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Podcast: Disney Insights
Episode: The Intersection of Sesame Place and Sea World: Accusations of Racism & Animal Abuse
Description: This last week there has been considerable press of a park in Pennsylvania that many people didn't know about before it hit the news. Sesame Place brings Sesame Street to life in a theme park setting especially tailored for children. Or at least it should. The controversy this week centered around a walk-around character named Rosita. A family visiting the park and others have claimed the character showed negative attention to a pair of young black girls, who were cousins and guests of the park.
All this coincides as I spent time this last week at Sea...