“Had that been me, that complete parade would’ve been in flames.”
Kelly Rowland is not happy with a Sesame Road theme park after a personality seemingly ignored two younger Black women throughout a parade.
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Over the weekend, a video posted by @__jodiii__ went viral the place Sesame Road character Rosita may be seen greeting kids throughout the occasion — after which shaking her hand to say “no” to the 2 little Black women earlier than strolling away.
“THIS DISGUSTING particular person blatantly instructed our youngsters NO then proceeded to hug the little white lady subsequent to us!” the girl captioned the video.
She added that when she went to complain in regards to the interplay, she was checked out like she was “loopy” and a supervisor instructed her that they “did not know” which worker was contained in the costume on the time.
After watching the video, which has racked up over 400,000 views up to now, Kelly shared it to her Instagram story together with her personal commentary.
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“OH HELL NAWWW!!” Kelly captioned the video, including, “TF! This simply made me so mad!”
In her personal video, Kelly stated that if it had been her, “that complete parade would’ve been in flames.”
“Are you severe?! You’re not going to talk to my youngster? And did you see that child’s face on the finish? The toddler with the pink on? She deserves a proof!” Kelly stated.
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For the reason that viral video was shared, Sesame Place has issued an apology, explaining that it was not the worker’s intention to disregard the little women and that the costumes “typically make it troublesome to see at decrease ranges.”
The corporate added that the “no” hand gesture was not directed on the little women however was as an alternative in direction of the gang, the place there had been a visitor repeatedly asking the character to carry their youngster — which isn’t allowed.
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They added, “The Rosita performer didn’t deliberately ignore the ladies and is devastated in regards to the misunderstanding.”
The household from the viral video have additionally been invited again to the park, the place they are going to be handled to a meet and greet with the Sesame Road characters.
The corporate moreover apologized to the household for “not delivering the expertise they anticipated,” including that they “stand for inclusivity and equality in all kinds” and don’t “tolerate any behaviors in our parks which can be opposite to that dedication.”
The household, in addition to Kelly, haven’t issued a public response to Sesame Place.
