Former President Barack Obama received pushback this week when condemned attempts to remove sexually explicit books from school libraries.

According to The Blaze, Obama objected to "some of the books that shaped my life" getting "challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives."

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and… pic.twitter.com/txhCTfH3Gh

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 17, 2023

Twitter users post screenshots from challenged books

Conservative Twitter users responded by posting images from some of the books that have been targeted, including "Gender Queer," which features graphic depictions of gay sex.

One of them was film director Robby Starbuck, who remarked, "If you’ll sit down and read Gender Queer, then defend making it available to kids, I’ll do you the favor of running ads all over the country to let people know."

"You’ll never do it because you know it would disgust normal people that your party wants kids to read it," Starbuck predicted.

Barack,

If you’ll sit down and read Gender Queer, then defend making it available to kids, I’ll do you the favor of running ads all over the country to let people know. You’ll never do it because you know it would disgust normal people that your party wants kids to read it. pic.twitter.com/qRAI8eC9Rx

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 17, 2023

Why does Obama want your kids to read porn like this in school?"

Libs of TikTok also spoke up, noting, "For some reason, they never show examples from the books. Why does Obama want your kids to read porn like this in school?"

When they accuse us of “banning books” they’re referring to graphic books containing pornographic content offered to kids in schools across the country.

For some reason, they never show examples from the books 🤔

Why does Obama want your kids to read porn like this in school? https://t.co/bTScYwTAKM pic.twitter.com/p2jzqXK0XY

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 17, 2023

The parents' rights group Courage Is A Habit took notice as well, tweeting, "Let's be sure to remind everyone what 'book banning' means in this context of what the former President is using."

"We highly doubt him and [Michelle Obama] would have approved this being read to their daughters when they were in middle school," the organization added.

Critics say Democrats want protect porn while silencing opponents

Let’s be sure to remind everyone what “book banning” means in this context of what the former President is using.

We highly doubt him and @MichelleObama would have approved this being read to their daughters when they were in middle school. https://t.co/4IDetefiYr

— Courage Is A Habit (@CourageHabit) July 17, 2023

Meanwhile, a Twitter account associated with the Being Libertarian Substack put out a tweet accusing Democrats like Obama of being hypocrites on freedom of speech.