“Your new-caught, sullen peoples, half devil and half child, take up the white man’s burden”. These lines are from a Rudyard Kipling poem titled ‘The White Man’s.
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It is no surprise that several white journalists let their racial biases slip while covering the war in Ukraine. The outrage sparked on social media over these comments is not just another cancel culture trend but rather a valid criticism of media coverage when covering global conflicts. The double standard when comparing wars and humanitarian.
Whataboutism carries a heavy cloak. When deployed correctly, it can provide context, perspective and reveal double standards and duplicity. Sure, there is often malice with an attendant drawing on the sliding scale of justice when, in fact, justice is indivisible and not the property of one gro.