A YouTuber is criticizing a family vlogger for exploiting her child's emotional distress for views. The vlogger had uploaded an unedited video showing her directing her son to cry for a thumbnail, despite him being genuinely upset. The YouTuber argues that this behavior is a disturbing example of some family vloggers using their children as props for their own narcissism and to gain views. The vlogger later apologized and announced that she would no longer feature her son in her videos.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A family vlogger uploaded a video of her son crying to use as a thumbnail.
2. The mother was directing her son to cry for the camera.
3. The son repeatedly told his mother that he was actually crying, but she continued to direct him.
4. The video was uploaded unedited, showing the mother's behavior.
5. The mother deleted the video, then reposted it, and finally took it down altogether.
6. The mother made an apology video, stating that she was wrong to use her son's crying for views.
7. The mother claimed that she was emotional and cried all day, but this was not evident in the video.
8. The mother announced that she would no longer feature her son on her channel.
9. The incident has raised concerns about the exploitation of children on YouTube.
10. Another family vlogging channel was mentioned, where the father filmed his family's upset reaction to missing a flight.
11. The father in the second channel was aggressive towards airport employees and filmed his family's sadness for views.