Want To Know Why Labeling Yourself An “Independent Woman” Is So Cringey? Here’s The Truth
“The house I live in (I bought it), the car I’m driving (I bought it), I depend on me,” sang Destiny’s Child over 20 years ago. “Independent Women” and “Charlie’s Angels” were peak Y2K feminism, but they never really left our social consciousness. Within recent years we’ve seen self-help guru and influencer Rachel Hollis’ cringey “What makes you think I want to be relatable?” rant, and though we may recognize the girlboss mindset to be problematic, young women continue to employ it.
Call it liberal feminism, the girlboss label, or being “independent,” but many women today are only too happy to gloat about not being tied down. 99% of the time, this kind of braggadocio comes off as if they’re really assuring themselves that they’re fine with their lifestyle choices, not everyone else.