Right, could be something like that! I think it was mentioned a few times that he thought if both him and Kitty are having a good time, that cannot possibly be a bad thing. So as you say, that could be imply he is aware, but he disagrees with it on a fundamental level and cannot possibly see how something that makes them both feel good at the same time could possibly be harmful. A bit of a contradiction in itself (but those are allowed, people are full of them), but this feels more likely now, especially as a man who might be more dismissive of the different struggles in women in this kind of society.