No matter how I look at it — and I have been pondering on it for days — Salman Khan’s remark that his training regimen for his new film left him feeling like a raped woman emphasises and encapsulates the underlying misogyny in society. Or, if misogyny is a strong word, then is the dehumanisation or trivialisation of women a more appropriate term that makes you feel happier? I am unable to see this swaggering display of male braggadocio in anything but a feminist light.

Dragon Queen Daenerys heads out to Westeros to conquer the Iron Throne in TV show Game of Thrones. Pic/HBO