Soooo what are we against?? (319 views, 27 replies)
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"History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes." (NOT from Mark Twain)
Nazi book burnings 1933
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In a truly shocking turn of events, Julianne Moore‘s lighthearted, empowering children’s book has been added to the banned books list under US President‘s administration.
On Feb 16, Moore revealed on Instagram that her first ever book has been banned. “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. Freckleface 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 ‘just like everybody else.’ 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 said.
“I 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. 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,” she added. “And I can’t 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. Thank you to @penamerica for bringing this to my attention. #FAHS #frecklefacestrawberry @uyenloseordraw @thebookgrp.”
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On Friday, the nonprofit group PEN America pointed out that Moore's book as well as No Truth Without Ruth about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and author Amy Ellis Nutt's book Becoming Nicole were banned by the Department of Defense after a "compliance review."
"Just weeks after the Trump administration claimed book bans were a "hoax," the same administration is removing books from schools run by the Department of Defense that serve 67,000 children around the world."
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@Don🗡️Robusto Both books are available on the forum, for those who wish to make an informed choice.
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these are the kind to ban in school
Principal thinking books labelled 15+ is ok to show to 8 year olds
A Principal thinking age restriction has no meaning is very disturbing
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SOOOOOO, IS IT TIME TO EVOLVE… AND LIFT THE BAN REGARDING ANYSUBJ ON MOOZ?
REBELION IS HEALTHY - BOOK BURNING & CENSURE IS NOT. 
@(⌐■_■) 
Sorry, Doc issued the ban on politics and he is my employer. Over at PW, the comments on a Trump movie were disabled because users started going at each other's throats verbally. 
Meant to say, there will be no lifting.
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hey i was very deliberately NOT naming THUMPER
to not give the banning a reason to be
@☂️Suisen🌂 As far as I'm concerned, this thread is about books/ book bans. Those are the only bans I see here:)
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SOMEONE TALK TO DOC ABOUT MOOBEE’Z DISCUSSING LIFE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS AGAIN
AT LEAST MOOBZ WOULD HAVE PURPOSE, BE ACTIVE AND ATTRACTIVE… AGAIN.
✋ Whozzat hollering?
the anysubj fans
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@SchrodingerVillkat1 that is a cool fake 
would have loved to see a raven instead of a ? bluebird/sparrow
[SPOILER]
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I just wanna keep up?
we have time to ban childrens books
(one based on the authors childhood)
Published in 2007