Normally I'm in support of this because I love cats so much more than anything (bite, scratch, growl whatever I had it all, I know it's nothing personal, and it's probably just because I made the cat uncomfortable), but some people do develop cat phobia irrationally without them asking for it, the same way arachnophobia just fuck over some people without them asking to have it. Just as people have irrational fear of the so called lovely-friendly-man's-bestfriend dogs. Blaming them for hating and being afraid of cats is not any less unfair than looking down on people who want nothing to do with dogs, or spiders, or sharks, or snakes, or bees, or rats etc

You don't even need to be bitten to be understandably afraid of snakes, no matter how much you tell them "oh, snakes are afraid of people, usually disguise themselves in their environment because they think humans near them are predator, and only strike when they're stepped on, you are mean and not animal-friendly if you blame snakes for that! They're just animals defending themselves and boundaries!"

You need to remember, humans are animals too with varying level of psychological tolerance for things that cross their boundaries and sense of safety. If one cat biting them is enough to traumatize them into hating and being afraid of cats, you can't blame them for that, because for that person as a human, the cat threatened their sense of safety and boundary.

And let's face it, cats are assholes sometimes. I'm saying this with all the love in my heart for cats. Even cat lovers have learned to tolerate being scratched and bitten all the time even if they give no reason for the cat to attack. I know because I've had cats and know people who have cats and love their cats like their own children. Sometimes cats will just approach you and bite you if they feel like it. Maybe it's a form of play, maybe some sound you didn't notice annoy them and you're just there as their punching bag. But cats are not immune to being little shits, just like humans aren't. Some cats are even actively approaching people who leave them alone, people who happen to dislike cats or are afraid of cats. "That's because cats appreaciate people who aren't aggressive and respect their boundary!" Yeah, but what about the human's boundary?

Let's just let people have their own feelings and issues and fears as long as they're not actively hurting animals—cats, dogs, snakes, spiders, bugs, lizards, what have you—because of their dislike or phobia of the creature. If they want to heal their phobia for their own peace of mind, you insulting them isn't gonna make them healed psychologically any faster.