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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi, I'm CC!! I'm a transgirl who is a media preservationist with an emphasis on 70s and earlier daytime TV, but every field is important. I also like retro pop culture, anime girls kissing, goofy shitposting, way too many hobbies to list here. If any of this is up your alley give me a follow!!

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"biologically significant" @sympolite.bsky.social · 8h

here's an ad for Friday the 13th from the same ShockTober (proper spelling, lol) marathon

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 39m

this is good! this is exactly what you'd want to see out of this. the full post has more details, but this snippet covers the policy change.

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Hate speech does not belong on RetroAchievements.
Even when disguised as a joke, it normalises real-world hate and harms our community. There is a difference between juvenile humor and outright hate speech. What Pokémon Clover calls humor is hate speech. RetroAchievements will not legitimize bigotry by hosting an achievement set for it.

Content Policy for Achievement Sets
RetroAchievements will no longer approve achievement sets for games that contain:
* Illegal content. Content that is illegal to own or distribute in major jurisdictions.
* Glorified hate speech. Content that intentionally targets individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.
* Sexual exploitation. Glorification of sexual assault, non-consensual acts, or child sexual abuse material.
* Extreme or abhorrent content. Content that violates community standards in a way that undermines RetroAchievements’ values.

Games that have been rated by official ratings boards (ESRB, PEGI, or similar organizations) are considered acceptable, as these games have undergone professional content review. The only exception is if a game contains content that is illegal to own or distribute, regardless of its rating status.

Hacks, homebrew, and unlicensed games do not undergo ratings board review and will receive additional scrutiny to ensure compliance with this new policy.

This policy provides guidance, but is not exhaustive. The RA team reserves the right to evaluate games on a case-by-case basis and make determinations in the best interest of maintaining a safe, legal, welcoming, and inclusive community.

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 47m

excited to see the "how many of the people complaining about the original removal were active members of the community and how many were chuds pretending to concern troll about censorship who have already moved on to something else" litmus test in action

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 53m

thanks for the $2 I got some beefaroni

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 1h

This all comes from a May 19th, 1988 broadcast of Mausoleum on USA Network's Commander USA's Groovie Movies

CREEP PHONE

1-900-490-CREEP

REAL LIFE
Ghosts & Zombies
TALK to YOU!

1-900-490-CREEP

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely obsessed with this commercial for CREEP PHONE, a 1-900 number from 1988 that swore up and down, for the cost of $2 per call, that you could talk to REAL GHOSTS AND ZOMBIES!!!!! The narrator on this is so wonderfully terrible. I adore this commercial

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Ashe 🏳️‍⚧️ @ SRW Y!! @virtualparadise.bsky.social · 12h

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のやまたけのこ @noyamatakenoko.bsky.social · 12h

メイド服の山田

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Kona - COMMS OPEN @konaloid.bsky.social · 5h

OL Konata

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sugag.bsky.social @sugag.bsky.social · 6h

Bri's Walk☀️

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SeppeSai @seppesai.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, the supergroup that could have been if these musical titans could have come together....

Cassette tapes: "The California Raisins: Sweet Delicious and Marvelous" and "TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells."

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Sunshine Moon @sunshinemoon.zone · 4h

I've got my first bare-bones shrine-type section up on my website, and I've used it to reupload my lil Cohost article on how bunnygirls escaped one company's gravity and became the anime-esque-media staple we know today!

sunshinemoon.zone/Shrines/Bunn...

Bunny History

cool girl says words online

sunshinemoon.zone

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 3h

Crazy Like a Fox is one of the most underrated television shows of all time. If you like murder mystery shows with a quirky detective solving the crime you will love Crazy Like a Fox. Jack Warden is incredible in it

Zach Wilson @televisionaryzw.bsky.social · 4h

Another classic TV streaming update: Plex has hit it out of the park this month adding the rarely streamed short lived gems Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Ned and Stacey and Crazy Like a Fox.

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 12h

my favorite song

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 12h

got the Night Manor cherry at 630 in the morning on UFO 50 let's fucking go!!!!!!!!!!

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 15h

yeah. you should be doing that at 5AM instead!!

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 15h

the cute girlies group chat watched The Thing with me tonight letterboxd.com/cckirby/film...

A ★★★★★ review of The Thing (1982)

My favorite horror film of all-time watched with friends that I love very much. A bunch of trans girlies getting together to watch this movie is probably stereotypical sure but you cannot blame us. Th...

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 17h

I'm Wilford Brimley you tell me

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 18h

Unironically I kind of adore that movie yeah

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 18h

We did that for my friend Pen's birthday earlier this year lmao

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 18h

One of my friends hasn't seen it before so I'm excited for her reaction!!

CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 18h

Watching my favorite horror movie with some friends tonight

A bunch of good trans girlies watching The Thing

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Daydream Believer @charmaycry.bsky.social · 1d

It's so awesome that professional English language publications about any and every kind of Japanese media are, have always been, and always will be chock full of misconceptions, bias, and hallucinations

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 19h

Christmas 2002 physical media release calendar was stacked

All of these come from a 10/15/02 airing of It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! and Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh on ABC. First one is Monsters, INC., "Own it on DVD and Video Today"

You were able to get a free ticket to The Santa Clause 2 if you purchased a special edition DVD of The Santa Clause

Scooby-Doo, available NOW on video and DVD

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 19h

everything about fallon feels fake and artificial, even the moments where he's trying to tell you he's a real human being