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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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34. Adams and Roosevelt... talk about misery.

Wed Jul 20, 2022, 11:01 AM

Jul 2022

I remember when that corner had a Chinese place that looked like a HoJos. I can't decide if the subway extension there that never happened would have helped traffic or made it worse.

My wife worked at Friends Hospital nearby for a bit.

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Sesame Place apologizes after character appears to ignore Black girls in viral video [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 OP

I THINK THERE'S MORE TO THIS Jimvanhise Jul 2022 #1

The Instagram video that has apparently "gone viral" BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #3

If they were my little girls, I would have tackled that ugly green thing Greybnk48 Jul 2022 #51

Well the character that the costume represents BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #52

Then why'd the character hug only the white kids? spudspud Jul 2022 #4

Why? happy feet Jul 2022 #8

You can see the character slap the hand of a white kid before waving off the black kids. whopis01 Jul 2022 #42

Welcome Back to DU RandiFan1290 Jul 2022 #50

Like it or not, Bucks County is part of Philly durablend Jul 2022 #2

Um I am a multigenerational Philadelphian BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #5

sound like people who say they are from chi mopinko Jul 2022 #6

Of course. But these are REPORTERS writing this story and making the error BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #7

yup. mopinko Jul 2022 #9

Some other outlets had started publishing maps BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #10

It's 15 minutes from my neighborhood. Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #14

Exactly BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #16

Franklin Mills Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #26

LOL BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #27

It was a CompUSA discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #28

THANK YOU!!! BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #29

On the BLVD... Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #30

I had been to the Roosevelt Mall a few times BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #32

I miss Wanamakers Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #38

I miss Wanamakers too BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #45

I grew up in East Germantown. (A real honeymoon hotspot) discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #31

"I didn't like TL/Cottman because TL would sometimes backup being " BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #33

Adams and Roosevelt... talk about misery. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #34

That was like a wild conflagration of streets BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #35

I remember that basement at Sears! discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #36

I don't remember what else was down there BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #37

I remember those days too. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #41

Was just talking about that Wanamakers in Jenkintown BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #46

This might be before your time but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #48

It was around sortof at the end of them BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #49

Dave Roberts for me Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #40

Well remember who he replaced! BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #47

6ABC household here. Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #39

We occasionally watch Action News. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #43

A friend of mine played a character at DisneyWorld Baggies Jul 2022 #11

This park has been open almost as long as Disney World BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #12

"they apparently have policies against certain "contact"." Baggies Jul 2022 #13

Well that's up to the park because when it comes to "children" BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #15

sad sad sad llashram Jul 2022 #17

I was going to say that these costumes often restrict the performers' view FakeNoose Jul 2022 #18

If you look at the video BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #20

Yes I watched it, I think they wave at everyone FakeNoose Jul 2022 #21

I think the point here BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #22

The little girls don't understand why they can't touch Cookie Monster but the white kid could. n/t whopis01 Jul 2022 #44

Sigh. The worst thing about seeing racist shit is watching people twisting into Solomon Jul 2022 #19

I agree. I watched the video and the park's explanation doesn't cut it with me. yardwork Jul 2022 #23

Some people are in denial or so dense, that they can't see it unless spudspud Jul 2022 #25

Anyone remember something where someone did some Q sign JI7 Jul 2022 #24