Ron DeSantis airs video containing sexually explicit content in children’s books

At the beginning of his press conference on Wednesday, Ron DeSantis showed a shocking video with sexual content, illustrated and elaborated in children’s books in various schools in Florida.

Florida’s governor had his staff warn the crowd before it played that the video would “depict material that is sexually explicit in nature and not appropriate for children” — and all minors were removed from the room during the roughly six-minute video.

Illustrations from the books include images of minors engaging in sexual activity and instructions on how to masturbate, perform sexual acts, or download apps that make it easier to have “casual intercourse.”

The content intended for children was so graphic and explicit that local news outlets’ live stream of DeSantis’ press conference was cut off on social media. It also earned a “Sensitive Content Warning” on Twitter.

Parents, many of whom spoke at the press conference in Tampa, Florida, were shocked that these books were being given to their children by teachers and educators.

Moving closer to announcing a presidential run, DeSantis railed against the presence of graphic materials in schools and denounced the “hoax” that removing these books from classrooms is a form of “book ban.”

“I just think that if parents send their kids to school, they don’t have to worry about this garbage being in the schools,” the GOP governor said.

He compared the contents of the books to pornography.

A member of the Moms for Liberty group said removing these graphics and content from schools is a “book ban,” like saying schools are “banning” the pornographic magazine Playbook from their institutions.

“We don’t co-parent with the government,” another mom emphasized, pleased that DeSantis is giving parents more say and insight into their children’s upbringing.

Graphic books that DeSantis and other parents in Florida want schools to remove include books such as Flamer, a book that through illustration and description depicts young boys at summer camp engaging in sexual acts.

Another, This Book Is Gay, is an instructional book about “the ins and outs of gay sex,” teaching two boys how to have anal sex.

Let’s Talk About It is a book found in Florida schools with very detailed pictures and specific instructions on how men and women masturbate.

Removing books from schools not only targets pornographic content, but also content that, according to DeSantis, teaches children that certain people are inherently racist because of their skin color.

The Stop Woke Act, signed into law last year, stops teaching critical race theory and prevents instruction on race relations or diversity that imply that one’s oppression or privilege is determined by one’s race, color, natural origin or sex.

The legislation includes removing any books or materials that could push this story.

Democrats have lashed out at this bill, claiming it will ban books from schools that teach black figures like Hank Aaron or baseball star Roberto Clemente.

DeSantis also called this a “hoax” during Wednesday’s press conference in downtown Tampa.

“What the Stop Woke Act says, you know, we’re not going to teach our kids that they’re inherently racist based on their race or color, natural origin. Does anyone think babies are born racist? I don’t think so,” DeSantis said.

“The other thing we’re saying is in law, we’re not going to get any race to be inherently superior to another race,” he added. “Is that something we want to teach our kids? I do not think so.’