📚 noun • entry_id 42386
damsel in distress
/ˈdæm.zəl ɪn dɪˈstɹɛs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
damisela en apuros
A young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue.
I am not a pretty girl / That is not what I do / I ain't no damsel in distress / And I don't need to be rescued
The damsel-in-distress archetype probably conjures up images of delicate maidens and chivalrous gentlemen. That is precisely what it is designed to do — for white people.
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