whataboutism
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whataboutism
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (politics)
a. el ytuqueísmo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm tired of politicians resorting to whataboutism and pointing their fingers at others when they themselves are the ones at fault.Estoy harta de los políticos que recurren al ytuqueísmo y acusan a otros cuando son ellos quienes están en falta.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I don't care what Mr. X did; we're talking about you right now. Whataboutism isn't going to get you out of this mess!No me importa lo que el Sr. X haya hecho; estamos hablando de usted ahora. Mirar la paja en el ojo ajeno no lo va a ayudar a salir impune.
Will you quit with the whataboutism and accept some responsibility?¿Quieres dejar de acusar a los demás de actuar peor que tú y asumir un poco de responsabilidad?
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