Hard to Please?

[Selena]

Hi Samantha. Welcome to Postcrossing, and to the Forum. It’s true members share many different interests on their profile, but since you are the sender, you can choose whatever you wish to send. I think it’s unusual that you happened to draw two members who both had this in their profile in your first round of cards…
If you’re interested, here’s some more forum posts about this topic, as you can see, there’s plenty of discussion. Hope this is helpful.

Erotic Postcards

Hello all, Today’s world is much more open than it was in the past, some of that is good, some is bad. We all need to find the balance for ourselves, our families and lives. With that said, what do you consider an erotic postcard? Must it contain nudity? Does it need to be like the older erotic postcards of the past? Can it be just a suggestion or hint? Please share your thoughtful insights on this subject and or images what you consider an erotic postcard. Thanks to all that share.

18+ images - removing or protecting them

I don’t think the concern is about sending nudes to kids or adults who don’t want them. And while nudity isn’t inherently sexual, I have seen lots of images that are sexually suggestive, and even some that are explicit. And if I’ve encountered them while casually browsing the galleries or when being given the addresses of members with favorite walls full of explicit content, then I have no doubt that children have been exposed to not just nudity, but explicit content. So the situation isn’t a…

Improper Postcards in your country

I do not have knowledge on legal implications about postcards. However, these themes would be either considered illegal or socially unacceptable In India. Anything insulting Indian symbols - Map, Flag, Constitution, Indian Freedom Fighters, etc Cards insulting any religions Cards depicting nudity and even stuff like kissing (guaranteed to put receiver in embarrassing situation )

Erotic postcards … I’ve seen some that repulsed me on a postcrossers profile is anything allowed?

That posting is not ethnocentric, for nearly all Northamericans hav their ethnic roots outside America and most of them in Europe. The problem is more religious extremism. And regarding prudity as a higher level of development is really adventurous!

When officially to complain?

I also don’t agree that nude photography showing genitals (and no sexual activity) is pornographic and should be removed from someone’s wall. In many cases it’s art - risky, doesn’t appeal to everybody, but should Postcrossing censor it? I don’t think so, and the FAQ give a hint: It’s required to ask the recipient first to take an inappropriate picture off their wall, and then reach out to the team.

FAQ "Inappropriate postcard image"

A postcard image in someone’s wall is inappropriat…