Justifying the pronunciation is useless especially to those who already INSIST they heard the "bad version". ignorance can be damaging and we cant force people to read/learn more coz they're not obligated too (and its not even in school syllabus/history books)

I wonder how frequent are  cantonese speaking people being 'forced to eat dead cat" because other non-cantonese hearing people overheard them, then butthurt.. then finally spread / makes conclusion (usually off-site, back home, in online forum and with own group )  that they are racist/insensitive .

All because of misinterpreted verbal phrases.