Everything has to be racism these days. It just couldn’t possibly be a misunderstanding. And how can you possibly tell a persons race in those costumes. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Me: “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” Rosita: “No”

I've had to wear a costume like this and let me tell you, it's a nightmare. You can't see a thing in it. Especially not small objects or children that can't seen due to the blind spots of the mask.

Imagine doing your job and suddenly finds out you're being acused of racism.

Seems like the character was already saying No to someone else that we can’t see.

It’s so crazy how we will take a snippet of a video and automatically assume we know what happened despite not knowing the context or being there ourselves.

It wasn't Racist At All! Here's What Happened: 1. The Person in the Costume was telling the other Woman No 2. It's really Hard to see in those Costumes 3. It's a Parade, the person is suppose to keep on Moving on or Else they would get hit by a Float 4. If Rosita has a Meet and Greet, then they could just go Meet her Later

You can’t just accuse someone of being racist. It’s hard to see in a costume which is like that

I used to work at Chuck E. Cheese and it is entirely possible this was a misunderstanding. However at the end of the day I just feel bad for those little girls :(

Speaking from experience, it is really hard to see in those costumes. Though I have no idea what went on with this guy. I do feel bad for those poor kids.

People just want to keep racism alive. Its extremely hard to see in those costumes my friend wears one in times square.stop reaching people omg🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

seriously they can’t even hardly see in those costumes they’re working hard to even let children even be able to experience this… super stupid that this is getting the card treatment.

This feels like a villain backstory, " my hero didn't say hi to me so now I hate him"

As a mom myself you can’t take this stuff personally. Characters do this all the time when they have to go on lunch, break, clock out etc. Plus those suits I’m sure get really hot so when it’s time for them to go it’s time to go. They can’t stay and say hi to everyone. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I feel bad for the children but as a guy who used to wear those suits, it was hard to see everything and everyone around me

You can clearly see her wave no before even passing the girls and we all seen that's it's hard to see anything in that costume.

Imagine how embarrassing it would be for her if the person under the mask was black 😬.

That person was probably just suffocating inside that costume trying to pay bills 😒

Imagine being so privileged in life that this is your idea or racism.

Only in America would this right away jump to a racial issue. I’m glad I don’t live in a society were this is a “thing”.

As a black person I'm so tired of other black people yelling racism for every thing. It makes us a laughingstock and drowns out instances of actual racism

Rosita shook her finger and waved off others before passing over the girls. One cannot form an opinion of racism based on this video. This isn't a meet'n'greet event, it's a parade, with a schedule to stay on, and rules for the characters to follow. It's dangerous to let your child run out into parade!

This company is SERIOUSLY on the down-rise. The fact that they displayed a completely VALID reason as to why the kids were seemingly snubbed, they STILL insist that "oh now this could really have something to do with race" like UGHHH. they were giving the most valid excuses, yet try to make it out as something it wasn't. OH and who's to say that the person in the suit was black? Would it have been racist then? or a misunderstanding? All I can do is sympathize with the person in that suit. Likely making minimum wage, living paycheck to paycheck, and could possibly be fired because of an obvious misunderstanding.

Side note: Sesame Street was once banned in Mississippi because its cast was too diverse!

In an article I read by CNN it stated that the person playing as Rosita confirmed they were saying no to the person asking to hold their child for a picture (which is against guidelines.) This performer apparently didn’t intentionally ignore the girls and is devastated at the misunderstanding.” PERHAPS the person in the Rosita costume was struggling to see the small children below with the mask and just continued on with the gesture because the person with the small child was continually asking. But, I could be wrong. I wasn’t there nor do we know everything about this moment. Edit: I am not looking to argue with anyone. I’m not saying the person in the Rosita costume purposely ignored the girls or that she did. I’m just stating something upon observation and from reading articles. I was NOT there nor do I know what was going on prior or what happened after the mom stopped recording. She claims Rosita hugged a white little girl after, but that’s not in the recording. So, I will decide to stay neutral in this situation. Edit 2: I watched another video and I saw someone talk about how the girls looked like they were near the yellow line or passed the line that is there to let people know not to cross. The person said perhaps Rosita signaled no because they didn’t want to encourage crossing the line by making others think you’ll get more attention if you disobey the policy. Another theory I’ve seen is that the lady was asking Rosita to pick up her child but Rosita said no (like I said before against policy guidelines.) The smaller of the two girls looked like she was trying to hug Rosita or was being asked to be picked up which is also against policy so Rosita said no to the two parties who had children wanting to be picked up. Again, these COULD be wrong.

They honestly just need to make a no touching rule in general. Because those kids seem way too close to the floats and it’s making me nervous. The characters should just wave to the children from a safe distance instead lol.

pulling the black card at sesame street smh

So, what exactly made this look racist? Seems like a misunderstanding to me. People really take things too damn seriously

Feel bad for the kids, but it looks like she genuinely didn't see them and was responding to someone else.

that “no” hand gesture started before they even made it to the little girls tho…

This is so ridiculous. Put one of those suits on and tell me how much you see

Kelly Rowland should not be making jokes about burning the place down. No matter what side you’re on, that’s totally not okay

When I was a kid, my feet literally was stepped by a mascot, and they didn't even noticed it. I knew there's too much happening for them, that's why they're always keep going.

This is an example of why you shouldn’t always believe what you think is happening until you make the effort in putting the facts all together.

When you first see this video it does fill you with anger but when you analyse it, it genuinely seems like a misunderstanding.

Why does everything has to be racist like how can you see the persons skin color or race while he is wearing a custom

Regardless of everything it’s just sad to see how disappointed and sad the little girls were😔and all the other children who were affected

Kids mom wants attention.. this isn't about her kids at all. She saw an opportunity to flip a misunderstanding to her advantage & get on TV. The kids forgot in 5 minutes, Mom is making sure they remember this through her misrepresentation. I feel bad for Rosita.

Broke people will do anything for a check... calls racism yet has no idea what race was under the costume 🤣🤣

Why do we want to end racism but proceed to make everything about racism?

I’ve had to wear a costume like the once, and seeing is very hard, especially when wearing a dinosaur head that is so heavy you can’t even look down. Usually the people in costume will have someone escorting them around who can tell you when someone wants a picture, but when you’re walking down a parade route alone, I could definitely imagine not being able to see the little kids

The eye slots weren't even looking at the girls when he/she was saying no. The actor was looking up and over their shoulder towards an adult seen off screen. The actor probably didn't even realize the girls were there.

The saddest part of all this is the mindset the mother is teaching those lil girls

Okay you clearly saw the "rosita" character said no to the white kids before becasue they can not pick them up wish I saw clearly. I wore the chuck e cheese mouse costume and its hard to see and recognize things sometimes. So you can't please all kids.

The muppet says “NO” to someone else before saying no tot he additional two children … sometimes they gotta keep moving this is ridiculous

Does everything have to be racism? Like for real, let the mascot do its job. Not all kids can get hugs, it holds up the parade line.

not everything is racism lmao

Any costume is hard to put on. I totally feel for that worker. :(

Y'all do realize there's a human being in that costume right? That person is not looking through the eyes of the character. It's hot and hard to see so it could have been a simple misunderstanding

We're now accusing puppets of being racist... geez Louise, take a number!

It appears to me, it said no to other child’s and parents. It is sad everything is turning this way.

Those kids will unfortunately have a victim mentality due to their mom 😢

You know Benjamin Crump and Al Sharpton rubbing their hands like Birdman right now lol

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”

Thanks to your reporter my 5 year old is now devastated bc she didn't know there were people as those characters. These girls moved right on to the next character in the parade and didn't care one bit about what happened 2 seconds prior rightfully so since she said no to being picked up. My daughter on the other hand cried for an hour bc sesame place is her favorite place and had no clue about the performers in the costumes and had that taken from her. Thanks a lot

People will find anything to complain about. It looked like the character waved at people. One time I took my kids to a meet and greet to see a Disney actress and even though the line was long the person said I have to go and goodbye, you could just see me on Instagram. My kids cried and then I realized what a big mistake it was for me to bring them there. It was a lesson that I learned very well not to teach others to idolize a character or a person. We should not be idolizing anyone. We should be grateful to GOD each and everyday.

This is what is destroying humanity. Assumptions without knowing anything. Just put something in front of them and they will follow the narrative. Pathetic.

U can't be serious. The fact that this makes headline news blows my mind. Even more outrageous, is the park bowing down to this. I cant tell u how many times my kids have been "ignored" by ppl in costumes at these theme parks Some times they just cant see and nobody bats an eye about it. It must be "racism" though. Give me a break. 🙄

If I was the person in that costume, I would feel absolutely terrible. You take the job to make children feel excitement and wonder, but they left feeling excluded. I would hate for my mistake be turned into a misunderstanding, that could have an impact on the rest of their lives. ☹️

Oppression is a real thing we must deal with

Can’t tell a persons race in those costumes, so calling them racist just cause they missed seeing your child is stupid. Yeah I seen the character make a no sign, but not directed towards the kids, it was clearly towards an adult. You can’t see very well in those costumes so missing a kid trying to get your attention, it’s an easy thing to have happen. I’ve seen videos of other black kids getting missed out, but how many white, Asian, Mexican, etc other kids also got missed out on cause the performer couldn’t see them? My kid isn’t black, she’s been passed over for a Native American family. I’m not calling racism, the performers can’t always see the kids. Mine was small, there’s were bigger and easier to notice. Stop being so offended by life.

The character shouldn't be saying no with her hands she should just act like she doesn't see anyone and not get close to the crowd and just wave from a distance to everyone

I thought the same thing until there was more people coming out with the same experience and now it’s definitely not by coincidence and they shouldn’t be trying to paint this as a misunderstanding

The mascot was like Nah

I just don’t think America will ever get over the scars of slavery and racism if the media continues to reopen those scars with every day occurrences like this, reminding us that we hate each other. Forgive, be the change you want to see.

The thing is you can see rosita refusing the mom but you can also see her refusing the kids

Good job inside edition on giving an even down the middle coverage of this.

People like to throw the word racism around alot and its sad. Its hard to see in those suits, the mother needs to use her brain a bit harder.

Its a parade theres 100's of ppl to pay attention too and say hello. This is gross that everyone looks for issues when there ought not to be. Gross

It was already said the reason the person in the costume was motioning "no" was because a mother was wanting them to hold their baby for a picture. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I would not trust myself to hold a baby in a costume like that either. Not everything is about race!! 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️

notice how everybody is behind the yellow line they crossed it

Why this video didn’t show the full video where after ignoring them the sesame character went to hug another kid

Not everything is racism bro. This needs to stop.

Rosita seems to say no to someone else. This doesnt seem racist at all. Besides, I can assume it's not easy to wear that costume, obviously the gesture of no was intended to someone else and carried on while walking next to these two cute girls, but we can't read the body language of the actor because of the costume. Seems like a misunderstanding and an overreaction of the mom. If the actor says it was not racist, why don't we just accept what the actor says?

This is sad to see what is our world coming too this needs to stop.

Rosita did it twice 💀💀💀

The world is too fast to assume racism these days.

It could have simply been a misunderstanding as the rest of the video is clearly not shown, so it's really hard to judge anything on 9 seconds. It is also really hard to see anything in those character costumes.

Mother:I think Rosita refused to hug my kids because of their race Everyone: okay and?

Can almost guarantee this was not intentional by the Performer. I've worked with costumed mascot characters before and they can't see anything. The performer shouldn't have reacted that strongly, but it seems to me to be an out of context mistake that got blown up.

Stuff like this shouldn't be made news unless if it's 100% confirmed to be done on purpose.. and it doesn't seem like it

This is the world of assumption. People these days just jump to conclusions to what they witness. Sesame Workshop is design to educate and accept children of all races and disabilities.

People can claim anything is racist these days and they’ll be believed. This is so sad

NAH BUT HE LOOKED DOWN AND THAT DAMN THING SAW THEM GIRLS SOOOO

I think we all should rush to judgement and get angry. Let's assume the worst possible thing!

Everything is about race these days. It’s so stupid, the color of a person doesn’t even matter for any situation. And plus who can see in those costumes? I bet it’s really hard to see

0:40 it's evidently clear that the person who has more hate in its heart in this story is probably the mom and not the Rosita person. And she's instilling that her in her sweet and innocent children. Kudos to her for being such an evil person, we really don't get enough of those on these planet yet, god bless

*If I had 10 bucks every time I've been ignored I would be a millionaire...*

Looking at it again maybe they’re telling the truth. The character was just reaffirming her rejection of the parent who asked the character to hold her kid

The person literally waved at the girls. And they can’t hug and high five every single child. And conveniently the other part wasn’t caught on camera.

You can clearly see that Rosita waves a finger at the mom trying to give her the baby then does a quick wave to the two girls. Stop trying to keep racism alive. It’s just a misunderstanding.

Why she shake her finger and say no? “Miss understanding” bro what!?

The card these people use must be soo worn out considering how often they used them.

The person in the costume was black!!!!

I got a Sesame Street ad while watching this

Wow, that was extremely rude of them to do that 😡

The character is clearly not doing the gesture at the kids. If she wasn't directly looking down, there was no way she could've seen those two little black girls in front of her. The white girl likely was farther in front and so she was visible. I'm a furry with a mascot costume collection and fursuit of my personal character and I can tell you that when wearing the head of pretty much all mascot costumes you cannot see directly down in front of you unless you're explicitly looking down. Given how close those girls were, the performer likely couldn't see the motions for hugs.

If this was a racist intention it would be ironic since Rosita is of hispanic decent and her character on the show encourages equality of all races. And for this to happen to children is very sad. So yeah not cool at all if it was on purpose.

I have a friend that works at Chuck E Cheese's and has worn the costume a couple times. During my senior year of high school, my friend wore a silicone Chucky mask to school as part of a senior prank. They both have the same complaints: It's almost impossible to see and it's hot. It's only a bigger issue than it really is if you make it one, and this is taking it way over the top.

If it was COVID time she can't give hugs right right?