I believe that people only really despise Kikyo because she's basically the 'antagonist' to Kagome's character, and she drives a wedge in between InuYasha and Kagome's relationship. But in all honesty, I like it like that. It adds angst and interest to the story; could anda imagine how boring it would be if Kikyo had never been resurrected? anda say that it would be better now. But InuYasha and Kagome's cinta story would be lame. LAME. There's no conflict! InuYasha wouldn't be sacrificing anything(anyone) oleh choosing Kagome, and Kagome wouldn't be sacrificing anything (i.e. her happiness) to wait for him. She wouldn't be tampilkan her profound cinta for him, and there would be no pain involved. It gives their cinta depth.
So people, please stop hating on Kikyo unless anda have a good reason to. Please. It's not fair to her.
ANYWAY, I cinta Kikyo and I like her place in the story, but that does not mean I support InuYasha/Kikyo. Because I don't. But I do like their past together. I think that their relationship has pretty much sailed, and he's going to be with Kagome regardless. But I like seeing the flashbacks of him with Kikyo. It's very romantic. :)