This trope came about due to straight-up sexism, the fact that fashion during the Hays and post-Hays Code era was all pencil skirts and stilettos, and the fact that handheld film cameras didn't exist, yet. It's a whole thing.

#tropefest

Speak, Easy and Free - Deniz_B - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own] An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I've got something!
A wee gift for @tabbystardust for #TropeFest

Featuring...
Meet-Cute
Rescue
Jealousy
Only One Bed
First Time
Love at First Sight
Fast Burn
Sex Lessons
and even hints at a couple of other tropes 🤣

archiveofourown.org/works/53616421
Set in Helsinki!
#OFMD #OFMDFics