Video Shows Woman Cursing At Muslim Sesame Place Patron (ICYMI)

LANGHORNE, PA — A video making the rounds online this week shows a woman cursing and physically confronting a fellow patron waiting in line at Sesame Place.

Zafirah Moore shared the post to her Instagram account Monday, when she said she was verbally assaulted by the woman, at least in part because she was wearing a traditional Muslim garment.

She shared the video with the caption, "Today I got told to go back where I came from."

In the video, the older woman, who is wearing a bathing suit, can be seen making an obscene finger gesture at Moore and repeatedly cursing her. At one point, the woman shoves at the camera and begins screaming in Moore's face.

Children can be heard crying in the background as the woman screams.

"Who are you to take pictures of me?" the woman screams.

"Who are you to tell me to go back where I came from?" Moore says in response.

By Wednesday afternoon, Moore's video had been viewed nearly 4,700 times.

In a written statement, Sesame Place said Wednesday that the woman shown in the video was "promptly and decisively" removed from the park and permanently banned from returning.

"Sesame Place only welcomes tolerance, love and respect for others ... ," the statement said. "Creating safe and inclusive experiences for all guests – especially children and their parents – is our top priority. The Sesame Place family deeply regrets that any park guest would have this kind of experience in our park. It runs counter to everything we stand for."

The statement also said the park has been in touch with the woman who shot the video and her family and is "working to ensure they feel welcomed and safe at Sesame Place."

Moore, of Philadelphia,told CBS Philly that she believes the woman treated her so poorly because of her Muslim attire. She said the woman, who has not been identified, had been cursing at another patron and she asked her to stop because children were present.

"I just want to tell her that I'm a person," Moore said to the station. "I don't look like everyone else, I don't dress like everyone else, but I am a person. You can't just go around saying anything to anybody."