Honestly, I think Viz was just more concerned about being seen as "problematic" than anything else... especially after very clearly trying to promote themselves as otherwise in regards to the new dub and Haruka and Michiru's relationship. The missing voice actor credits, screwed up aspect ratio in the first DVD, bad transfer, etc just wasn't as much on their radar. They don't care as much about QC as long as they still appear "woke." Definitely nothing wrong with having a progressive attitude, as long as that's not your only priority in QC.