I think some of the stamps should not design like that, is inappropriate. As I know some of Postcrosser are Underage.That stamps are some kind of porn.Like Movie there are G,PG,PG13, R and NC17.We can not show NC17 movie to Underage people.
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But would you like boys peeking under her skirt?
Nothing wrong with skirts, boy, girl or anyone, should be free to wear what they want.
I canât tell the age of these children, but even so, at what age children should be told not to look under anyoneâs skirt?
Tom of Finland, itâs adults play, but can be seen as a sculptures too. Many statues are naked, I think children would see this that way. They donât know about this typical role play or action this might show, and if they know, I would be more worried how they know.
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I like these, especially the autumn and winter ones 
If they can peek under her skirt from that distance, then no one would really have to try hard, would they. I agree with those who think theyâre looking at the lines.
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This Finnish stamp set was never published:
It was a set about freedom of speech, showing punctuation marks, which is easily seen here.
But, some wanted to see, that there is birch wood, and the person wearing a niqab, is aimed with a shotgun.
Iâm really sorry for the artist, but good example of the âfreedom of speechâ in Finland; if someone might be hurt, letâs then not talk about it. Letâs not even publish the freedom of speech stamps.
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What is the comparison? I understand wild or fur farmed, crayfish party or poverty, and wind or nuclear. The fourth one looks to be graffiti or opera. Art of the oppressed or highbrow theatre. The latter appears to be about war though.
But, is that meant to be Finnishness or Islam? Trees or modesty? It doesnât make any sense to me.
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I agree that the stamp in the middle can be misinterpreted very easily. And I can only guess that it is supposed to be about religious oppression or oppression of females? Maybe about sexualization? I have no idea. It can be taken as anti-Islam as well. Dangerous and unfortunate choice in any case. I can understand why they took it back.
Also, not as important, but I donât get what the second and last stamps have to do with freedom of speech.
The stamps glorifying war and show killing and horror as something heroic and celebrated for thing. I think those should not exists at all. Memorial stamps for the victims of war are completely another thing, just to make sure nobody thinks I want to erase all war history. Just against the âhey look how cool it is to make a murderâ stamps.
If I recall right, not all the stamps on the series were about freedom of speech, just the one with birch woods and muslim woman was. The stamps were meant to show contrasts and changes in society, and different values. First one: wild animal & fur production (one of the biggest agricultural production forms in Finland at time even thought animal production law are really strict there), second: Over-consumption & poverty, third: âclassic Finlandâ (birch woods are seen as symbol of the classic and true Finland) & immigration (and this would be the âfreedom of speechâ stamp), forth: high art & street art (culture values, street art is sometimes seen as vandalism while opera is âart for fancy peopleâ) and fifth: clean energy & nuclear power (energy policies, probably a note on Finlandâs more and less successful attempt to built new nuclear power plants while still claiming to drive for clean energy)
So over all these stamps raised lot of critic and people understood them differently which caused lots of talk and finally they just decided that it was better to not publish any of them. Here is a link to article on the stamps (in Finnish)
@nlamour & @PinkNoodle what is it with âDrug free Americaâ stamps? I have received couple of those on mail, and I always thought it is just some on-going, really optimistic campaign⌠Is it outdated?
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The topic is immigration. Showing familiar image about the birch woods, and maybe how you expect an âElovena-girlâ running there (but there can be also another kind of Finn nowadays )
(The Elovena Girl)
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The images represent animal rights, differencies in income, immigration, cultural values, and forms of energy.
All very topical issues in Finland, hence the freedom of speech.
(And, itâs very easy to get hate if you donât share the right opinion of these, or even when you can look at things from the other point of view. So, no freedom of speech, if you are shouted quiet.)
Somehow funny, that freedom of speech stamps became censored.
Edit. I forgot my point 
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If these were published, I would be careful to whom to send these, and maybe explain it.
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Itâs interesting how same stamp can be viewed differently. Stamps about war anniversaries in my opinion are also important from ânever againâ point of view, like âX days without accidentâ. I know that annual Victory Day Russian stamps are viewed by many people as glorifying war and killing, on other hand most Russians view it as commemorating the moment of ending the 5 years, 20 million Russians dead war, where every family lost someone and lost their home. And to see what part of war Russians in average think is more important to remember: military power or dead relatives, - you can see from attendance of Victory military parade (guns etc.) and attendance of Immortal Regiment (when people carry portraits of war victims with tears in eyes)
The stamps about victims, like for example, Sobibor concentration camp stamp, ethically right, but I wouldnât put it on postcards even for history enthusiasts:
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I understand the confusion! 
If the War on Drugs were simply a community-driven campaign to reduce illicit drug use, it probably wouldnât be so contentious.
As described in the article above, it was a Nixon-era effort to direct more funding to drug-control agencies and treatment centers. In the 80s, however, President Reagan dramatically expanded the campaign and focused on criminal punishments for drug offenses, leading to a massive spike in incarcerationsâŚmostly of Black men. The enormous racial disparity and inflated prison sentences continue today, and the âWar on Drugsâ is widely considered an inherently racist institution. This is compounded by deeply-rooted racism plaguing law enforcement agencies across the country (hence our wincing over that police stamp, too).
âŚThe War on Drugs also happens to be a wonderful American rock band, too, but they havenât made it onto a stamp yet. 
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And the campaign hadnât only concentrated on the fight against drug abuse in the US but also took a hand in the drug policy of foreign countries like Colombia or Mexico to stop drug production and trafficking. In my eyes the campaign failed miserably. Especially in relation to the recent efforts to legalize marihuana.
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AbsolutelyâI doubt anyone could call the USâs War on Drugs a success. 
Iâm no public policy expert; I donât know exactly what needs to be done to change it so that it addresses good causes (busting cartels, stopping trafficking/muling, etc.) and abandons the bad causes (arresting a wildly disproportionate number of young Black men for non-violent infractions).
As for the effort to legalize marijuana across the US, many of us see it as a way to repair some of the damage that has been done by the War on Drugs. (Here is a map showing our current states where cannabis has been fully or partially legalized.) Even though I donât use marijuana myself, I was thrilled to be able to vote for its legalization in my home state (Oregon), and still proud to live in a state where itâs fully legal, simply because we have much more important things to do than jailing people for being caught with a joint. 
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I hate to rewind the post, but I had a 24hour shift and couldnât reply. As @borealis wrote, they are from a distance, so no, they are not looking at the skirts.
As for the Tom of Finland stamps, I donât see why someoneâs secret desires should even be published under the cover of art.
Bottom line is, if you are looking for negativity, you will find much more at Tom of Finlandâs stamps.
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I like the pattern though. It is original. Punctuation marks, is a pattern that I have never seen in any stamps so far
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Better known as E.O. Plauen.
We wrote short stories led by those cartoons in elementary school. I would use them for my son to do the same âŚ
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I work in a tutoring institute and I also use them for my students. I love it how the father usually draws the short straw.
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No, go ahead, I like to read what you think. I think only the artist knows what is meant to be happening there. And I know many think itâs only cute and funny when âboys like girls and donât know how to show itâ. I donât. (By the way, I am so happy there is emotional skills now teached at schools!)
But, like I wrote, to me it looked like they check not to overstep. Still, now I see the other possibility. The checkers would more likely be on the side. Yes, itâs old, and the nice thing is, children are shown play together, not only girls, and not only boys.
I donât see negativity in Tom of Finland stamps. There has been fantasies in stamps also after that, but I think no one cared, because it was men-women -sexual rather.
There a woman is opening her dress, from the back. She doesnât even have face.
I think it was also part of that set, that to my eyes, was first only weird images, but when you look at all the stamps together, and think how they connect, it was horse (stud), kiss (âoverpoweringâ-looking), the undressing and the spread legs.
And, I have used these stamps thinking thereâs a swimming horse, and a lady going up the stairs. I try to find the image of that. Individually I think theyâre ok.