battleaxes and girly men
I have had FReepers of a bit older age tell me that the “Dear Penthouse” stories in fact happened in the “gogo” days of stewardesses who were looking for fun in the air.
Never happened to me but I didn’t start flying regularly until the 90s.
But I do recall the airlines shamelessly pushed the sex appeal. And many Asian airlines still do in their native countries, where they are allowed to hire based on looks (ah the good old days).