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Whataboutism 101

• kennywinker 4y ago
  The only thing bordering on whataboutism is my comment about being underweight. Talking about obesity bring up a lot of extreme emotions in people, and people love to say "it's just about it being unhealthy" but then don't have those extreme emotions when thinking about underweight people. So it's not whataboutism, it's relevant context. My two other points, anti-fat bias, and the harm of trying to change your body, are things that could explain the health impact of being fat while not actually being a direct result of the fat. So, not whataboutism at all - they are well documented factors that the linked article doesn't seem to account for or consider.
  • AlwaysRock 4y ago
    When someone is talking about one issue and you bring up another issue... That is whataboutism. Being overweight is unhealthy. Being underweight is unhealthy. This article is about being overweight. Bringing up something else entirely and ignoring what the article is about is whataboutism.