PHILADELPHIA — The mother who posted a video of her daughter and niece after they were seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place called for the employee playing the mascot to be fired.
Over the weekend, an employee dressed as the turquoise Muppet Rosita was recorded appearing to refuse to high-five two young Black girls during a parade at Sesame Place in Langhorne. The video, recorded by Jodi Brown, spread on social media and prompted calls to boycott Sesame Place and for an explanation from the company.
The nine-second clip shows the mascot waving at and high-fiving a few people and then apparently waving off the two girls who had outstretched hands. On CNN on Tuesday, Brown said that she was outraged by the experience and that her daughter and niece were crestfallen.
