Comments on: Metaphor Mouse and some post-imperialist destuckifying

By: Champagne & Cake are Just Across the Finish Line | Off Trajectory

Champagne & Cake are Just Across the Finish Line | Off Trajectory — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:00:49 +0000

[...] Before I can make much progress on this, I need to sort out my huge aversion to the final clean-up. I’m borrowing one of Havi‘s useful tools: Metaphor Mouse! [...]

By: NaNoWriMo: To write, or not to write? : Sarah Marmoset

NaNoWriMo: To write, or not to write? : Sarah Marmoset — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:29:52 +0000

[...] Workshop last week, which started me thinking about NaNoWriMo in the first place. And hat tip to Metaphor Mouse, because apparently now instead of ‘doing NaNoWriMo’ I am ‘taste-testing my [...]

By: Investigations into this thing called Balance | my seed house

Investigations into this thing called Balance | my seed house — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:30:22 +0000

[...] to think up a way to explain this without getting into the boring details, using Havi’s metaphor mouse technique, and I came up with [...]

By: Add some spice = multiple streams of income « Crafting a Business

Add some spice = multiple streams of income « Crafting a Business — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:39:56 +0000

[...] I learned this technique from Havi, she has some really fabulous pirate-inspired metaphors. Share and [...]

By: Lydia

Lydia — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:01:56 +0000

THANK YOU, Havi. I find the talk and use of empire and domination very alienating. My ethnic roots are from a homeland that has suffered greatly under empire and domination because of imperialism as you also associate. Yes words are personal, and those in particular reflect a long standing history of oppression for many people – many of whom are people of color in the States and elsewhere. While it is personal, it’s also historical and even current reality for many. Something to keep in mind.

Just FYI to others who have commented or who are reading Havi’s post and the comments, if you use world domination and empire in your product name or marketing, you could turn off a lot of people of color from your product who have histories negatively affected by empire and domination. When I see products with those words in them or the marketing, no matter how good they are, I’m not inclined to buy. I’m not speaking for all people of color here, just myself.
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By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:05:28 +0000

Sovereignty Island with a safe harbour for a pirate ship sounds excellent! Reminds me of Wild Cat Island from Swallows and Amazons with a hidden harbour (and a lantern on a pole for signalling allies) …

@Chris Anthony: Rivendell rocks! I have a picture of Rivendell as my desktop wallpaper at the moment …
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By: claire

claire — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:34:14 +0000

For now, I’d just like to say that it made me happy to see queer-friendly on your ideal metaphor list.

Dude, your island could have Pride, but like Sovereignty Pride so everybody knows they’re welcome.
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By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:25:02 +0000

I have been trying to work on the whole “empire” thing for years, but the past two years or so have been really… trying. I’ve had a lot of wreckage to deal with, so it seemed hard to try to build an empire from where I am right now. But then I found Havi and Metaphor Mouse, and the fine art of monster-whispering. In a short time, I’ve been able to figure out where I am, and realize I can’t make the jump to Selmopolis from there exactly. My biggest monster: The Overwhelm. Trying to figure out how to tackle all my different priorities and important-things-to-do-at-once. The Metaphor: The Great Escape, which was one of my all time favorite books and movies as a kid (of course, I stopped the movie half way through. I liked the FIRST HALF of the movie.) So now I know what my priorities are. Gotta dig my tunnels and get ready for life on the outside.

It’s not a perfect metaphor, but it helped me get out of stasis. Perhaps once I’m out, I’ll get a drink at the Just Duck Inn. :)

By: Kirsty Hall

Kirsty Hall — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:19:22 +0000

Oh hey, check that out, it morphed without me even noticing there. Hmmm, interesting.

I think I’ll stick with Guiding Light, because it makes me think of lighthouses and leaving the porchlight on to guide my people home – it’s dark out there and they’re cold and hungry and in need of a nice cup of tea and maybe a biscuit.
.-= Kirsty Hall´s last post … Embarrassment Won’t Kill You =-.

By: Kirsty Hall

Kirsty Hall — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:15:37 +0000

Hooray, I metaphor-moused SEO and wound up with ‘guiding star’ through a strange route that involved searchlights, the Blitz, Hide and Seek, breadcrumbs and the Rocky Horror Picture Show. ‘Guiding Light’ is much better than SEO, don’t you think?
.-= Kirsty Hall´s last post … Embarrassment Won’t Kill You =-.