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"Julianne Moore has said it is a “great shock” to learn that one of her books
had been “banned by the Trump Administration” from schools serving the children
of US military personnel and civilian defence employees.
The Boogie Nights and Mary & George star wrote that she was “truly saddened” by
the news in an Instagram post on Sunday.
Last Monday, the Department of Defense circulated a memo stating that it is
examining library books “potentially related to gender ideology or
discriminatory equity ideology topics”. After access to all library books was
suspended for a week for a review, a “small number of items” were identified
and have been kept for “further review”, it said.
Moore’s
Freckleface Strawberry, a story about a girl who dislikes her
freckles but learns to live with them, is among the books caught up in the
blanket review, according to a list obtained by the
Guardian. However, it is
not known whether the title was selected for further review or for withdrawal.
“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,” said Moore.
The review of library books is part of an examination of all “instructional
resources”, according to the Defense Department, to check that its schools are
aligned with Trump’s recent executive orders
Ending Radical Indoctrination in
K-12 Schooling and
Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism.
Moore, who won an Oscar in 2015 for Still Alice, said that she is “particularly
stunned” by the news because she is a “proud graduate” of the now-closed
Frankfurt American high school, operated by the Defense Department, adding that
her father is a Vietnam veteran and spent his career in the US army."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
