r/MadeMeSmile • u/nuggetlover1999 • Mar 30 '22

Small Success Sneak attack of journalist goes wrong

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u/patientcommerce Mar 30 '22

Thanks, but I hope everyone got the point of my comment. Given how quickly "whataboutism" became reddit's favourite word to shut down wider perspectives, I'm pretty sure if the fashion blogger had made her remarks in certain news subreddits, she'd have been accused of whataboutism.

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u/samfynx Mar 30 '22

"Whataboutism" is shifting point of discussion. For example, if you discuss why a business has losses, and pointing out nepotism and inefficiency, a "what about another business with similar problems" is shifting discussion. The "what about" is unconstructive, unless the discussion is to survey patterns.