bothsidesism
a noun for when a person tries to -ssert that both sides of a debate are equally x (reprehensible, reasonable, etc.)
also “bothsideism” possible
a possible synonym of “equivocation”
use of term accelerated with the trump administration’s refusal to denounce white supremacist and neo-n-z- groups, preferring to compare them to their protestors.
from nytimes opinion newsletter, 8/17/17
“a forwarded email from president trump’s personal lawyer defending the president’s bothsidesism on the violence in charlottesville wrongly equates george washington with robert e. lee, the atlantic’s yoni appelbaum argues. “the -n-logy is central to the cult of lee, to the mythos of the lost cause, and to the denial of what the confederacy actually was,” he tweeted.
when a person tries to make you believe that both sides are equally responsible for something even though one is really, clearly, at fault.
trump’s bothsidesism about the alt-right and alt-left is ridiculous.
Read Also:
- hamsquam
when you put a hole in a ham and put pineapple slices im the hole. then have s-xual intercourse with the ham/pineapple. “i pop p-ssy like i pop pills, hamsquam on my d-ck.” ~josh heilmann
- american douche canoe
an american “douche canoe” is the finest of human beings. riding above a sea of douche you humanity, an american douche canoe stays above the fray; poised, stately, n-ble. a true american hero josh and tom always looked up to adam, the ultimate american douche canoe. he was everything they wanted to be, but could […]
- dry knees
someone who doesn’t get s-x. john had dry knees since 7th grade
- loud and nonlethal
the opposite of “silent but deadly”. a loud fart, with no stink. a very audible fart, with no smell involved. “yeah, i blasted out a loud but nonleathal in the movie theatre. everyone heard me, but at least they werent mustard g-ssed”. loud and nonlethal, they didnt die from my gas, only from my embar-ssment, […]
- concised
the act of making an expression concise. the writer had the text-to-speech narrator narrate the political science-fiction comedy he is writing, read it while listening to its narration, and concised his work of fiction beyond his expectations.