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INTEREST: Newest Cardcaptor Sakura Museum Asks: 'Why is CCS Being Rediscovered Now?'

And for what it's worth, Mr. Terada and Rika's relationship seems to have been written out of Clear Card. Even in the original anime, their relationship was toned down significantly from the manga source material and it was more of a one sided crush in the anime that never went anywhere.

Most CCS fans are quite capable of being critical of the more problematic content of the series while also praising the series for what it gets right at the same time. And for what it's worth, Mr. Terada and Rika's relationship seems to have been written out of Clear Card. Even in the original anime, their relationship was toned down significantly from the manga source material and it was more of a one sided crush in the anime that never went anywhere.

Cardcaptor Takato wrote:

And for what it's worth, Mr. Terada and Rika's relationship seems to have been written out of Clear Card. Even in the original anime, their relationship was toned down significantly from the manga source material and it was more of a one sided crush in the anime that never went anywhere.

Li's nervousness around Yukito, and Touya's strange relationship, were also cleanly explained away in S3 of the anime as the confused feelings of both sensing something "unusual" about him.
Even Tomoyo's "crush" on Sakura was shown to be sweatdrop-worthy one-sided.

Like Sailor Moon, it's only the personally-invested fans who still insist on making something out of it, while the majority of fans just enjoy the show for what it's worth.

And for what it's worth, Mr. Terada and Rika's relationship seems to have been written out of Clear Card. Even in the original anime, their relationship was toned down significantly from the manga source material and it was more of a one sided crush in the anime that never went anywhere.

EricJ2 wrote:

Li's nervousness around Yukito, and Touya's strange relationship, were also cleanly explained away in S3 of the anime as the confused feelings of both sensing something "unusual" about him. Even Tomoyo's "crush" on Sakura was shown to be sweatdrop-worthy one-sided. Like Sailor Moon, it's only the personally-invested fans who still insist on making something out of it, while the majority of fans just enjoy the show for what it's worth.

There is something ironic in the fact that the show about "all kinds of love" ultimately removed some and did not allow others to develop.

Second, most of the criticism you hear, especially in the context of the big bad anime bogeyman we're talking about here, doesn't come from fans who might overlook the negative in favor of the positive. It comes from outsiders who usually have a poor grasp of what they are complaining about. The mere mention that "show X contains Y" is usually enough to set those people off. And CCS has a lot of material that is sure to offend those people who are easily offended. Rika and Terada-sensei are just one drop in the bucket.

There is something ironic in the fact that the show about "all kinds of love" ultimately removed some and did not allow others to develop.

No, I agree that when salty Sakura / Tomoyo's shippers try to blame CLAMP for homophobia, it sounds pretty funny, but I still can't understand why Tomoyo didn't get a new love interest, even heterosexual.

Lol, accusing CLAMP of homophobia isn't just funny, that's hilarious. The irony couldn't be any deeper.

You also find it funny, but they were quite seriously saying that Sakura "is obliged to choose Tomoyo because she loves and deserves her more than anyone", but she does not do this because "CLAMP is secretly homophobic and deliberately mock the homosexual character".