Thevideo of the encounter at the Philadelphia theme park, that has since gone viral on Instagram, infuriated the Destiny’s Child alum, 41, as she took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to share her reaction.
The “Finally” singer first reposted the clip and wrote, “OH HELL NAWWW!!” In her following Stories, she shared a video message captioned, “TF! This just made me so mad!”
During her appearance at theNopered carpet premiereon Monday in Los Angeles, Rowland continued to show her frustration.
“I’m still upset,” Rowland toldEntertainment Tonighton the carpet. “I was livid.” She continued, “And I know, me personally, I would’ve burned the place down. I’ve said it before and I really mean it.”
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The user also explained that when she complained to an employee, “they looking at me like I’m crazy.” She continued, “I asked the lady who the character was and I wanted to see a supervisor and she told me SHE DIDN’T KNOW !! I will never step foot in @sesameplace ever again ! And please feel free to repost this. Actually run me my money back 😡🤬so mad I stopped the video but it got me so mad when he blatantly told them no.”
On Monday, another Instagram user shared their own video of a different encounter at Sesame Place after seeing the viral clip.
“Since seeing [a] few other post like this in the past couple days I figured i should too,” wrote user@lr_blitzkrieg. “Now, I’m not saying#Rositais racist.. but whoever is under this/those masks sure is curving a bunch of brown kids.”
She continued, “She ignored Lola TWICE last Sunday. (7/10) Lola ran up to her saying ‘ROSITA!’ The character went out of their way to change course and Immediately after hugged and took a pic with a little white girl. Investigate this pattern.”
Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA.Jeff Chiu/AP/Shutterstock
After the initial video went viral, Sesame Workshop released astatementon Twitter on Monday addressing the incident. “Sesame Workshop is aware of the recent incident at Sesame Place Philadelphia, which we take very seriously,” the statement wrote, “What these children experienced is unacceptable.”
The release continued, “We have been in contact with Sesame Place, our licensed park partner, and they have assured us that they will conduct bias training and a thorough review of the ways in which they engage with families and guests.”
“As a global nonprofit educational organization with a mission to help children grow smarter, stronger and kinder, Sesame Workshop has always stood for respect, inclusion and belonging and is committed to providing the highest quality engaging experiences for all children and families,” the statement continued.
“We hold our partners to the same high standards. We will continue working with our long-term partner Sesame Place to ensure that appropriate actions are taken and that incidents like this do not happen in the future.”
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Sesame Place Philadelphia also shared a statement toBillboardon Monday. “We sincerely apologize to the family for their experience in our park on Saturday; we know that it’s not OK. We are taking actions to do better,” the statement read.
It continued, “We are committed to making this right. We will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests. For over 40 years Sesame Place has worked to uphold the values of respect, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to doing a better job making children and families feel special, seen and included when they come to our parks.”
source: people.com
