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AIBU to love a "reverse ferret"?

30 replies

TooBigForMyBoots · 01/05/2025 15:29

I've read a lot of posts in this forum talk about organisations or individuals doing a reverse ferret. Often it has a derogatory tone, in comparison to "sees sense".

Given the sheer numbers of those in power captured by genderwoo, I think "reverse ferrets" should be applauded as the way back to normality and sense.

AIBU?

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murasaki · 01/05/2025 15:41

In a weird way I have marginally more time for the wronguns who are sticking to their guns than for those who only changed their minds when the threat of legal and potential financial consequences appeared over the hill.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/05/2025 15:38

I've voted YANBU, but I agree with @murasaki . If reverse ferret just means changing your mind, then great. If it means claiming you never had the opposite view in the first place, then that's not on, especially if it's someone in a position of authority.

murasaki · 01/05/2025 15:36

I'm glad that they are happening, but they are dishonest and self serving.

murasaki · 01/05/2025 15:33

The reverse ferret normally is used where the ferret in question pretends it was never going the original way in the first place.

A change of mind with admission, is great e.g. Wes Streeting, pretending you never supported a cause when you loudly did before backtracking and therefore never accepting responsibility, less so.

TeenToTwenties · 01/05/2025 15:33

I think it would be nice to see organisations saying 'hands up, we got it wrong before', which they don't tend to do.