u/GetInTheBasement

Does anyone know if the director or cast have ever talked about the effects they used to make Alice's drowned corpse in Lake Mungo?

Specifically, did they ever talk about whether they just took photos of the actress in corpse-like makeup to get the "drowned corpse" look, or did they just use a highly realistic-looking prop?

I always found Alice's corpse reveal to be one of my favorite horror scenes, and I've read that some films have actors hold their breath or play dead, while others used props (recently watched a BTS clip from Bring Her Back where >!Cathy's corpse is revealed to be a highly realistic silicone prop!<), so I was curious how they managed it for this scene in particular.

I've noticed time and again that "the village/it takes a village" saying is only ever aimed at women, or used when trying to rope other women into taking on extra labor left by men (usually fathers and husbands) who can't even be bothered to adequately care for their own children themselves.

As a childfree woman, I'm tired of being told (yes, even by other women, including feminist ones) that I'm "meant" to be around children just by virtue of being a woman, or that men being inadequate partners means that women as a whole are inherently "meant" to do the additional domestic and childcare labor instead.

It almost sounds like a repackaged version of the, "women are meant to do housework and cooking and cleaning because they're just better at it," argument I've seen repeatedly used by men, but regarding child-related duties.

It may be well-intentioned, but there's a point where its repeated usage becomes almost insulting and patronizing, especially when it's used to shut down the voices of women who speak out about the constant expectation for them to step up and be "the village" for 1) children who aren't theirs, 2) children they did not consent to raise or do labor for, and 3) labor that will not be reciprocated for them in return (basically, a one-way village for unpaid childcare from other women).

Additionally, I've noticed cases where childless and childfree women will voice discomfort or concern with the behavior of someone else's children (especially boy children), and other women simply dismiss their concerns by saying, "well, it takes a village <3" that comes off as patronizing and tone-deaf, and it's only ever used disproportionately on women.

I've seen some women argue that because many men are not equipped to competently or adequately care for children, that women doing the bulk of the labor should be non-issue, but it's honestly wild to me that's the conclusion some of you are coming to.

Like, "yes, men are often unreliable, selfish, and potentially irresponsible partners, so that's why we should keep birthing children with them and have other women raise those children instead!! <333"

That's your takeaway? Seriously?

I already work full-time and spend part of my weekends running errands and catching up on my own domestic work. I'm not sure why you think it's on me (or other women in general) to do additional unpaid work on top of that like we're childcare dispensaries? Or that we're enthusiastically on standby to do these things because your male partner won't?

I understand that motherhood is difficult, but as someone who grew up in a household where I was expected to do more work compared to my stepdad or brother, I'm also tired of seeing these talking points go unchallenged (including in feminist spaces) because, "well, women are just better for kids to be around so that's why they should do it <3."

To add to this, I've noticed that women are policed a lot more regarding whether or not they like kids compared to men in the same age brackets who openly declare their disdain for children and/or keep company with men in hobby groups and spaces that largely aren't child-friendly.

On a side note, I remember when I hate my late twenties and started getting asked, "do you like kids?" a lot more by other women when people found out I didn't have any compared to my brother and male acquaintances who virtually never got asked the same question despite also being childless/childfree and in the same age bracket.

UPDATE/RESOLVED: I found out the issue was actually caused by NoScript, and was able to fix it by setting Reddit to "trusted" in the NoScript settings.

I can't upload screenshots because Reddit still won't let me, but this issue started very recently where I've been completely unable to upload any images to Reddit via Desktop Web, and even disabling my ad blocker on Reddit hasn't fixed the issue, and neither has clearing the cache.

Any time I try to upload an image (no matter how small or cropped) in a comment or on a post, I get an error message that says, "unable to upload" or "NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource" that prevents me from uploading any images whatsoever.

Strangely, uploading images via the Reddit app on mobile seems to work just fine, but this issue only persists on desktop web and Firefox.