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Companies. Not individuals as much as they may deserve something for their stupidity
As an Italian, gelato is the only word we have for ice cream. So yeah you can call everything gelatp >

As an American, calling Italian style ice cream “Gelato” allows people to know what your product is before they walk in the door.
It’s like being upset when someone points someone points out the difference between French bread and white bread. Yes they are both “bread” but the unique name helps customers understand your product better and manage expectations. >

But you also shouldn't call them out for just saying bread if they got French bread >

Like most things it depends on the context. 
If you are eating dinner and someone asks to pass the bread and you say “it’s actually French bread” -you’re being an ass.
If you are talking to a baker who is proud of their French bread recipe, and you say “whatever it’s just bread. I don’t get why you care so much” You are probably the ass. >

Unfortunately, most of the people here can’t comprehend that level of nuance >

I'm Italian and I find it weird for people to be saying "Gelato" instead of "ice cream" lmao. The thing about carbonara is true, though >

Which sucks because it’s almost impossible to find real guanciale anywhere in America. And bacon just isn’t the same
My fake carbonara gonna make a Vincenzo cry >

The one time I ate carbonara with bacon I was shocked by how different it was ngl >

American style bacon is almost too fatty, back bacon is too chewy >

I've never tried it but the bacon I ate while I lived in Belgium wasn't much better >

Belgian bacon probably is back bacon. Rashers >

I gotta learn more about bacon ngl >

Don't even get me started on the looks you get when you order 'action man bow tie pasta' at a fancy Italian restaurant. >

SMELL MY CHEESE, YOU MOTHER. >

Unrelated but until last year I always confused it with felatio and it wasn't a good time >

This made my day 😂 >

It’s only gelato if it comes from the Gelato region of Italy, otherwise it’s ice cream >

I don't understand this whole "X thing can only come form Y region", when the "X"s only distinct feature from its copies is the region and nothing else. It's basically branding but for food enthusiasts. >

It is branding but there’s also the nature of things. Your mother’s cooking may hit the spot for you in a way the best-manufactured clone won’t quite. Which means no-one can truly replace her cooking. Transfer that to people making a particular cheese in the place it’s from…those cheese makers’ jobs would be at risk unless we say “Comté cheese can only call itself that if it’s made in these 50 square miles”. 
It is branding to an extent but it’s not just that. >

All apologies to the Sardinians, but even as a cheese fiend, I'm still not eating Casu Marztu >

I have to look that up now. >

I hope you have a relatively strong stomach >

Oh I’d heard of things like that but didn’t recognise the name. No, not for me either, thank you. >

Gelato literally just means "ice cream". It's not a proper noun, Italians don't have a different word for American-style ice cream, and they sure don't say "ice cream" when they talk about a tub of Ben & Jerry's. >

Gelato can be ice cream, but itself is not ice cream. All ice cream has minimum 10% milk fat, where as there is no standard for Gelato. >

That's exactly what op said not to do >

OP is an idiot. Legally it cannot be called that if it doesn’t have enough fat. Sure you can call it poop if you want to. But like some of us actually like to use proper words for things. Like I had an ex would called Tylenol “ibuprofen” which made me crazy because they’re different. >

True, my father is still in jail for calling Ice Cream gelato