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The Sister Squad & Parasocial Nostalgia For This Iconic YouTube Era

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Episode • Mar 13 • 30m

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In this episode, I explore the rise and fall of one of Gen Z’s favourite YouTube collectives, the Sister Squad– from its formation to its impact to the parasocial relationship fans still have for the group to this very day.




00:00 Intro


4:20 Emma Chamberlain’s rise to fame


6:39 James Charles’ rise to fame


7:47 Dolan Twins’ rise to fame


8:51 The origins of the Sister SquadIconic Sister Squad moments that catapulted them to success


14:22 Fan theories about Ethma


17:25 The end of the Sister Squad and the audience reaction19:32 How Bye Sister impacted Sister Squad


21:40 Where are they now?


28:25 What can we learn?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/style/emma-chamberlain-youtube.html#:~:text=Over%20these%20two%20years%2C%20Chamberlain,or%20edit%2C%20just%20like%20her

https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/celebrity-couples/a28984351/emma-chamberlain-ethan-dolan-relationship-timeline/ 

https://www.j-14.com/posts/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-sister-squad-explained/

https://x.com/jamescharles/status/772883439733338112 

 ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKqIHUO3NA

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