I am not particularly referring to Hunt's "joke" there. There's a whole genre of "jokes" used to denigrate women.
I disagree that everything is "about" control or manipulation, but as status-oriented primates, humans certainly do inject it into everything. However, that's all the more reason we have to examine little things like "jokes" and be conscious of the effects we're having.
I think you’re reading way too deeply into this. You’re referring to the Tim Hunt quote linked?
Everything is about control or manipulation - its implicit to the human condition.