whataboutist
English
Etymology
what about + -ist, see whataboutism.
Adjective
whataboutist (comparative more whataboutist, superlative most whataboutist)
- Of or pertaining to whataboutism.
Noun
whataboutist (plural whataboutists)
- One who uses whataboutism.
- 2018 July 19, Ben Yagoda, “One Cheer for Whataboutism”, in The New York Times:
- But for the charge to really stick they have three options, none of which whataboutists usually take the trouble to perform: condemn both Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump for meeting with dictators, praise both Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump, or show how the cases are in some significant way different so that Mr. Obama deserves praise while Mr. Trump does not.
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