I've heard "females" primarily in certain African American accents. So it's "weird" to me in the sense of "I wouldn't use it and most people around me wouldn't

I've heard "females" primarily in certain African American accents. So it's "weird" to me in the sense of "I wouldn't use it and most people around me wouldn't use it" but that's about it. I don't think anything derogatory is meant by it. It seems to be used like "chicks"