2 docs tagged with "whataboutism"

Use this when: a Muslim, after being pressed on Muhammad's marriage to Aisha, deflects to Rebekah from Genesis — implying she was a child bride. This objection fails textually, logically, and morally.

Use this when: a Muslim deflects from Muhammad's marriage to Aisha by claiming Mary (the mother of Jesus) was also a child bride, usually "12 years old." This is a deflection tactic that fails on multiple levels — textual, logical, and moral.