Rev. Jesse Jackson and the family lawyers of the two young girls who a Sesame Place employee snubbed talked about the alleged racism issue. 

Meeting with Progress 

The lawyer of the Brown family, Attorney B'Ivory Lamar, said that the meeting would create a long-term change and it was a 'day of progress.' Lamar added that Sea World management and the Brown family could not meet, but another meeting is scheduled in two weeks to continue the meeting, according to a source.  

LaMarr added that they would wait and see if the company would make its promise. Their party wants to confirm if the statements are factual. 

Intentional Action 

The theme park management posted an apology on Instagram and said that the 'no' gesture of Rosita's character was not intended for the two young girls. Instead, it responded to one of the audience who asked to hold their child.

However, according to Jodi Brown, the character hugged and high-fived other children during the parade. But when her daughter and niece approached the character, it shook its head and showed a 'no gesture, according to a CNN report. 

She believes the person behind Rosita's character intentionally ignored the two girls because they hugged another girl with two arms after passing them. She said that the girl was of a different race. 

There were two more apologies, including one from Sesame Workshop. More families shared accusations and videos of shared situations at the park in response to the gestures.

Reverend Jesse Jackson

Reverend Jesse Jackson has formally weighed in, writing a letter to the infamous theme park to make them know that racial prejudice can not be tolerated anymore in a place meant to be a safe haven for all children, particularly Black and brown babies.

A tweet sent out last week by attorney Ben Crump depicts several incidents in which characters choose to ignore Black children while adoringly embracing white children, with some standing arm-in-arm with those being rejected.

In the letter, Reverend Jesse Jackson said that the incident shocked him but that this issue was not new to him. However, discrimination against innocent children should be tolerated. He added that companies like Sea Worl should know that racism is unacceptable, especially to young children. 

Another Case of Discrimination 

A Maryland father has filed another alleged discrimination lawsuit against Sea World. Burns accused the theme of  ‘pervasive and appalling’  discrimination. 

According to Burns, he took his child to Sesame Place in Philadelphia on June 18 and joined the “Meet and Greet” with people wearing costumes of Sesame Street characters.

The lawsuit points out that the characters ignored his child and other Black guests. It was ‘intentional’ racism because people are being entertained differently. 

SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, which owns Sesame Place Philadelphia, is being sued for $25 million in damages. The complainants also want the park to make cultural awareness training and classes on the history of discriminatory practices mandatory.