1. On March 8, @[email protected] held a press conference & insisted Florida wasn't banning books, it was simply removing PORN
He based it on a survey of 23 school districts
But the survey was kept secret
Until now
The books Florida is banning as "PORN" is absolutely wild
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@[email protected] 2. Duval County has banned "House and Homes" by Ann Morris as porn.
The book is a series of photographs illustrating different kids of homes around the world
It was named "one of the best books of the year" by Parents Magazine
@[email protected] 3. A Florida school district has decided this book is pornographic and adults that provide it anyone under 18 would be committing a felony.
That's because, on a couple of pages, the photos capture a child's naked buttocks
It's a reflection of the culture
Here's an example
@[email protected] 4. This is not an aberration. Another book banned in Duval as porn is The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman. It's an illustrated version of the classic fairy tale.
On one page, there is a a drawing of the queen bathing in a lake.
This image is pornographic, apparently
@[email protected] 5. When @[email protected] was talking about removing pornography from school libraries THESE ARE SOME OF THE BOOKS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
https://popular.info/p/revealed-these-ten-books-are-considered
On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the "book ban hoax." During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials. Rather, they were simply removing "pornography" from school libraries and classrooms. DeSantis
@[email protected] 6. There are many more examples. Another book banned as porn is "Guess What?" by Mem Fox, a distinguished Australian author of children's books.
It is considered porn because of this innocuous image of a witch taking a bath in a sink
@[email protected] 7. Also banned as "porn" is "Jalani and the Lock" by Lorenzo Pace. This one is particularly mystifying. It's the story of a boy who was captured in Africa, enslaved in America, and eventually set free.
But there is no sexual content or nudity whatsoever.
@[email protected] 8. The banning of "Jalani and the Lock" may be a reflection of the haphazard process used to classify and ban books
The report from the Florida Department of Education misspells the title and author of the book.
https://popular.info/p/revealed-these-ten-books-are-considered
On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the "book ban hoax." During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials. Rather, they were simply removing "pornography" from school libraries and classrooms. DeSantis
@[email protected] 9. "Removing clear instances of pornography and sexually explicit materials, often within arms reach of our youngest kids, is not book banning," Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. said on March 8.
Now we know why they didn't release the actual survey
@[email protected] 10. Also banned as pornography are numerous award winning novels with sexual content.
Under Florida and federal law a book with sexual content is not, by definition, PORN
https://popular.info/p/revealed-these-ten-books-are-considered
On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the "book ban hoax." During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials. Rather, they were simply removing "pornography" from school libraries and classrooms. DeSantis
@[email protected] 12. Nevertheless, numerous Florida school districts are banning award winning novels like "Beloved" by Toni Morrison (winner of the Pulitizer Prize) as PORN.
Other award-winning books banned as porn include The Kite Runner, Dreaming in Cuban, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower
@[email protected] 13. None of these books are appropriately categorized as pornography under Florida law because they do not predominantly appeal to prurient interests and have serious artistic and literary value for students.
https://popular.info/p/revealed-these-ten-books-are-considered
On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the "book ban hoax." During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials. Rather, they were simply removing "pornography" from school libraries and classrooms. DeSantis
@[email protected] 14. Thanks for making it to the end.
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"Bathing is pornography.
Possessing a set of buttocks is pornographic.
Using a sink to get things clean is porn."
With Republicans, accusations are confessions.
Who thinks up this BS for Republican strategists?
That's what they want. They also want them to vote R.
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