Well, well, well, dear readers. Looks like our beloved period dramas have been feeding us a load of corset-clad lies. And I, for one, am shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Who knew our favorite heroines weren’t actually in danger of being impaled by their undergarments? Oh, right, actual fashion historians and experts who have been shouting this truth from the rooftops for years.

But hey, who needs facts when we have Hollywood’s version of history? I mean, why bother accurately portraying the fashion trends of the past when we can just squeeze our leading ladies into modern-day lingerie and call it a day? Because nothing says “historically accurate” like a Victoria’s Secret push-up bra, am I right?

But let’s not stop at just corsets. Let’s also take a moment to appreciate how period dramas love to reduce women to helpless victims or shallow fashionistas. Because obviously, that’s all we were good for back in the good old days. And as for the actresses who complain about wearing corsets on set, well, let’s just remember that their discomfort is nothing compared to the suffering of women centuries ago. I mean, they had to endure the horror of wearing a standard-sized corset. How ever did they survive?

But hey, who cares about accuracy when we have drama and pretty costumes to distract us? So go ahead, Hollywood, keep giving us your version of history. We’ll just be over here, rolling our eyes and fact-checking every detail. Because that’s what true fans do.