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+ | [[Whataboutery]] (or ''whataboutism'') is a term often used by feminists to shutdown arguments made by [[MRA]]s. This usually involves a feminist is claiming that an MRA is ''derailing'' a conversation by bringing up relevant issues that effect men. The definition provided in the Cambridge Dictionary uses just such an example:<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/whataboutism</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 24 October 2023
Whataboutery (or whataboutism) is a term often used by feminists to shutdown arguments made by MRAs. This usually involves a feminist is claiming that an MRA is derailing a conversation by bringing up relevant issues that effect men. The definition provided in the Cambridge Dictionary uses just such an example:[1]
He's the kind of person who responds to an attempt to protect women from domestic violence with whataboutery: "What about male victims of domestic violence?"
A Wikipedia article on the topic asserts that it is an informal fallacy but shows significant ideological bias and fails to establish the concept as part of modern philosophy.[2]