Whitewashing is the act of glossing over or covering up vices, crimes or scandals or exonerating by means of a perfunctory investigation or biased presentation of data with the intention to improve one's reputation.[1]
The first known use of the term is from 1591 in England.[1][2]Whitewash is a cheap white paint or coating of chalked lime that was used to quickly give a uniform clean appearance to a wide variety of surfaces, such as the interior of a barn.[citation needed]
Usage
In 1800, in the United States, the word was used in a political context, when a Philadelphia Aurora editorial said that "if you do not whitewash President Adams speedily, the Democrats, like swarms of flies, will bespatter him all over, and make you both as speckled as a dirty wall, and as black as the devil."[3]
In the 20th century, many dictatorships, authoritarian and totalitarian states used whitewashing in order to glorify the results of war. For instance, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring of 1968, the Press Group of Soviet Journalists released a collection of "facts, documents, press reports and eye-witness accounts." Western journalists promptly nicknamed it as "The White Book", both for its white cover and its attempts to whitewash the invasion by creating the impression that the Warsaw Pact countries had the right and duty to invade.[citation needed]
According to the Eastern Europe and Central Asia desk director for the International Federation for Human Rights, Ilya Nuzov, Russia is trying to whitewash the country's repressive Stalinist past.[7] On August 30, 2021, Russian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov said that the "attacks" on the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are part of attacks on Russia's past and the results of World War II.[8][9] Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma Alexei Melnikov [ru; arz] said that Lavrov "made an attempt to whitewash Stalin, which clearly, during the period of repressive measures carried out by the authorities, showed the kinship of the authorities with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation– the same Stalin admirers." Russian literary critic and culturologist Nikolai Podosokorsky [ru; hy] noted that "the whitewashing of domestic ghouls only indicates that the current rulers feel a spiritual kinship with them."[10]
^Joseph D. Osel (2012-04-07). "Black Out: Michelle Alexander's Operational Whitewash" (PDF). International Journal of Radical Critique. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
^Thomas, G. "Why Some Like The New Jim Crow So Much", Vox Union, 2012
^Nuzov, Ilya (2019-08-30). "The Kremlin Is Trying to Whitewash Russia's Stalinist Past". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^""Нападки на Сталина" и другие громкие заявления Сергея Лаврова" ["Attacks on Stalin" and other loud statements by Sergey Lavrov]. BBC News Russian (in Russian). 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^"Sergey Lavrov calls criticism of Stalin's personality a threat to Russia". Caucasian Knot. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^Belyaev, Ivan (2021-08-31). ""Духовное родство с упырями". Рунет об обелении Сталина" ["Spiritual affinity with ghouls". Runet about whitewashing Stalin]. Radio Liberty (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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the intention to improve one s reputation 1 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Usage 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology EditThe first known use of the term is from 1591 in England 1 2 Whitewash is a cheap white paint or coating of chalked lime that was used to quickly give a uniform clean appearance to a wide variety of surfaces such as the interior of a barn citation needed Usage EditIn 1800 in the United States the word was used in a political context when a Philadelphia Aurora editorial said that if you do not whitewash President Adams speedily the Democrats like swarms of flies will bespatter him all over and make you both as speckled as a dirty wall and as black as the devil 3 In the 20th century many dictatorships authoritarian and totalitarian states used whitewashing in order to glorify the results of war For instance during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring of 1968 the Press Group of Soviet Journalists released a collection of facts documents press reports and eye witness accounts Western journalists promptly nicknamed it as The White Book both for its white cover and its attempts to whitewash the invasion by creating the impression that the Warsaw Pact countries had the right and duty to invade citation needed In the study of reputation systems by means of algorithmic game theory whitewashing refers to the abandonment of a tarnished identity and creation of a blank one 4 682 which is more widely known in internet slang as sockpuppeting Some critics have accused Michelle Alexander s The New Jim Crow of being whitewashed due to the bias of its conceptual framework It omits pertinent African American people and history as well as politically radical ideas in favor of a more conventional and mainstream perspective 5 6 According to the Eastern Europe and Central Asia desk director for the International Federation for Human Rights Ilya Nuzov Russia is trying to whitewash the country s repressive Stalinist past 7 On August 30 2021 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the attacks on the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are part of attacks on Russia s past and the results of World War II 8 9 Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma Alexei Melnikov ru arz said that Lavrov made an attempt to whitewash Stalin which clearly during the period of repressive measures carried out by the authorities showed the kinship of the authorities with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation the same Stalin admirers Russian literary critic and culturologist Nikolai Podosokorsky ru hy noted that the whitewashing of domestic ghouls only indicates that the current rulers feel a spiritual kinship with them 10 See also Edit Freedom of speech portal Politics portalGreenwashing Pinkwashing breast cancer Purplewashing Redwashing Reputation laundering Setting up to fail The Commissar Vanishes SportswashingReferences Edit a b Whitewash Encyclopaedia Britannica 2003 DVD Ultimate reference suite whitewash Merriam Webster Retrieved December 6 2015 Philadelphia Aurora July 21 1800 cited in the New World Encyclopedia Vazirani Vijay V Nisan Noam Roughgarden Tim Tardos Eva 2007 Algorithmic Game Theory PDF Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 87282 0 Joseph D Osel 2012 04 07 Black Out Michelle Alexander s Operational Whitewash PDF International Journal of Radical Critique Retrieved 2012 05 12 Thomas G Why Some Like The New Jim Crow So Much Vox Union 2012 Nuzov Ilya 2019 08 30 The Kremlin Is Trying to Whitewash Russia s Stalinist Past The Moscow Times Retrieved 2021 09 17 Napadki na Stalina i drugie gromkie zayavleniya Sergeya Lavrova Attacks on Stalin and other loud statements by Sergey Lavrov BBC News Russian in Russian 2021 08 30 Retrieved 2021 09 17 Sergey Lavrov calls criticism of Stalin s personality a threat to Russia Caucasian Knot 2021 08 30 Retrieved 2021 09 17 Belyaev Ivan 2021 08 31 Duhovnoe rodstvo s upyryami Runet ob obelenii Stalina Spiritual affinity with ghouls Runet about whitewashing Stalin Radio Liberty in Russian Retrieved 2021 09 17 External links EditThe Commissar Vanishes the whitewashes by Stalin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitewashing censorship amp oldid 1135862645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
