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In addition to what the other reply to you said, I was talking specifically about “female” as a noun.
“females like xyz” and so on.
That's true, but the OP's and my experience is that the adjectival use, like "woman doctor," was pejorative. I associate it with Greatest and Silent Generation relatives. We changed to say "female doctor," as it sounded more neutral.
Now, there's a movement back, and lots of younger folks now say that the latter is demeaning, and that "woman doctor" is the respectful phrasing. I know it's essentially arbitrary, and defined by usage, it's just interesting to see the evolution.
IMHO fine:
IMHO weird:
So it's not a reversal. Using “woman” like an adjective is still weird!
I'm with you, but I've been reading online that "woman doctor" is now the preferred form.
I see, that is strange!