Right…they are massacring the cities once pretty name, well in general really.
I grew up there and no one pronounced it like that back then. That was a Abhrams , mayor for almost life, and Ebonics thing that changed it to the guttural sound it is now.
This old song from the 60s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OVFfRl35Qo
Kinda reminds me of the time a part of Oakland, Ca wanted to become a part of San Leandro, next door. Oakland is black so guess what they were charged with? If it was me I’d respond with so what?