As someone starting out on YouTube I make it a point to watch as many different vloggers as I can find. And when I do find a channel I just don’t watch the popular videos, I try and watch as many as I possibly can.
So when I heard about the viral video on Sam and Nia’s channel I had to check out their channel.
For those who don’t know, Sam and Nia went viral a short while ago with a surprise pregnancy announcement video. Sam took a dropper of urine from the toilet and it tested positive for pregnancy. Only a few short days later they took to YouTube to announce that they miscarried.
And the internet was broken.
Everyone came out of the wood work to label the videos as a fake. Looking for fame, looking for success, pushing their religious agendas (they are devout Christians and very open about it).
I have to admit I was even skeptical at first. The videos both seemed very over dramatic and the one about the miscarriage seemed less emotional than I would expect.
But then I took a step back.
This is YouTube. No matter how hard you try, when that camera comes on, you are acting. Even if you are trying to act natural, you are still “acting natural”. With that camera on there is no way for things to just be as they would be. It’s not possible.
Don’t believe me? Turn on a camera and talk to it. Does your voice change? Do your mannerisms change? Are you more aware of everything you do? I thought so.
After thinking about this I realized that there are some pretty good reasons why this video may have seemed fake to me. Because it was a video. I am not experiencing real life as it is happening regardless how it may appear.
So my wish is that everyone would stop speculating and creating this negativity around the situation. There is a very good chance this is a real occurrence in two people’s lives and spewing negativity is not helping anyone.
I will be the first to admit I am not religious. I do not watch their channel for their chats about the bible or for their preaching. I watch their channel because they have a sweet family and I enjoy getting away from my own life for a while to watch something else. I appreciate the editing and hard work that is put into the channel and I appreciate the openness they have about their life and their family. It is not easy to put everything out there for the world to dissect and they have done it beautifully and taken the negativity with such grace.
For that reason I will continue to watch their channel and believe in them as good people.
I will admit some of the ads they are adding to the channel and some of the products they are getting sponsored by does raise some flags. I mean Clue a fertility app was just sponsored this week. Thing was they didn’t mention it was a sponsor in the video. They acted like it was just something they found. But at the end of the description there was a note about it. That rubbed me the wrong way.
So it makes me question intentions and now I turn to you…
For those of you who have seen their channel, what are your thoughts on their pregnancy announcement video followed by their miscarriage video?
cestlavie22 
I honestly didn’t think twice but after reading this now I’m skeptical!
Are they as annoying as the Duggars?
Bible thumpers always rub me the wrong way as they are usually the most hypocritical people going. It’s good to have belief but no need to shove it on other people. So I’d never watch it just because of that, youtube is fake. Whether the video was fake or not, beats me.
I’ve never watched a vlogger. I’ve learned something new here today.
I have no idea what is real and what is not real on the internet – I think it’s best to take everything we see and hear in this medium with a grain of salt 😉
Vlogging – I don’t think I could do it. As you suggest, it’s difficult to feel like myself on camera.
He has been caught paying over $500 to Ashley Madison. Looks like Nia’s pee wasn’t the only think he was sneaking around with behind her back.
I rarely watch vlogs, but I happened to see the pregnancy one on Facebook. I heard about the miscarriage but didn’t watch the video. I don’t know if it was fake, but I suppose you open yourself up to that kind of speculation when you publish videos on a regular basis.