Sesame Place hit with racial discrimination lawsuit after viral video sparked outrage [Breaking]
Less than two weeks after a video of a character appearing to rebuff two Black children at Sesame Place went viral, at least one family has sued the Philadelphia theme park for racial discrimination.
The plaintiffs — identified individually as Quinton Burns and K.B. and collectively as the Burnses — are seeking compensatory, actual, punitive and statutory damages, including interest, exceeding $25 million. After visiting Sesame Place in June, the Burnses intend to represent “all Black persons who ... suffered disparate treatment” from Sesame Place employees who allegedly ignored Black children “while openly interacting with similarly situated white children.”In a statement provided Thursday to the Los Angeles Times, Sesame Place said it will “review the lawsuit filed on behalf of Mr. Burns.”
The lawsuit demands that SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment implement “rigorous mandatory cultural sensitivity training,” as well as “mandatory educational courses ... on the history of discrimination against Black people in America” for its staff. The Burnses also request that the theme-park giant vet future applicants via “state of the art psychological screening methods ...
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