The phrase "about the pretext" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the underlying reasons or justifications for an action or statement that may not be immediately apparent.
Example: "The conversation was not really about the pretext; it was about the deeper issues at play."
Alternatives: "regarding the justification" or "concerning the rationale".
Don't know about the pretext, but it's always a good idea to listen to Hank Jones.
His revenge was well-done; Teika was furious, writing in his Meigetsuki: :"I never heard of such a thing as choosing only senior poets [writes Teika about the pretext used to exclude him].
Sen. McCain was wrong both about the pretext for attacking Iraq, and wrong about the response of the people of Iraq who did not seem to rejoice at being attacked.
Disinformation about the war is the pretext for keeping troops and bases in Iraq.
"It is the daily rendezvous of the 'young men about town,' who, under the pretext of buying some cigars or cravats, come to flirt with the Frenchwomen, on whom they dote," she wrote.
They argue that if we can at least suspend settlement activities we can continue to negotiate for a long time without having to worry about the Israelis using the pretext of talks to continue to advance their Zionist dream of constantly taking Palestinian land and moving Jewish settlers into the occupied state of Palestine.
Before their pub debut, Laura Ashworth (Tania Emery), a journalist who has gotten wind of their existence, is allowed into the inner circle on the pretext of writing about the exploitation of the disabled.
David Hughes, a governor at Park View school for 15 years, wrote an open letter to Michael Gove and condemned "the witch-hunt against the most successful school of its characteristics in Birmingham … under the pretext of concerns about extremism and threats to the education of our pupils".
In 1997, under the pretext of concern about mad cow disease, Ratsiraka obstructed Ravalomanana's plans to build a farm stocked with imported high-yield milk cows.
It wasn't about the music, that was just the pretext for us to hang out.
She alleged he persistently called and emailed on the pretext of asking questions about Ghana's economy but then used sexual language and asked her out.
