it isn’t about being a snob. Why take real cheese and belnd it with other products just so it doesn’t crumble when you slice it? It is the cheese equivalent of spam. Good for kids and when you want a quick meal, but not something that should go in a decent recipe. Sort of the opposite of using premium gas in my Chevy Malibu.
American cheese is a regular real cheese.
I am sorry that you rely on propaganda rather then actually learning what goes into making American cheese.