Julianne Moore is speaking out after learning that her beloved children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry, has been banned from schools run by the Department of Defense under the Trump administration. The Oscar-winning actress expressed her disappointment over the move. She further questioned the reasoning behind this ban.
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Why is Julianne Moore calling out Donald Trump?
Julianne Moore recently expressed her “shock” and disappointment after learning that her children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry, had been banned from Department of Defense (DoD) schools under the Trump administration. Other books such as No Truth Without Ruth, about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Becoming Nicole, about gender identity, were also banned. This move comes following a review by the DoD. The bans were initially revealed by the nonprofit group PEN America. They pointed out the contradiction in the Trump administration’s position on book banning. Notably, the administration had previously called it a “hoax.”
Moore took to social media to express her shock. The actress called the ban “galling,” especially since she grew up in a military family and attended a DoD school herself. She emphasized that Freckleface Strawberry is a simple story about a young girl learning to embrace her freckles. It is not something she expected to be deemed controversial. The actress also added in her Instagram post, “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.”
The DoD has not explained why Moore’s book was targeted. However, a memo revealed additional policy changes under the Trump administration. This includes restrictions on using the word “gender” instead of “sex” and prohibiting email signatures with personal pronouns. It also instructed schools to not celebrate cultural observances like Black History Month. (via The Guardian)
