Emilia Clarke's Essay About Feminism Is One of the Most Powerful Things You'll Read Today
Daenerys Targaryen is easily the fiercest badass on Game of Thrones, but so is the woman who plays her. In celebration of International Women's Day on Wednesday, Emilia Clarke penned a powerful essay about feminism for The Huffington Post UK. In the moving piece, the 30-year-old actress touches on gender equality, her feminist upbringing, and how we can all change the world with kindness. She also explained why she doesn't have to justify her nude scenes on Game of Thrones, saying, "If you've watched Game of Thrones then, spoiler, you will have seen me in the nude. There are plenty of ways in which people want me to respond to questions about this fact. And plenty of reasons why I do not feel the need to justify myself." Check out a few excerpts of her essay below. "My life has been shaped by a true sense of equality; it was...
- 3/8/2017
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
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