Veridis Joe

Joey, better known online as Veridis Joe, is an American YouTuber and reviewer known for making reviews and reactions on cartoons, anime, and the animation community. He is nonbinary and his pronouns are he/they.https://twitter.com/lighthawkhebi/status/1617293387958484994
== Content==
Joe reviews anime, animated movies, and cartoons. He also discusses social issues in cartoons such as the representation of race, sexuality, and disability.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAxtwhHFowA&ab_channel=VeridisJoe As a black enby, he talks about black representation in cartoons and comics and how it affects black kids. He has made videos on queerbaiting and "invisible" representation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3FKlqDocQ4&ab_channel=VeridisJoehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOj4WfQPNlk&ab_channel=VeridisJoe He is also a huge fan of Netflix's Voltron and defends its most controversial events, including the ending.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k0nsoSoORg&ab_channel=VeridisJoe 
He encourages positivity and honesty when it comes to loving cartoons and media and says being negative all the time is annoying. Sometimes he will make 'comparison' videos and compare different media franchises, for example, has compared the old and new She-Ra series designs,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drT98nFHzro&ab_channel=VeridisJoe and also compare sidekicks like Jake the Dog/Rigby from Adventure Time/Regular Show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYSd6bGL14A&ab_channel=VeridisJoe
He also talks about "bad" fanbases,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DagH5wvY98o&ab_channel=VeridisJoe and how one should not be afraid to love something just because it is associated with a terrible fanbase. He has also praised cartoons that most of the YouTube cartoon community dislikes. Joey believes that cartoon reviewers and fanbases are too harsh on media.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF6GRw0hgQ8 He is also critical of anime fans.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQDdGj-joKA&t=424s
He is also an art critic. He criticized and compared the Sonic movie art to Detective Pikachu's. 
Sometimes he will collab with YouTubers like Harriyanna hook and Thumin to talk about black experiences.https://twitter.com/CuckJoey/status/1368845096700026883 
===Podcast===
Joey is part of the "DownBadBoys" podcast, where they, ToonrificTariq, LargeBlackMale, DeeJayIsHere, Sillyrally and Smeef talk about various topics, sometimes with a guest. 
==Other channels==
==Personal Life==
They are of black and Native American descent. He is bisexual. On Valentines Day 2021, he made a video talking about male characters he had crushes on and they included Denki Kaminari (My Hero Academia), Lance (Voltron: Legendary Defender), and Howl Arthur Pendragon (Howl's Moving Castle).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYwPZOfkshY&t=3s&ab_channel=VeridisJoe In school, he was considered a gifted child and it later had a terrible effect on him.
The beginning of 2021 was a difficult year for him as he was still burnt out from 2020.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96CynNw-goc&ab_channel=VeridisJoe
==Quotes==
*"my main goal is to be a hotter version of myself than me in the previous year"
*"Before Lance I was lost. Confused. A bit sad. But now that he is here, all is well in my bisexually tinted rum."
*"Although white knights still exist" (shows picture of Twitch mods)
*"Mordecai is the biggest simp in cartoon history."
*"Hate is a strong word. I have never cared enough to hate anyone."
*"I LOVE TIDDIES JUST THOUGHT YALL SHOULD KNOW"
*"“the anime industry wasn't made for black people” yeah that’s called racism"
*(about Sinder's singing) "all white women are the devil"https://twitter.com/lighthawkhebi/status/1628878414827380741
*"[...]Maybe get the Power Rangers video to 100k because it's edging me, and I don't like being edged, I like to finish. Do not quote me on that Wikitubia, don't do that."
==Subscriber milestones==
*100,000 subscribers: January 24, 2021
==Trivia==
*He has a Tenchi Muyo phone case.
*Joey's pronouns are he/they.
* He hates Mami from Rent-A-Girlfriend.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmjds67PN_M&ab_channel=VeridisJoe
*He has a thing for dumb characters.
*He hates Clownfish TV.
*His favorite anime is My Hero Academia.
*When he was 11, a car crashed into his bedroom.https://twitter.com/CuckJoey/status/1431349970419003401
*The Netflix movie Tall Girl was filmed at their school.
*He thinks Christmas is boring.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7h-nh4sYAw&ab_channel=VeridisJoe
*Despite his username being wordplay on the Daft Punk song Veridis Quo, he has no Daft Punk content on his channel.
*His profile icon was drawn by Kiki Nene.https://twitter.com/Parasol0fDreams
*Joey referenced Wikitubia in the video "High Spice Guardian | Harassment isn't criticism"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA8lOZpCyyM&t=154s as well as in "i love fighting transphobic radical twitter feminists"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq2RL8NpaJ8&t=433s
*He also asked Wikitubia not to quote him saying "I don't like being edged, I like to finish."
==Gallery==
Veridisjoe.jpg|thumb|Joe's first icon
Veridisjoeoldicon.jpg|thumb|His second icon
Veridisjoe-1.jpg|thumb|His face
==References==
Category:Anime YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Reaction YouTubers
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015
Category:LGBT YouTubers