whataboutery

IPA（発音記号）

名詞

可算名詞軽蔑的くだけた表現不可算名詞

Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.

日本語の意味

相手の批判に対して、自らの欠点を免れるために、相手の同様またはそれ以上の欠点を指摘する行為、すなわち偽善を攻撃する戦法

Her frequent whataboutery — shifting the blame to other departments — kept the meeting from addressing the real issue.

彼女の頻繁な偽善の指摘（他部署に責任を転嫁すること）は、会議が本当の問題に取り組むのを妨げた。

意味（1）

Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.

意味（2）

Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.

They are skilled in whataboutery: the art of avoiding the issue.

whatabouteries

（ plural ）