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Princess Weekes
| Name: | Princess Weekes |
| Also Known As: | Melina Pendulum |
| Pronouns: | |
| Occupation: | youtuber, video essayist, writer |
| Medium: | YouTube, news & articles |
| Works: | see Princess Weekes' YouTube channel |
| Official Website(s): | YouTube channel Nebula channel |
| 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.