Y'all, I Think The Sister Squad Is Officially Over And I'm In My Feelings About It
What is going on with YouTube these days?
Hello, fellow internet people. In case you SOMEHOW missed it, Tati Westbrook and James Charles had a public falling out, which has resulted in James Charles coming under a LOT of heat.
Such simpler times, from a week ago.
Well, in the midst of Tati's very public disassociation with James, it looks like some other important people have cut ties with James as well.
That's right! The Sister Squad is, and this breaks my heart to say, NO MORE!
Just as quickly as we were given the Sister Squad, they were taketh away.
You might be thinking, "Where's the proof? Show me the Carfax!" To which I say, "I gotchu."
Though, I SHOULD say, there hasn't been an official announcement / iOS press release of the demise of the Sister Squad. However, after all this, I reeeeeaaaally don't see them banding together again.
So let's jump in, shall we?
Just a little refresher for those at home, the Sister Squad consisted of James Charles, and fellow YouTubers, Emma Chamberlain and The Dolan Twins (Ethan and Grayson Dolan).
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I wish I was this cool as a teenager.
Their first video together was "Turning Me Into An LA Girl" on Emma's channel back when she moved to Los Angeles almost a year ago.
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James was the one who introduced the Dolan Twins and Emma. After the success of their first collab — which amassed almost 60 million views across their three channels — the Sister Squad was BORN!
From there, they consistently collabed on videos with each other on their respective channels. The people, me included, LIVED FOR THEM.
These videos were, without a doubt, my fave thing on the 'Tube.
BUT there have been rumblings about this disbandment of the Sister Squad after the lengthy time since their last collab, which was back during Christmas.
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They regularly did collabs every couple of months, so this five-plus-month hiatus was noticed by the fans.
The second piece of evidence? The Dolan Twins did a video on their channel — Twins Buy Each Other Outfits (Coachella Edition) — which fans speculated was supposed to be a Sister Squad video.
Dressing each other up in outfits is pretty canon for the Sister Squad, so when the subscribers saw this video go up on their channel, they knew something was up.
The third piece of evidence? Emma, Ethan, and Grayson all hung out at Coachella without James.
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Interesting.
The final piece of evidence that the Sister Squad is no more? All three of them have unfollowed James on Instagram.
More interesting.
AND THEN! To add salt to the wound, I uncovered THIS pic of Emma, Grayson, and Ethan at what appears to be a gymnastics gym of sorts.
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Now, I KNOW the Twins don't do gymnastics, but Emma has a cheerleading background. Could this, perhaps, be for a Sister Squad video sans James?? Only time will tell.
Now, again, nothing OFFICIAL has come out about the end of the Sister Squad, but the evidence is pretty damning. If they are over, I just hope these four teens can find a way to move past this.
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#RIP to an era.