Liz Truss, the Conservative who has been selected to be prime minister of Britain, was hailed as a trailblazer by some in her own party. Conservative MP Vicky Ford gushed, “This means so much to so many women across the world!” Truss is also part of what the Washington Post has deemed “a historic moment”: for the first time ever, none of Britain’s four most powerful government positions are held by white men.

For her part, Truss hasn’t hesitated to talk gender, calling herself a “Destiny’s Child feminist” in a 2019 BBC interview. Wow, what does that even mean?

Ready to explain this ridiculous formulation, Truss said she thought women should be “independent,” while the Labour Party wanted to “paint women as victims.” The comment was a reference to “Independent Women,” an irresistible two-decade-old hit by the group that launched Beyoncé. With lyrics like “I depend on me,” “All the mamas who profit dollars,” and “All the honeys making money,” it’s not a bad neoliberal anthem. For extra girlboss atmospherics, in the video, the group members sit around a corporate boardroom table.