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canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p><strong>Bethany Antonia<\/strong>‘s revealing how she handles racist hate … posting a direct message she got from a troll to her Instagram story — and cracking a joke about it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a936a5c5033069f708ee52f0d7841571\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The “House of Dragon” star took to the social media platform Saturday and posted a message she received from a hater who sent some horrible insults to her — including saying they hope she dies on set.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f911a30ca6694a7d8e90916caf471dc4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div 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pic … saying, “Wait till they find out I’m gay too” followed by a clown emoji — slapping down the troll’s comments easily.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-68a81e2c8e0ce1b7e0b731bd9744637e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240421_3e1a611030724dbfa8590234ccb650cb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f72572f0-be10-458f-b0e6-ed396275b47b\" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"image"}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Condal\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3e\/4by3\/2024\/04\/21\/3e1a611030724dbfa8590234ccb650cb_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Condal\" \/>\n <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-054aa749ad44b23d83a377631df2f218\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Antonia wasn’t done there … adding a pic of her and a friend beaming — and making it clear she wasn’t going to let anyone ruin her or other Black cast members’ enjoyment of playing Targaryens in the “Game of Thrones” prequel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-88846da95aa417c27da7ad7d38059db7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>If you don’t know … Targaryens have traditionally been shown as white with blonde hair — so, the inclusion of Black actors in these particular roles has 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is also Black, responded to criticism of his casting back in 2022 — mockingly saying if dragons can fly in the ‘GoT’ universe, then his character can be Black.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6824733f11a293e73153b0cbccaaeb93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Creators <strong>Ryan Condal<\/strong> and <strong>Miguel Sapochnik<\/strong> also responded to criticism at the time \u00a0… saying they wanted to create a show that celebrated diversity — a major criticism of the original series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d9880203bece30bca7d834fb9db1478d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-881f1bac6ec24307810bc96178675d93\" 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