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>The Mother of Dragons knows about being looked down on for being a woman.
>Emilia Clarke, who stars Daenerys Targaryen on “Game of Thrones,” spoke out about sexism in Hollywood and how long it took her to recognize the problem.
>“I feel so naive for saying it, but it's like dealing with racism. You're aware of it, and you're aware of it, but one day, you go, ‘Oh, my God, it's everywhere!’ Like you suddenly wake up to it and you go, ‘Wait a f--king second, are you ... are you treating me different because I've got a pair of t-ts? Is that actually happening?’” the 30-year-old actress told Rolling Stone.
>“It took me a really long time to see that I do get treated differently. But I look around, and that's my daily life.”
>Clarke made a point of acknowledging that her character is frequently naked on the hit HBO show, but noted that her nudity doesn’t change anything.
>“It doesn't stop me from being a feminist,” she told the magazine. “Like, guess what? Yes, I've got mascara on, and I also have a high IQ, so those two things can be one and the same.”
>Clarke joins several “Game of Thrones” stars who have called out sexism in the past.
>Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, called out a headline that focused on her lack of a bra rather than the charity ball she ran last June.
3 things that gets a woman into feminism: Being/getting ugly, being/getting old and the one in Emilia's case: Getting fat