It was. When people would voice the opinion that they can’t ever see the Doctor as female. The standard retort was that he was never masculine to begin with.
As a Doctor Who Ignorant I never made that argument, mine was the more general “why not?” argument.
Personally I don’t see the new costume as very feminine. I just get a very silly Mork from Ork vibe off of it.
SEE I TOLD YOU GUYS