whataboutery

British  

/ ˌwɑːtəˈbaʊtərɪ /

noun

1. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past

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Example Sentences

For Britons, the dictionary notes that “whataboutery” is more commonly used.

From Seattle Times

We can all climb aboard the Big Dipper of Whataboutery – How can you criticise football’s obsession with petrodollars if you think Vincent Kompany seemed like a good bloke?

From The Guardian

Pramesh dismisses that argument as “whataboutery.”

From Science Magazine

This is not intended as a piece of whataboutery or a comparison with the scars and the significance of actual, forced, seagoing, murderous European slavery.

From The Guardian

There are myriad reasons for that, before we get to the futile whataboutery that tends to clog social media on subjects like this.

From New York Times