Whoever keeps adding both dark_skin and dark_skinned_male, the first indicates a female subject with dark skin, not a general reference for any dark skin.

Darkenstar said:

Whoever keeps adding both dark_skin and dark_skinned_male, the first indicates a female subject with dark skin, not a general reference for any dark skin.

It's an auto-complete and your reasoning is also wrong, as it DOES apply to both, there is no indication on its description that says it's only for women.