| 词条 | Reverse ferret |
| 释义 |
The term originates from Kelvin MacKenzie's time at The Sun. His preferred description of the role of journalists when it came to public figures was to "stick a ferret up their trousers". This meant making their lives uncomfortable, and was based on the supposed northern stunt of ferret-legging (where contestants compete to show who can endure a live ferret within their sealed trousers the longest). However, when it became clear that the tide of public opinion had turned against the paper's line, MacKenzie would burst from his office shouting "Reverse ferret!"[1][2][3] In 2014, the Mayor of New York performed a literal reverse ferret when he repealed a ban on owning domesticated ferrets within the city.[4] Republican leaders' reaffirmation of support for 2016 presidential nominee Donald Trump in October was described as a reverse ferret by The New York Times.[5] The phrase was also used in the UK Parliament at c1715 on 28th March 2019 by Mary Creagh in a debate relating to the Government's last-ditch defence of the UK's withdrawal deal with the EU, which had stalled in Parliament through lack of support.[6] References1. ^1 {{Cite news|subscription=yes |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4275198.ece|title=Tabloid week: the reverse ferret|last=White|first=Roland|work=The Sunday Times|date=6 July 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Reverse Ferret}}2. ^Neil Chenoweth - Rupert Murdoch: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Media Wizard - {{ISBN|978-0-609-61038-1}} - excerpt: http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400046881&view=excerpt {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704035908/http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400046881&view=excerpt |date=4 July 2007 }} 3. ^MacKenzie performs a BBC reverse ferret 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/reverse-ferret-mayor-of-new-york-set-to-repeal-ban-9456335.html |title=Reverse ferret: Mayor of New York set to repeal ban |newspaper=The Independent |date=29 May 2014 |author=Tim Walker|accessdate= 5 December 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/world/americas/donald-trump-and-the-gop-the-party-of-lincoln-reagan-and-perhaps-extinction.html|title=Donald Trump and the G.O.P.: The Party of Lincoln, Reagan and, Perhaps, Extinction |newspaper=The New York Times |date=15 October 2016 |author=Declan Walsh |accessdate= 5 December 2018}} 6. ^https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47740158 4 : Ferrets|Journalism terminology|Metaphors referring to animals|Metaphors referring to sport |
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