Kelly Rowland Calls Out Sesame Place Theme Park When The Rosita Character Ignores Two Black Girls

Singer Kelly Rowland did not hold back the punches when she took to her social media to voice her anger about a video showing two little Black girls being shunned by a character at the Sesame Place theme park according to Economic Times.

The video of the two girls has gone viral after the mother of the children posted the video of the moment where the Rosita character seemingly high-fives everyone but appears to pass by the girls, both of whom had their arms stretched out, the Economic Times reports.

Rowland reposted the video on her Instagram stories and called out Sesame Place theme park in Philadelphia, according to Newsweek. 

“Ok so, had that been me, that whole parade would have been in flames,” said the Destiny’s Child band member to her fans on Instagram on Sunday. “Like, are you serious? You’re not going to speak to my child?” And did you see that baby’s face at the end? The little one with the pink on? She deserves an explanation. Hello.”

She added: “TF! This just made me So mad!”

Sesame Place issued a statement to quell the backlash defending the character performer saying the individual did not “intentionally ignore the girls and is devastated by the misunderstanding,” claiming that it is difficult for the cast member to see guests at lower level while in the costume, Newsweek reports. 

The original video was posted on Sunday July 17 by the Instagram user @__jodiii__ who wrote in the caption, “I’m going to keep posting this, because this had me hot,” the Instagram user wrote.