I wouldn't equate being ignorant to being a sociopath. He just doesn't understand another's perspective. Straight white males have no clue what it's like to live in a society that isn't designed for them. The statistics about actual sexual assault are alarming. Many women have experienced a man forcing himself on them in one way or another. If you're lucky enough to have avoided that you still have to deal with the daily creepy sexual advances of the men around you. In public, at work, on the street, etc. Men don't live in this world so when women raise the alarm they think "huh doesn't seem like an issue to me".

It's the same kind of thing with issues like police brutality and the NFL protests. Black people face an unfair police system and white people don't care, but as soon as you kneel during football there is outrage. Women claim sexual assault is rampant and men don't care, but as soon as there's a false accusation of rape there is outrage. 

Privilege is blind to perspective.