He was very racist but fortunately the genre of cosmic horror has evolved just fine without him, despite him being the founder. Junji ito for example is a very famous cosmic horror writer and none of his stories are "problematic"
My dad first met my mom when she was 16 and he was 40. They got married and had 3 kids including me. That grosses me out, and neither of them are role models to me, especially her.