I think the 80s were more accepting of characters that manipulated others in order to have sex with them.

Dan definitely came off as a bit rapey. Unless they updated the character to have grown past that, I'm not sure such a protagonist belongs in media. Especially in an era when many young men idolize people like Andrew Tate and other figures of toxic masculinity.

It's broadly a good thing in our society that we no longer have characters like Dan portrayed sympathetically.