{"id":53530,"date":"2025-01-28T18:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/leafyishere-hits-back-at-critics-celebrating-his-youtube-departure-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:08:09","slug":"leafyishere-hits-back-at-critics-celebrating-his-youtube-departure-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/leafyishere-hits-back-at-critics-celebrating-his-youtube-departure-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"LeafyIsHere hits back at critics celebrating his YouTube departure &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LeafyIsHere hits back at critics celebrating his YouTube departure LeafyIsHereDuring his May 15 upload, Calvin \u2018LeafyIsHere\u2019 Vail roasted critics who celebrated his absence from the platform since 2017. The YouTuber mocked them as \u201cWalmart quality Content Cops.\u201d In 2014, reaction channels began to take YouTube by storm. Leafy was one of the most popular channels in the genre, as his brutal commentary mocking subjects became a hit. However in 2017, the personality disappeared from making uploads. However, the star made his triumphant return in March to take down Ian \u2018iDubbbz\u2019 Carter, after the Content Cop creator became embroiled in \u201csimp\u201d drama involving his girlfriend. Now, he\u2019s hitting out at his peers who celebrated his absence. Leafy mocks critics who celebrated his absence In the YouTuber\u2019s latest upload, he featured a compilation of clips of his peers making commentary videos about him. Creators such as ImAllexx and H3H3 are shown celebrating his departure from the platform in the past. The reaction channel personality responded to the criticism, arguing, \u201cGot to love people like this, that make it out like there\u2019s some sort of tier list of intellectual humor on YouTube. Every time they list the same s**t!\u201d Leafy then argued that these critics always judge people based on perceived effort. \u201cIt always boils down to this video just doesn\u2019t have enough effort put into it. If you want higher quality, go turn on your f**king TV.\u201d He then argued that some viewers come to YouTube to relax. \u201cSeriously, it\u2019s YouTube. This movie critic bulls**t is SO LAME on many levels. People are here to relax and have fun.\u201d He then called the criticism \u201coverzealous bulls**t\u201d. (Timestamp 01:01 for mobile users.) The popular content creator explained in the past that he left the platform due to Google\u2019s increasingly strict policies \u2013 which demonetized reaction channels and edgy content. This isn\u2019t the first time the YouTuber has jabbed back at a critic. On April 12, he responded to H3H3\u2019s comments about him on their podcast. The personality hit out at Ethan Klein, exclaiming, \u201cYou are a fat f**king disgusting piece of s**t.\u201d Read More: Top 20 most liked YouTube Videos &#8211; Leafy\u2019s latest video featured critics asking whether anyone would really care if he returned. However, judging by his latest uploads viewership numbers, it appears the answer is yes. The personality has continued to pull in millions of views a video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeafyIsHere hits back at critics celebrating his YouTube departure LeafyIsHereDuring his May 15 upload, Calvin \u2018LeafyIsHere\u2019 Vail roasted critics who celebrated his absence from the platform since 2017. The YouTuber mocked them as \u201cWalmart quality Content Cops.\u201d In 2014, reaction channels began to take YouTube by storm. 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