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

Pointing to the issue of former Welsh Reform leader Nathan Gill being jailed for accepting Kremlin bribes, he added: "It's not about whataboutery, I think it's about proportionality."

From BBC

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