Actress Julianne Moore’s semi-autobiographical book about a child embracing their freckles has been added to the Trump administration’s banned book list.
The Still Alice star, 64, revealed her first book Freckleface Strawberry is barred from schools run by the Department of Defense.
She shared her ‘great shock’ at the revelation, describing the book as one ‘about a seven year old girl who dislikes her freckles but eventually learns to live with them.’
In the book, the little girl ‘realizes that she is different just like everybody else.’
Moore said: ‘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 decision to prohibit the book in DoD classrooms comes amid a wider push to prevent diversity, equity and inclusion practises being taught.
Other topics like transgender and immigration issues have also reportedly been banned.
Moore said that she herself is a graduate of a DoD school, raised by a father who is a Vietman veteran and spent his career within the US Army.
Actress Julianne Moore ‘s semi-autobiographical children’s book about a child embracing their freckles has been added to the Trump administration’s banned book list
The Still Alice star revealed her first book, Freckleface Strawberry, is barred from schools run by the Department of Defense
‘I could not be prouder of him and his service to our country,’ she said.
‘It 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.’
Moore said she simply can’t wrap her head around what in her picture book was ‘so controversial… that caused 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.’
DoD schools are in place for children of service members and civilian employees of the defense department, with almost 70,000 students attending 161 schools.
Moore received support from fellow celebrities after sharing her heartbreak on Instagram.
Michelle Pfiefer asked: ‘Are you joking? How can we get this book?’
And Chloe Grace Moretz added: ‘Wow, truly shocked about this? Literally why?’
Moore said that she herself is a graduate of a DoD school, raised by a father who is a Vietman veteran and spent his career within the US Army
Any books which were deemed to be in violation of President Trump’s executive orders surrounding transgender people or ‘radical indoctrination’ were to be pulled from shelves
TikToker Dylan Mulvaney and Constance Wu described the move as ‘insanity’, while Kate Bosworth said it was ‘truly beyond comprehension.’
Halle Berre also weighed in, adding: ‘Oh my friend this is frightening! I’m so sorry this is happening.’
Andy Cohen added: ‘what an absolute joke. the party of free speech banning books.’
Ellen Pompeo wrote: ‘I’d say what a bunch of donkeys except I love donkeys soooo once again …don’t even know what to say.’
According to the Guardian, a memo was circulated to all parents at DoD schools last Monday, informing them that the Department was conducting a review into library books which ‘potentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics.’
Any books which were deemed to be in violation of President Trump’s executive orders surrounding transgender people or ‘radical indoctrination’ were to be pulled from shelves.