MANHATTAN, New York -- The family of two young Black girls at the center of a viral video recorded at Sesame Place outside Philadelphia held a news conference Saturday with their attorneys, including civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
It comes after a nine-second video, posted to Instagram on July 16 by Jodi Brown, the mother of one of the girls, showed the character Rosita high-fiving a white child and woman, then gesturing"no" and walking away from the two girls who had their arms stretched out for a hug and high-five during the parade at Sesame Place in Langhorne, outside Philadelphia.
Despite the park's apology, Brown says she is not convinced as the backlash over the incident continues to grow. "That character may have ignored them, but we will never ignore our Black children, they have every right to be given a full consideration and respect of any child whether white, Brown, red or Black," Crump said.
LaMarr said he has more documentation from the incident and may release it depending on Sesame Place's further actions. In an initial statement Sunday, Sesame Place said the park and its employees stand for"inclusivity and equality in all forms." The statement also noted that performers sometimes miss requests for hugs because the costumes they wear make it difficult to see at lower levels.
How dramatic. See their being. Picked up now. They all look like someone died. Ridiculous
Not everything should be a lawsuit. Make it a teachable moment not a money opportunity.
It's not a racism issue unless people make it to be..kids will be raise to have that mindset because parents make it a issue and of course this obviously is for $$$.
I'm not an expert, but look at that custom I imagine there it's a large bland blind spot in there. Just saying.
Money grab 💰
And what about the other white and black kids across the street during the festivities? They should have taken legal action too! 😆😂🤦🏼
Oh come on now...
Sesame Place is operated by SeaWorld..take it up with them
BidensAmerica
I think it would be absolutely hilarious if there's a black person in the costume.
Crump money Hungry Human. All the mom said was she wanted a Formal Apology and for the human to be Fired, That's it!!! Crump on the $cene , Cha ching
What do they really want?
Ben Crump on the scene like….
AttorneyCrump ambulance chaser on the scene
This is just ridiculous. A 5 second clip does not tell the story. Everything is not about race. This has got to stop.
Phonies............
Once again black family using the racial card when nothing racial happened.
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