I think it's because at least those dudes acknowledge that a) women think and have some sort of self-concept ("women think they're intelligent, but we all know biology dictates they're dumb,") b) that they can do things (even if it is just making a sandwich) and c) that women have their own motivations as thinking human beings, even if they think those motivations are stupid, misguided, or delusional.
Russ thinks Taylor Swift needs someone to write her music for her. She merely performs it -- and as he's proved in his adventures with Fiverr, performers are cheap labor and it's the songwriter who does all the real work. In his book, he talks about how her father moved the family to Nashville to try to kickstart her career. Her dad took all the risks and did all the work, because he believed his daughter was marketable -- and Taylor obediently picked up a guitar. Her dreams or desires don't even factor into the story at all. I really think he sees women as puppets, and he considers himself the suave master manipulator who can become the puppet master if only they would let him explain.
In Russ's world, women do nothing so there's nothing to criticize them for or challenge them about. They just exist. Insulting a woman would be like trolling an NPC. Men are the only ones who do anything -- from his religious leaders, to his mission buddies, to his boss at Walmart, these are the people with power whom he acknowledges as being sentient, if ultimately inferior to him. Yet he still can't wrap his head around the possibility that they might have motivations he's not aware of, and which have nothing to do with him. This is especially true of the ones who thwart him -- Taylor's manager, Null, Skordas. This is why he's always genuinely shocked when they prevail, and why they must be caricatures of evil 80's teen movie villains, because who else would be the hero's adversary? They exist only to oppose him. It's not like they have lives, drives, or desires of their own.
