100%, I also hate the stupid shit like “actress” as if we need a whole new fucking word when you can just say actor for everyone.

Here in Australia we use male/female all the time.

I physically cringe when I see Americans say stuff like “woman politician” instead of “female politician”. It sounds so grammatically wrong, that you legit sound like a caveman impression (ex. “Grug go car”).

Having said that, we would also never refer to women as females. There’s some grammar rules that dictate when we use either, but female is certainly the more common term.

I suppose I can call you my name if you really want.