Heh,
Well, FWIW, I wasn't referred to as a "fake" alcoholic, just not a "real" one (again, as the term is used in the Big Book). What I learned is that when some people in AA use the term "real" what they really mean are those alcoholics for whom no other approach could possibly work, at least in the opinions of the experts at the time.
I don't think everyone who is alcoholic fits that description. In fact, the Big Book acknowledges the desireability of offering recovery to those who have only felt the nip of the wringer.
I'll look forward to further conversations on the topic.