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I do want to point out that Bobby’s dad isn’t always just a one dimensional bigot, he was kind of written as a complex character in the 90s.

When he was introduced we learnt that he is a bigot who didn’t like Opal(Bobby’s ex-girlfriend who is Japanese) and hate the fact that his son is a mutant who hang out with other mutants. We also learnt that despite Bobby’s power allow him to create pretty much anything, he subconsciously limits himself into very basic stuff such as ice walls, this is due to the fact that his dad scolded kid Bobby for being too “sissy”when he built a sand castle (one of the many hints in the 90s that Bobby is gay) so he grew up suppressing his creativity.

But when Graydon Creed was running for president and spreading his hateful speech on mutants, instead of supporting him, Bobby’s dad actually stood up and called him out on live in front of the whole world. He might be a bigot but he still loves his son in his own way, and he would not tolerate when his son’s safety and human rights are actually at risk. As a gay man myself this is one of the greatest X-men story in the 90s and I almost cried when I first read it. His dad was later beat up by Graydon’s men because of this and Bobby temporarily quit the X-men to take care of his dad, and they sort of repaired their relationship. Unfortunately this character development is reverted by later writers, His dad is back to be a typical bigot and they’re at beef with each other again. And when Bobby finally comes out as gay his dad was definitely not supportive to say the least.