whataboutism
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/wɒt.əˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/us/wɑːˈt̬əˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/(alsowhataboutery,uk/wɒt.əˈbaʊ.tər.i/us/wɑːˈt̬əˈbaʊ.tər.i/)thepracticeofansweringacriticismordifficultquestionby making asimilarcriticismoraskinga different butrelatedquestion,typicallystartingwith the words "What about?":
What Ikeephearingfrompeopleis thissortof whataboutism. It's always what aboutyourparty, what aboutyourparty?
He's thekindofpersonwhorespondsto anattempttoprotectwomen fromdomesticviolencewith whataboutery: "What aboutmalevictimsofdomesticviolence?"他是那种对保护妇女免受家庭暴力的努力会作出“那又怎么说”回应的人：“家庭暴力的男性受害者又怎么办呢？”
- Supporters of thepresidentengagedin a round of whataboutism andclaimedthat theformerpresidenthadtreatedthemediain asimilar(orworse)fashion.
- This is just whataboutism. We'retalkingabout the NFL –whocaresif othersportsareterrible?
- Some words aregreatadditions- I'mparticularlyfondof whataboutery ("thepracticeofrepeatedlyblamingthe otherside").
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- affirmative
- affirmatively
- answer
- answer (someone) back
- clap
- clap back
- clapback
- counter
- counterblast
- cricketsidiom
- defensively
- field
- give
- knob
- non-response
- non-responsive
- respondent
- RSVP
- thank you