(WAYNE, NJ) – I guess it’s open season for furry mascots…
Chuck E. Cheese is the latest persona caught ‘in his act’ of blatant racial discrimination.
A New Jersey mother caught footage of the skeptical mouse entertaining a group of white kids on a stage, yet appearing to ignore her 2-year-old black daughter.
PLEASE RETWEET‼️ On July 30 at Chuck E Cheese in Wayne, NJ, my 2yo was racially discriminated against. As you can see, he gives all of the yt kids hi-5s & PURPOSELY ignored my black baby. When confronted, he ignored me as well. The manager, Angie Valasquez, made excuses for him.. pic.twitter.com/QMmE3wmti1
— Umm Safa 🩰 (@belllahijabi) July 31, 2022
“On July 30 at Chuck E Cheese in Wayne, NJ, my 2yo was racially discriminated against,” the mother wrote in a Twitter post. “As you can see, he gives all of the yt kids hi-5s & PURPOSELY ignored my black baby.”
The mother claimed the manager, Angie Vasquez, ‘made excuses’ for the mischievous mouse.
“Saying she’s ‘sorry I feel that way’ but he didn’t see her, even after showing her the PROOF in the video,” she said in another tweet.
The post went viral, racking over 80.2k likes and 29.6K retweets. Twitter users took to the platform to express outrage over the ‘racist mouse’ video:
“I hope yo 25 mil waiting on you. This is insane.”
“I’m flipping tables and throwing pizza because TF.”
Would’ve been a whole lot of this going on pic.twitter.com/kXLDgePRVH
— Charleston White Stan (@SixOnetk) July 31, 2022
In a separate tweet, the mom shared a photo of her baby girl and the mouse after the management ‘insisted’ they pose for a picture. The girl appears to be visibly shaken.
Not so much. pic.twitter.com/NHzY7H1Igj
— Umm Safa 🩰 (@belllahijabi) August 1, 2022
The footage follows after Sesame Place in Philadelphia underwent ‘cancel culture,’ in which multiple videos surfaced showing furry characters seemingly ignoring black children.
Is Mickey Mouse next?
Staff Writer, Julianna Caban, contributed to this story.