I don't use the word myself, but I think a lot of people make this argument disingenuously. I remember a recording of a conversation between Melissa Harris-Perry and bell hooks during the Obama presidency. One of the things that stood out to me was the number of times that bell hooks called women females, and how the Black Feminist Twitteratti completely ignored it even though it's supposed to be a particular bugbear of theirs.

Black Female Voices: Who is Listening - A public dialogue between bell hooks + Melissa Harris-Perry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmgqXao1ng