And its not like you can do much from inside a cage.
Damsel in Distress games are just an extension of "Princess locked in a tower" Fairy Tales
I see where she's coming from, but despite saying she's not, she still takes it out of context.
Royalty is not strong in alot of games (if they were we wouldn't need heroes). Suppose the king got kidnapped, and you have to save him. It's perfectly reasonable because he's a king, he's made to govern.
The same applies to princesses (who are much more valuable than a king).