Julianne Moore on youngsters’s e book ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ college ban
Julianne Moore broke silence over the ban of her first ever e book from colleges.
The actress expressed shock and disappointment after studying that her 2007 youngsters’s e book, Freckleface Strawberry, has been banned from colleges operated by the Division of Protection underneath the Trump Administration.
“It is a great shock for me to learn that my first book, Freckleface Strawberry, has been banned by the Trump Administration from schools run by the Department of Defense,” Moore wrote.
She defined that the e book tells the story of a seven-year-old lady who initially dislikes her freckles however ultimately embraces them, realizing that being totally different is what makes her particular.
“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,” she added.
The e book’s official synopsis describes a younger lady navigating insecurities about her look:
“If you have freckles, you can try these things: 1) Make them go away. Unless scrubbing doesn’t work. 2) Cover them up. Unless your mom yells at you for using a marker. 3) Disappear. Um, where’d you go? Oh, there you are. There’s one other thing you can do: 4) LIVE WITH THEM! Because after all, the things that make you different also make you, YOU.”
Written by Julianne Moore and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, the story highlights self-acceptance and embracing uniqueness.
As a graduate of Frankfurt American Excessive College, a DoD-run establishment, and the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, Moore expressed specific unhappiness over the ban.
“Kids like me, growing up with a parent in the service and attending a [DoDEA] school, will not have access to a book written by someone whose life experience is so similar to their own,” she wrote.
She additionally questioned why the e book was deemed controversial, stating, “I can’t help but wonder what is so controversial about this picture book that caused it to be banned by the US Government.”
Moore emphasised her disappointment, including, “I am truly saddened and never thought I would see this in a country where freedom of speech and expression is a constitutional right.”
The actress credited PEN America, a nonprofit literary advocacy group, for bringing the ban to her consideration.
