"Mother of Dragons' reveals that she has a dark side

Emilia Clarke's real coloring, left, and as the blonde-tressed Khaleesi.

EMILIA CLARKE, the actress who plays Daenerys Targaryen, Khaleesi, Mother of Dragons, in HBO's megahit Game of Thrones, is part South Asian.

Who would've thought? The English rose has a "dark" past.

Her racial heritage came to light in an interview as cover girl for Harper's Bazaar's December issue.

“It's this epic story: My grandmother was colonial Indian, and it was a big old family secret because her mum had an affair with someone in India,” says the English rose Emilia Clarke. “She would wear makeup to make her skin look white.” Granny passed away when Clarke was 16, and the teenager took off for India with her boyfriend to scatter the ashes. “She loved India more than she loved England,” Clarke says. “F--k, yeah. I love that part of me—I’m like one-eighth Indian.”

It's great that the actress revealed -- and is apparently proud of her racially mixed heritage. In truth, we're all a little mixed up. 

I know, there are some of you who will say, "But she doesn't look Indian," or "But, she has not experienced the discrimination that other Indians have faced."

Small steps, folks. And if Clarke's admission will creak open the door for others to walk through, we'll be better off for it. And people have to realize, that Asians come in all shades and if people cheer her as she slays the White Walkers, they need to know that they are cheering for an actress who is one-eighth Indian. It makes it harder for them to swallow the racist lies perpetuated by the haters.

I say: Welcome, Emilia! F--k, yeah!
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