Game of Thrones Actress Maisie Williams Talks Emma Watson's "First-World Feminism"

If Arya Stark can tame The Hound in Game of Thrones, then it shouldn't be a surprise that Maisie Williams is a forced to be reckoned with in real life, too.

In an interview with The Guardian, the 17-year-old actress discusses her experiences with cyber-bullying since launching into fame and feminism, although the latter isn't an issue at the top of her list. When Emma Watson gave a powerful speech at the U.N. regarding feminism and the status of women in the world, many praised her for giving a younger generation a better way of understanding the often-questioned word.

While Williams was one of her supporters at the time—she tweeted her praises—she seems to now have focused her efforts elsewhere.

 

"There are creepy things that people say online that I shouldn't have to read," Williams says, "but there are bigger things going on in other countries."

She explains to the publication that she has become "impatient" with "first-world feminism," because while it is an important issue, the young star feels that there are more important issues affecting women in the world.

"A lot of what Emma Watson spoke about, I just think, 'that doesn't bother me.' I know things aren't perfect for women in the UK and in America, but there are women in the rest of the world who have it far worse."

Other causes that Williams brings attention to are breast cancer research, because her mother had it, and online abuse—something she has experienced herself. She will also be starring in the new drama Cyber Bully, in which she plays a teenage girl held prisoner in her bedroom by a computer hacker who threatens to release inappropriate photos unless she does everything he says.

Because of the online attacks she has had to deal with as a result of her GoT fame, she deleted some of her social media accounts.

"Why do I need to hear what other people think of me? I'm happy," she tells The Guardian. "Those years are such a strange, strange time, because you're just constantly trying to do the right thing and be liked. Or just go under the radar and fit in. And before you know it, you're being attacked by everyone and it's really scary."