Also, Disney completely reimagined the classic story of by making the titular princess the hero of her own story instead of a simple damsel in distress.

Source: https://screenrant.com/disney-princesses-live-action-remakes-deserve/

Hitomi has proven on multiple occasions that she isn’t some damsel in distress waiting to be saved by a prince.

Source: https://gamerant.com/best-romances-isekai-anime-ranked/

May's change from damsel to active mentor and developed character reflects this way of viewing older women as complex, fallible human beings with inner lives who can be protagonists in their own stories.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/aunt-may-movie-evolution-older-woman-trope-changing/

Super Princess Peach was a video game released for the Nintendo DS in 2005 which featured Peach rescuing Mario and Luigi from Bowser in a reversal of the normal damsel in distress trope.

Source: https://gamerant.com/mario-movie-spin-offs-ideas-predictions/

The festival offers a day filled with medieval fun, pagan revelry, and a chance to embrace one's inner Viking, witch or wizard, damsel or knight, or for the more egalitarian, a commoner.

Source: https://www.blayneychronicle.com.au/story/8238617/embrace-your-inner-viking-at-the-newbridge-winter-solstice-festival/?src=rss

The killer shrimp, which preys on other shrimps, damsel flies and aquatic insects, can out-compete rivals for food, causing devastating impacts.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/23394210.experts-warn-freshwater-killer-shrimps-heading-scotland/?ref=rss

When Netflix revealed about the movie: "A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurengarafano/new-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-2023