Household Says New Sesame Place Video Undermines Park’s Clarification

The Black household whose kids had been snubbed by a Sesame Place character says new footage pokes holes within the theme park’s preliminary rationalization for the humiliating incident.

Keep in mind, in response to the preliminary viral video … Sesame Place put out an announcement saying its Rosita character “confirmed that the ‘no’ hand gesture seen a number of occasions within the video was not directed to any particular individual, fairly it was a response to a number of requests from somebody within the crowd who requested Rosita to carry their baby for a photograph which isn’t permitted.”

The potential drawback for Sesame Place is that this new, wider angle — from the opposite facet of the parade route — would not assist that … no less than in line with legal professional B’Ivory LaMarr.

LaMarr is representing the household of Jodi Brown — her daughter and niece are the ladies who tried to work together with Rosita — and he believes the brand new video obtained by his regulation agency undermines the park’s declare.

He would not see anybody providing up a baby for Rosita to carry … not anyplace close to the ladies, anyway. In equity to Sesame Place, the video is shot from throughout the road, so you possibly can’t hear any potential dialog between dad and mom and whoever’s within the Rosita costume.

Moreover, LaMarr thinks the brand new video reveals Rosita’s rejection gesture was made solely to the Black women.

If true, that will be vital as a result of Sesame Place claimed, “The Rosita performer didn’t deliberately ignore the ladies and is devastated concerning the misunderstanding.”

As we have reported … extra movies have surfaced of comparable incidents on the park, and Sesame Place is promising to tighten issues up with bias coaching and a radical assessment of how park employees interact with visitors.

LaMarr says he is been flooded with calls from folks who had been on the identical Sesame Place parade as Jodi and the ladies.

LaMarr says neighborhood activists, corresponding to Tamika Mallory, are organizing occasions to provoke folks outraged by the viral video.

As for the Brown household, he says their finish objectives are getting whoever was within the Rosita costume fired, and getting a honest apology from Sesame Place … one thing they really feel hasn’t occurred but.

Sesame Place tells TMZ … they’re in touch with LaMarr, and have provided to fulfill with him and the household to personally ship an apology and acknowledgment that they maintain themselves accountable for what occurred. It additionally says, “We need to take heed to them to know how the expertise impacted their household and to know what we are able to do higher for them and all visitors who go to our parks.”