Princess Weekes

Name:	Princess Weekes
Also Known As:	Melina Pendulum
Occupation:	youtuber, video essayist, writer
Medium:	YouTube, news & articles
Works:	see Princess Weekes' YouTube channel
Official Website(s):	YouTube channel Nebula channel Twitter
Fan Website(s):
On Fanlore:	Related pages

Princess Weekes, formerly known as Melina Pendulum, is an American YouTuber, video essayist, and writer for The Mary Sue. Her work focus on media criticism and pop culture analysis from a Black feminist lens.

Princess Weekes' videos often comment on fandom or discuss topics of interest to fandom. She is herself a long-time fan of canons like Avatar: The Last Airbender and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, speaking openly about her fannish history and engagement through fic writing. She frequently records her videos in front of a wall full of shippy or NSFW fanart.

Example Videos

• Problematic Shipping 2019 Edition (2019)
• F**k Racists and Racist Fandoms (2020) - Racism in Fandom
• What Is *Good* Queer Representation in 2020? (2020)
• Purity Culture and Fandom ... Issa Mess (2021) - Purity Culture in Fandom
• The Failure of Black Disney (& Discourse) (2022)
• How Blaise Zabini Changed Slytherin & Exposed Fandom (2022) - Harry Potter fandom, Blaise Zabini, and fandom racism.
• The Witcher Was Always WOKE (2023) - A response to Witcher fans who decry the TV adaptation as having gone "woke".
• Why Sci-Fi & Fantasy Can't Fix Its White Savior Problem (2024)
• Media Literacy, Spice, and A Failure to Communicate (2024) - Discusses BookTok, romance novels, porn, and shipping discourse.

Other Resource

• Princess Weekes' page on Wikitubia