tend3nonconforming63]

does everyone get an autograph from their heroes ?? NO ....get over it and quit with the victim mentality and everything is about race

[@cucumberkapa5786]

Guys, have you ever warn a mascot costume like that?... About 90% of your vision is obscured, you are not looking out of the EYES of the costume and you are not receiving any physical feedback from your immediate area because those costumes are thick. I sincerely doubt sesame street is racist

[@amara5768]

That doesn’t make any sense at all the other kids he was hugging he could see them but all of a sudden when he got to the black kids his vision is blurry but he could wave no at them and then proceeds to hug other kids y’all make excuse for racism all the time

[@cucumberkapa5786]

@@amara5768 seems more likely you see racism where it isn't.

[@jibrilshaikh3703]

Guess you didn’t see the clips where they could only see the white kids after dismissing the black kids

[@justbecauseican1410]

How can you ignore those beautiful souls..

[@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760]

Counseling because a Sesame Street character didn't wave at them??? Jesus Christs folks this world has gone insane.

[@crystal3160]

They need counseling from their parents teaching them that when things don’t go their way, it’s because of “racism”.

[@katerinakittycat3849]

That's....not like Rosita or ANY of the sesame street characters

[@rogerbing5314]

Wow this is clearly not racism. smh. It's policy that no character should pick up any guest at the park. The character was not telling the kids no it was telling someone else no also it looks like one of the kids was looking to be picked up.. People are always looking to play the victim these day's .

[@raphies6122]

What makes it worse is that sesame Street theme park is making an excuse for type of behavior

[@renozaffina3887]

Fake racism brought to you by confirmation bias. Not that this character wasn't an ass but there is really no good reason to believe this is because of their race.

[@renozaffina3887]

Let's just air only the videos of black children being mistreated and not any with white children. Because thats sound journalism that won't aggravate racial divides

[@Reyna-Brown]

How disgusting! How can they do that to little children! I really hope they make up for it and that these little girls get lots of love from a lot of people that do care about everyone else, no matter our color.

[@bandit99515]

racist you are

[@devintaylor8702]

AMEN 🙏 BECAUSE JESUS LOVES EVERYONE ❤✝️

[@niggarino666]

the children look unbathed. i wouldve stayed away from them too.

[@Ra4d9]

@@niggarino666 They look like any other little kid would

[@abd0210]

@@niggarino666 .

[@bluem5620]

Not OK but that doesn't mean they deserve a payday. If they wouldn't make a big deal out of it, these girls would forget about it. It's different of this would cause PTSD. Life is tough all around. U don't always get ur way.

[@YAZZYUTUBE]

I love how companies throw their employees under the bus when blatant racism is publicized. When everyone knows these companies culture promotes racism at all levels within the organization. I'm sure in this case, the characters are told to have limited to no interaction with black guests at the park.

[@ghostwalk2446]

They just said the employee didn't see the kids and is "devastated", how exactly is that "Throwing them under the bus"?

[@msnandimarie7023]

You are correct. Hotels give Black guests the worse rooms. I've had that experience on many occasions. I ask for a different room and usually will get an upgrade.

[@DarkPassenger]

Right I'm sure seasame street tells their employees to limit their interactions with blk guests. Do you see how ridiculous you sound? Your the type of person that makes it hard for people who suffer from real ray cism to be taken seriously. You "everything is ray cist" people are insufferable, and don't help out anyone in the process.

[@pamelasmith6221]

What? 🤦🏻‍♀️ I sure hope you’re joking because that’s crazy.

[@pamelasmith6221]

@@msnandimarie7023 my husband and I go out to eat at nice restaurants and we always seem to end up by the kitchen. We are white. Things happen. It’s not all racism.

[@theloyaltyfamliy1273]

white and spanish children are also skipped as well..the girls need help if they cant go get ice cream and get over it. this is why they could be bullied at school now. not every kid gets a hug or a picture it happens to white kids also.But I wont sue over it, I guess I should. disneyland is always rude at the parade and some rides so I should sue them??

[@daflatearth7456]

You lost me at attorney

[@theloyaltyfamliy1273]

get over it. my daughter has been snub as well but were not suing ..buy them a ice cream. why are the kids messed up from that?

[@shaindystern1038]

I feel bad for these precious little kids

[@zoltanwilson4277]

Well, they DID apologize, Dude. They explained the situation. It is against the policy to pick up the kids. Yet most certain people somehow still can't get it through their heads.

[@pamelasmith6221]

They will survive.

[@JB-pl1iu]

Oh good grief. Boo hoo. A sweaty person in an animal costume didn't acknowledge or see them. 🙄🙄🙄

[@brn2pil928]

@@zoltanwilson4277 they wanted a high five, it was the other family who had a baby that wanted a carry

[@zoltanwilson4277]

@@pamelasmith6221 Yes, they will.

[@duncanbleak3819]

Deplorable!

[@atlantabrooklyngal]

We know that the characters won't be able to hug every single person in the park, but when kids are all up in your face like the two little girls were, don't snub them like that. How heartbreaking for the kids. Rosita is my favorite character, now this clown has tarnished her name.

[@Alicewoods000]

It looks pretty intentional...no way Rosita didn't see the girls that is just impossible! ...It can look simple but the damage in the emotional level for this girls is serious. No one likes to be rejected, specifically no because of your color 😢

[@aishaf.6153]

It is bad , but those kids have no idea if it was colored based , their parents didn't have to make them feel worse about the situation and tell them its about their skin color .

[@anastaziarahnae5749]

@@aishaf.6153 the girl'ss parents should absolutely tell them the truth. It's unfortunate but Black children have to be taught these things for the preservation of self.

[@ElohorB]

@@aishaf.6153 🤣🤣 good night with that comment. Feel free NOT to teach your kids that

[@JB-pl1iu]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good god the delusion.

[@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760]

@@anastaziarahnae5749 they have to be taught at an early age to blame all of life's injustices on the color of their skin...give me a break

[@icecol22]

Horrible!!! It appears exactly what it is. I can't believe that. Many of us grew up watching Sesame Street as children,including myself.This speaks volumes. Their faces showed hurt and disappointment and Sesame Place needs to be made responsible for this unacceptable behavior. The actor needs to be fired.

[@CadillacDriver]

😂

[@psquared2020]

Don't you mean the person in the costume? The actor or actress is innocent.

[@CadillacDriver]

@@psquared2020 I'm glad someone agrees.

[@icecol22]

@@psquared2020 That's who I'm talking about. The person in the costume.Who else did you think that I was talking about???

[@psquared2020]

@@icecol22 I thought you were referring to the actress that plays Rosita on the show.

[@mikejones4586]

How do we know it's not a black person in the costume 😂🤣

[@mochifist]

To all the simple minded mfs in the comments: 1. The character clearly saw the children, saw there hands out, and ignored them. 2. Rosita specifically did this 3 times in this same parade. The one in the video wasn’t even the most apparent one. 3. Other characters in the park were doing the same thing 4. No white families have uploaded videos of their white kids being ignored, and I doubt any of them have any videos of it. 5. Stop accusing racism just because it happens all the time in other parks, just because it happens a lot doesn’t mean it’s ok. 6. You gotta realize that they’re little kids, their hearts are fragile and when they get ignored meanwhile everyone else doesn’t, they’re gonna feel awful. 7. Sesame Street themselves are not responsible, you cannot change someone’s views on something just because you put them through the training to do so. This isn’t Sesame Street’s fault and more so the costume character’s fault themselves. 8. Sure it’s hard to see out those costumes but when you have 3 cases of ignoring black children in the same show, it can’t just be a coincidence.

[@jamesomalley8869]

He was just worried they were gonna steal something if they got too close

[@mpcjunkie72]

I'm not making excuses for the character Rosita but she was telling someone "no" a second before the little girls incident. What was that about?

[@BygSexyToy1]

the family had a baby and wanted a picture which is against the rules

[@mslady5952]

That is a LIE, there were several videos that came out that show ROSITA hugging white children and NO ONE asked her to take a picture!!! After Sesame discovered another video showed that was a LIE, that issued another statement acknowledging wrong doing!!

[@changeoffocus1074]

Watch all of the other videos.

[@mslady5952]

@@BygSexyToy1 That is a LIE! Shortly after other videos proofed that wasn't true Sesame Street issued 2 additional statements acknowledging wrong doing!!

[@lada8744]

People often give requests that can’t be accommodated and it’s super hard to see and the parade is really fast paced. It’s sad for the girls that they didn’t get hugs, but it wasn’t intentional or racist. It’s just the nature of having a parade like that. The same exact thing happens to plenty of white kids too, but no one cares when that happens.

[@aprilfisher4947]

They say in the video touching holding etc is against policy and I can understand it as they are strangers to these kids and it would only need one complaint of inappropriate touching and there would be he'll to pay so I'd opt for disappointment any day.

[@SecondTake123]

I've done costume character work and would never ignore a child, so cruel!

[@SecondTake123]

@Maria O while in the costume? No, it's your job to not be distracted.

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

Demand for racism exceeds supply These are edited videos don't mean anytging

[@blacksuite1]

It's a shame they had to learn how they are looked upon by this country so young.

[@juanwick9290]

25 million….. it wasn’t right, I’m not disputing that. The wants 25 Million?!

[@kitsonk717]

I am so happy that this family exposed this incident. It is exactly what it shows. They acknowledge family before them and after them. What? What? Do these companies know what it takes for some families to visit these places that the kids see on tv? Pressure!

[@riffreaper6095]

Ph shut up sheila

[@pamelasmith6221]

It’s a short clip so it’s not easy to see. Ok so the girls didn’t get an handshake. Take them down farther so they can see the character. It very well could absolutely have been an oversight. The person in the costume feels terrible. I wonder why parents are making such big deals when their kids don’t get what they want.

[@CadillacDriver]

Where does it show the mascot acknowledging the family after them? Dumbass. Also, you overlooked the fact the mascot was waving off white people less than a second before the 2 kids. It was probably all one gesture to say "sorry I gotta move on". Too many people looking for racism. Pathetic.

[@riffreaper6095]

@Recliner -Rider thats not racism you dope, a woman off screen was gesturing rosita to stop for a quick picture and rosita said no because obviously they were in the middle of a parade. You want to be a victim which is why your a Democrat. Its always racism wah wah wah, ya sorry sack of shit

[@thegreatmrt]

Hey bud this was blatantly edited to hide the context that the family ahead of them tried to get a picture with the person holding their baby with the costume and its against regulations for blatantly obvious reasons (maybe its not blatant for people to understand that because they blatantly believe obvious doctored footage and its not the first time either)

[@boogiedownbx4life589]

why would you want this costume on your child's skin /hands? there are so many germs on these costumes so why not have your children wave? Peace

[@boogiedownbx4life589]

Just saw some extra footage on "The Amazing Lucas" youtube channel... it appears to be discrimination, straight up... I hope this mom wins her lawsuit ... Peace

[@nipi2467]

At the mentioned of it, I thought not everything is racist, but seeing the video, the hand gesture and seeing other videos is so heartbreaking...the character just high five some other little kids, so don't look any more stupid by saying that they couldn't see the little kids...

[@pillowgurls6194]

It's funny you need video proof to believe in racism. That says a lot about what kind of human being you are. Gross.

[@dansp7042]

High fives a white kid and their ADULT parent before telling the black girls no.

[@lada8744]

@Trinity M Guess what, in a fast paced parade in a bot suit with limited visibility this is just something that happens on a regular basis to everyone. The No was already being waved at someone else. This is a normal, not racial thing. They just cherry picked to make it look racist. This is why people don’t believe you, the imaginary victim hood and crying wolf you are doing right now. You established yourself as uncredible while talking about not being believed. That’s why people don’t take you at face value.

[@LEA-yr7bb]

@Trinity M no point in trying to explain. I honestly really try to stay away from news involving black people because the comments are so disturbing and disgusting. It hurts my feelings. People are going to think less of us and our opinions no matter what. It’s very unfortunate how our black community gets treated all because the color of our skin. I’ll never understand it.

[@Phoenix_Blader_93]

@Trinity M cause funny enough people can lie

[@cbrSpeedster1]

So the family is suing Sesame Street for $25 MILLION dollars. I'm sure millions of kids from all nationalities get passed over every year because the character is walking a certain pace waving and interacting with everyone. The first thing you wanna do is scream racism and wanna sue the company. Wow... If everyone sued for being snubbed this world would be a messed up place. You think your special because your black? We're all humans and things aren't perfect in your perfect world. I hope when the character takes off the mask they are a black boy or girl... Would you still feel the same if it is? This is an opportunity for the parents to make a bunch of money and that's all this is. Hope this is thrown out of court. Being snubbed by the color of one's skin is hearsay... not admissible in court.

[@jl3449]

Did nothing wrong. Not racism. Stop playing this race card. Said no to another family also.

[@acr8615]

I believe that person wanted to take a picture 📸. They mentioned it on another video. She/He could have wave 👋, she just gave a high five to adult but you Shush off two kids. 😒 really

[@MacyMorganP]

That particular race always has to be victims🙄

[@boggsbrown2544]

That particular race always have to reveal their vile racism!

[@alimuh007]

The video is absolutely clearly what it appears to be

[@WillmobilePlus]

I'm sure you not getting enough dipping sauce at some restaurant is also "that" as well. We all know how some people go off over every perceived slight.

[@alimuh007]

@@WillmobilePlus I'm not sure what you are implying? Could you further explain your point of view?

[@WillmobilePlus]

@@alimuh007 Yeah, ok. Play stupid. Hopefully you can find someone else to play along with you.

[@deeplaysgaming4754]

@@WillmobilePlus theres more to racism than white cops mudering people of colour you know. you do live on this planet.....right?

[@ghostwalk2446]

@@WillmobilePlus Forgetting dipping sauce is one thing, this is like asking for dipping sauce and having the restaurant staff gesture you to f**k yourself

[@ManCodeTV]

So parents worried about they kids getting hugged? But no outrage when that grown man Billy Porter was on Sesame Street in a Dress. Ok Got it! Smh!

[@ronaldvargas8815]

Thank god for GMA covering these groundbreaking stories. I don’t where we’d be without them. This is incredible journalism!!!!!!!!

[@danielhoward4566]

Are you being sarcastic or are you being an A hole?

[@bhsieh3537]

Shut up

[@Now10100]

Lmao what a joke the news media has become. The girls will remember this forever because of the news media social media and parents filing a lawsuit. This happened to my kid 10 years ago and we shook it off and moved on with life.

[@RadicalSpirit78]

@@Now10100 wow you need help for your internalized racism and self hate, please don’t encourage anyone to do the same, it’s sick

[@Now10100]

@@RadicalSpirit78 Lady, the news media owns you...they are your daddy. Did they mention the race of the person in costume? Are we to assume the race of the person is not a person of color? Wouldn't assuming race be systematic racism? I mean look at that ugly costume. I wouldn't want that ugly thing hugging me. The family sued for 10 million over a hug. So when my kid did not get hugged, should I have assumed the person in costume was a racist? Go see a psychiatrist. You sound like a racist and black supremacist. Race being used as a weapon here. Black supremacy at its finest.

[@kurtpatrick59]

The girl under the costume was a black lady 😮

[@geekaleek]

I WAS skeptical. Until i saw *ALL THE OTHER VIDEOS* ! Wow. It's terrible.

[@renozaffina3887]

All the other videos that feature black children. There are almost certainly cases involving white children. Racism gets way way more clicks and unfortunately thats what the news cares about

[@richardpasquale5930]

Every thing with the blacks is about race if they did that to a white nothing would be said

[@surat8591]

This is absolutely DISGUSTING!! FIRE ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES DISPLAYING SUCH A DEPLORABLE ATTITUDE!! If we want to live in a better world,we should start by practicing being good to EVERYONE regardless of race or creed etc..AND EVERYTHING that is part of our planet!! What saddens me is that that incident will leave a mark in those little girls hearts. How do we expect people to move forward if we continue to perpetuate such kind of behavior???

[@joeyharper4976]

I'm going to laugh when they find out the workers in these costumes are black and not a "Racist white person" like they are spewing.

[@zythr9999]

Then it will be, "Oh nevermind"

[@joeyharper4976]

@@zythr9999 yep, While they slowly crawl back underneath their rocks

[@britannia55]

Poor Babies, this is disgusting behaviour, nasty people he/she knew they were there as you can see the eye contact..

[@britannia55]

@ashley1994 well hush my mouth for commenting, there’s is know need to be rude,

[@britannia55]

Why am I the rude one, just because I called them babies, they are in the eyes of their mum. It’s called a term of endearment. You’d better look for a lady called Kathrine Ellis and comment about her point of view if you don’t like people using the word babies, by the way I haven’t seen your view about racism or do you tell people they are rude to called young children Babies.

[@marcellakramer5871]

When my son was in high school, he was the finalist for a college scholarship he applied for at a local organization, but when the organization realized that my son is white, the follow-up call never came. When we contacted the organization to find out the status on the scholarship he was told he had won, we were told that the scholarship was given to a black child instead. Discrimination goes both ways.

[@hopecolabody]

nah.. he was just better than your son

[@jamescooke7243]

@@hopecolabody your an npc

[@ambxsh1883]

It’s just a money grab lmao

[@ndoplis1]

People need to chill out with the mob mentality . Get a life. The actor wasn't denying the girls a handshake. Wtf is wrong with our society that every minute clip is racist/homophobic/transphobic..etc . Learn the facts of the situation first and stop with the instant cancel/hate for the smallest clip. Social media is a freaking disease at this point. Be mad at that!

[@raquelreyes7334]

Sometimes black and brown people receive this sort of microaggressions. Just because you have not experienced it does not mean it is not real..

[@viazel2796]

I applaud 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾 this Great Mother for sharing her video! This heart breaking!

[@andrewhoutzer3632]

Amen Sister

[@cantfindausernamedam]

OMG but did you see the TV interview? the white anchor never even once looked to the mothers side of the screen. She must be racist too.. Lets cancel every station that aired that interview!!

[@bandit99515]

the great mother? you do realize she wants great money for her " troubles". maybe you missed that part

[@RustyCar]

The ‘great mother’ pouring fuel on racial tensions. This situation is so trivial. You and everyone else has condemned a person in a costume, and yet you (and everyone else) have no idea what persuasion the person in the costume is. And this is exactly why racism won’t ever go away….YOU!!

[@aishaf.6153]

Okay people i agree this looks bad but now the family is taking full advantage probably getting ready to sue by putting their kids into therapy .

[@jasongreene542]

if you watch the whole video, you can see that the actor in the costume first goes to high five the adult and then shakes their finger at them, then the girls. I read that the actors are not allowed to touch the people. Whom ever was in the costume made a mistake, but that is'nt going to help those kids feelings. however, making telling them it was because they're black is only going to make it worse for them.

[@pamelasmith6221]

Yep and that’s on their mom. She’s the one bringing race into this. There very well could have been a whole other situation going on and because of that the girls were passed by. Totally innocent.

[@saltydog7038]

and for all we know the performer is black too. What we do know is that they are wearing a freaking fur costume and walking on asphalt in the sun during the hottest summer on record.

[@forever_evolving_5312]

There’s footage of more of those muppets doing the same things to the other black kids though. You have to see it in full. This is edited for time.

[@antoneg9201]

Really bro those kids need counseling… when I was 12 my hero was Deion sanders and when he came to training camp in Austin Tx at st edwards university, my man walked towards me and I thought I was gonna get a signature then this white woman with big breasts hanging out he looked at me and said one day you’ll understand and went towards the woman… lol he was right no counseling needed.

[@alostbard]

Best comment!

[@jph4852]

Are characters expected to hug or high five every child along a parade route? Inevitably some children will be passed over. I have seen this at Disney parks very often. Does that mean there is some possible racial bias there?

[@Misssteelcity412]

Guess you haven’t watched all the videos it was definitely a pattern.

[@MrDarrel100]

Yeah but when there's multiple videos showing that it's not just a coincidence, and also a video showing everybody getting a high five but when it came to the black girl she gets slapped in the face, because he didn't want to touch her hand after she clearly had her hand out for a high-five like everybody else

[@Jeezus_Maneezus]

Yeah it's like they "all" collectively sat in the workers lounge talkin about the job and said.. "im not touchin or showing love to the lil nigga girls or boys... funny. &. crazy at the same time..cause this is what they do..💯 And what I really don't get... if this is what they do. Why get on here talkin any go back to your own country because we don't wanna support the fuckery in 2022? Why get mad?

[@ghostwalk2446]

They didn't get "passed over", they were clearly told "No" after high fiving the adult right in front of them

[@msnandimarie7023]

Ok that may be true, but others have submitted videos from that same parade and EVERY Black child was ignored. One girl was hit in the face by a character and toddler was bumped and knocked down by a character. Please explain that. Thank you

[@drewcarson2422]

They are not babies.

[@562YogiBoii]

That's horrible. Believe in what you want but don't do that to a child. These poor girls. Sad the world we live in smh 😕

[@rogerbing5314]

smh.. such sheep believe these narratives.

[@Gdji5fv]

No apologies for this racist move. I have never seen a character treat children in this racist manner. Every child should be acknowledged with a smile, high five, something. You don't treat children in this manner, especially when a character is known to be fun, loving to children. As stupid as it might seem or feel. There are still people stupid enough to be racist at a time when laws discourage racist. The only way to make it heard out loud to those stupid people is to sue them. Nobody wants to be sued, like nobody wants to be treated racially.

[@Now10100]

How do you know the race of the character? Was it a racist Asian? Whatever race you guess of the character would be systematic racism right

[@JL-zn7me]

Why did the person dressed in the costume wave his/her finger at someone, right before saying no to the two little girls? Hmmm? The person in the costume is at fault- not the character Rosita. She’s a good character on Sesame Street, please don’t get rid of her! Sesame Street isn’t to blame.

[@javierdominguez7090]

Yes the employee is at fault. Sesame street has raised my children and there 40 . That stupid employee 🤬

[@acr8615]

I believe they ask for a picture and it's more videos, go watch them.

[@forevergooner4400]

This is the reality of America

[@t000000000MUCH]

What has the world come to where every little thing is called racist….. i highly doubt the character was like oh no black kids… and the fact they got a Attroney. The parents are literally the definition of Karens that pull the race card for anything

[@blyzo5098]

That's really sad I feel sorry for the little girls.

[@paceflchick]

You too are an idio+

[@aprilfisher4947]

So do I but no need to bring racism into it.

[@Brando-wc8fz]

Why? Did he slap those kids?

[@Itoshimi]

@@aprilfisher4947 No one but the guy in costume is guilty of racism.

[@danielhoward4566]

@@aprilfisher4947 Why not? It looked racist as hell to me.