He didn't just brag about his dick. He went out of the way to show it off to his colleagues. I mean it's possible that his fetish outweighed his empathy, but it's more likely that he simply didn't care about making people feel uncomfortable.
He did progressive things, but to me it sounds like he was influenced by philosophical ideals rather than empathy. They based Frank Underwood from House of Cards on an exaggerated version of LBJ.
