Yes this is an incorrect use of “whataboutism”. It is supposed to mean the rhetorical trick of using other’s faults to distract from and normalize one’s own wr

Yes this is an incorrect use of “whataboutism”. It is supposed to mean the rhetorical trick of using other’s faults to distract from and normalize one’s own wrongdoing. It is not a general defense against accusations of hypocrisy leveled by a third party.