Source: Ollie Upton/HBO / House of the Dragon
Another black star from Max's Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragonthey have to waste their time calling out a racist troll.
It has been detected TMZ, Actress Bethany Antonia shared how she handled a racist waste of space in her Instagram DMs, sharing a screenshot of the troll's message to her on her Instagram Stories while adding a clever joke.
In the screenshot shared by Antonia, who plays Lady Baela Targaryen in the Game of Thrones spinoff, the troll insults her, even wishes her to die on set.
Showing her fans the hate she receives for playing a character who was originally white in George RR Martin's books, Antonia smartly clapped back at the racist hater, adding: “Wait till they find out I'm gay too.”
In another post, Anotonia shared a photo of herself smiling with crystal hair art with the message: “You won't ruin this first glimpse of dragon joy for us niggas.”
To drown out the racist hate Antonia was receiving, fans took to the comment sections of her posts to offer her support.
Per Malacca:
Fans rushed to Antonia's side, running to her comments to share the love they deserve.
“Hello, here to address the hate you are getting in your dms!! hope you are well + you are the most beautiful <3,” one fan wrote to another a from the actor's Instagram posts.
“Sorry for the racist hateful comments girl here to tell you the asoiaf fandom absolutely loves you and you are the perfect Baela Targaryen ❤️🔥🖤,” echoed another in the same comment section.
“OUR WILD, INCREDIBLE, BRAVE, BEAUTIFUL BAELA TARGARYEN ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥,” one fan wrote.
Steve Toussaint also had to respond to racism
In July 2022, Antonia's co-star, Steve Toussaintwho plays her grandfather Lord Corlys Velaryon, aka “Sea Snake,” had to deal with white tears from haters who were too mad to make the character Black during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
Per Variety:
“Because other than, as we said yesterday, other than some people's opinions of someone who looks like me playing this role, it didn't really play into the role, from my experience working with my fellow actors.” Toussaint said during the show's Hall H panel in San Diego Comic-Con Saturday, responding to a question posed by moderator Jason Concepcion, which referred to an earlier conversation they had in private. “Like I said, there are people out there who have a little trouble accepting that someone who looks like me would play this role. But that's a matter for them to deal with, and I don't have to. The theme is always the same, I just have to say the lines convincingly and avoid knocking over the furniture.”
These people who harass these actors for fictional characters deserve to be doused with the purest dragon fire.
