Princess Weekes

Princess Weekes, formerly Melina Pendulum, is an American YouTuber and writer for The Mary Sue.https://twitter.com/WeekesPrincess/status/1364683683597340673
== Content ==
She makes videos analyzing fantasy, manga, anime, feminism and other social issues. She also talks about fandom culture, such as shipping,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KUFZnqKxJ4 and writes fanfiction herself. As a black woman she makes video essays on colorism,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bOIRI2wfYU racial representation,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW-Y8sjKt4c and racism relatedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIt7hA5TSq8 issues,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQatyNSdU6c as well as performative activismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiD_yqfqCoo&ab_channel=MelinaPendulumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUSHzn3BJ2M&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum used by shows. Her most popular videos are her ones on children's mediahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ3CcbDMtO4&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum where she discusses heavy themes like punishmenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp_cAkSsGg8&t=1s&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum and empirical dictators.
She identifies as a feministhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRjtFS-7TvA&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum and has made a number of videos critiquing media's objectification of women's bodies.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6_0ayKLjB0&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum She is also very vocal of the mistreatment of actors, especially actors of colour, in the media industry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pFEHpOsVTc&ab_channel=MelinaPendulumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6k1N1xbmQ&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum She supports the LGBT community, and left the Harry Potter due to JK Rowling's controversial comments about transgender individuals. She has also criticized Stephen King for the usage of the "" trope.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofGx9RoP5Cs
Despite being an advocate for diversity she has criticized "progressive" reboots and called them woke.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euL8a1b_hbU.
She is very critical of Game of Thrones, making a response to several videos of it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TWN3TrlD_o&list=PLtiHPqSV61qJ9hpSCKzg1tSHPvqP-O-Q1&ab_channel=MelinaPendulum She also talks about musicians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JPLycIdik
==Collaborations==
She is also the co-host, alongside fellow YouTuber Lindsay Ellis, of the "It's Lit!" web series for PBS, which explores trends in American Literature. She is good friends with her and defended her when she chose to depart from YouTube.
==Trivia==
* She is an Aries.
* She is bisexual.
* She is of Black West Indian descent.https://twitter.com/WeekesPrincess/status/1475711239183552514https://twitter.com/WeekesPrincess/status/1136103268009041920
* She was featured in a Polygon articlehttps://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1344300991622098945 about the best video reviews along with Accented Cinema and Hbomberguy.
* She has a cat named Lola.https://twitter.com/WeekesPrincess/status/1506135710054690816/photo/1
==References==
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:LGBT YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2009
Category:Book-narrating YouTubers