Sesame Workshop has gone into full damage-control mode after a viral video showed a character at a "Sesame Street"-themed amusement park rebuffing two Black children.
The video has raised allegations of racism, prompting the Sesame Place Philadelphia to issue a swift explanation Sunday sharing its side of the story. But the words landed with a thud, prompting a second statement from the park and another from Sesame Worksop, the nonprofit that runs the beloved educational "Sesame Street" program.
Sesame Workshop appeared to side with the two young girls who were shunned by a costumed Rosita character walking in a daytime parade. On Monday, the organization posted a statement on Instagram, saying it has been assured that Sesame Place "will conduct bias training and a thorough review of the ways in which they engage with families and guests."
