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There's a movement to start calling vegan cheese 'gary'

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The vegan community's relationship with cheese just got a lot more casual.

It all started when a non-vegan posted a Facebook rant (below) going off on vegans referring to their non-dairy cheese alternatives as "cheese."



According to the post, the rage was triggered when the poster discovered that their local supermarket's vegan cheese was made with coconuts. "Cheese is not made with coconuts. Call it Gary or something don't call it cheese because it's not cheese," wrote the culinary crusader. The post has since been deleted.

However, the idea quickly spread throughout the vegan community on social media, with many backing the name change. From there, a Facebook group was created called "It's Not Vegan Cheese, It's Gary" to support the cause. Vegans and vegan allies have even begun a Change.org petition to officially rename vegan cheese Gary.

Read more about the saga of Gary here.

Vegans embrace the idea of changing the name of vegan cheese to 'Gary'
 
Gary is a guys name, not a food. You're still doing it wrong vegans.
 
If vendors get on board with "Gary," why not? My guess is that whether you're vegan or not, if you're in business, your goal is to be successful in your business.

Aside: I'd suggest "faux cheese," but that's what I call Velveeta.
 
Militant_Vegan_ said:
The vegan community's relationship with cheese just got a lot more casual.

It all started when a non-vegan posted a Facebook rant (below) going off on vegans referring to their non-dairy cheese alternatives as "cheese."



According to the post, the rage was triggered when the poster discovered that their local supermarket's vegan cheese was made with coconuts. "Cheese is not made with coconuts. Call it Gary or something don't call it cheese because it's not cheese," wrote the culinary crusader. The post has since been deleted.

However, the idea quickly spread throughout the vegan community on social media, with many backing the name change. From there, a Facebook group was created called "It's Not Vegan Cheese, It's Gary" to support the cause. Vegans and vegan allies have even begun a Change.org petition to officially rename vegan cheese Gary.

Read more about the saga of Gary here.

Vegans embrace the idea of changing the name of vegan cheese to 'Gary'
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Are you sure that is a good thing? Because calling fake vegan cheese "Gary" sounds like a portmanteau or contraction of gay and dairy,
 
jamesrage said:
Are you sure that is a good thing? Because calling fake vegan cheese "Gary" sounds like a portmanteau or contraction of gay and dairy,
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I guess i just learned a lot about what you spend time thinking about.
 
I wonder why it is called gary
 
Medusa said:
I wonder why it is called gary
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Maybe they are trying to imply that fake cheese that vegans use is gay by calling it gary IE gay Dairy.
 
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