Joe Austin was critical of the practice of whataboutism in Northern Ireland in a 1994 piece, The Obdurate and the Obstinate, writing: "And I'd no time at all for 'What aboutism' ... if you got into it you were defending the indefensible."
Joe Austin mengkritik praktik whataboutisme di Irlandia Utara dalam artikel tahun 1994, The Obdurate and the Obstinate, "Dan saya tidak mau terlibat dalam 'What aboutism' ... bila Anda melakukannya, Anda melindungi sesuatu yang tidak bisa dilindungi."