Julianne Moore Reacted To The Trump Administration Suspending Her Childrenās Book From Some Schools
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Actor Julianne Moore reacted to her book Freckleface Strawberry being withdrawn from some schools by the administration of Donald Trump.
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Last Monday, as per the Guardian, the Department of Defense sent a memo saying that they were looking at library books at Pentagon schools serving US military families that āpotentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics.ā
Some books were then kept for āfurther review,ā which included Julianneās 2007 childrenās book about learning to love your freckles. As of right now, we donāt know whether or not the book has been entirely withdrawn or if itās still under review. Still, around 67,000 children will be affected by the administrationās censorship of books.
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On Instagram, Julianne reacted to news that her book had been ābanned.ā She wrote, āFreckleface Strawberry is a semi-autobiographical story about a seven year old girl who dislikes her freckles but eventually learns to live with them when she realizes that she is different ājust like everybody else.ā It is a book I wrote for my children and for other kids to remind them that we all struggle, but are united by our humanity and our community.ā
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Noting that she herself attended a school that would have been affected, the Oscar winner explained, āI am particularly stunned because I am a proud graduate of Frankfurt American High School a #DOD school that once operated in Frankfurt, Germany. I grew up with a father who is a Vietnam veteran and spent his career in the #USArmy. I could not be prouder of him and his service to our country.ā
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āIt is galling for me to realize that kids like me, growing up with a parent in the service and attending a @dodea_edu school will not have access to a book written by someone whose life experience is so similar to their own. And I canāt help but wonder what is so controversial about this picture book that cause it to be banned by the US Government. I am truly saddened and never thought I would see this in a country where freedom of speech and expression is a constitutional right,ā she concluded.
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Many famous faces subsequently went into the comments to voice their support:
