Project Runway Canada ‘Eh’
April 30, 2008 by Kath Skerry
Before we got any further I think it’s important to say that I’m not hating on Canada. (I like to save all my jokes about our neighbors to the North for use on my friend Mark). I’ve only been to Canada a few times but the beer has always treated me well. And would I really hate the homeland of Josh Jackson. Come on, you know me better than that.
That being said, I had to share this hysterical review of PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA by international PROJECT RUNWAY expert, Jennifer Eolin.
Jennifer’s Runway, eh…
Okay, I’m a little late to this party. By about 5-ish months. But I live in LA, so technically, I’m still waaaay early. I really had NO idea that there was a Project Runway: Canada edition out there!! Heidi Klum is Iman! Tim Gunn is someone I never heard of! Confused fists!
I have to say though, I do like the idea of Iman being the “Heidi Klum” of Canada. I wonder if she says: “You’re out, eh?” (Tee-hee!)
Their Tim Gunn is Brian Bailey. Yeah. Nice mustache, guy. Do you moonlight as a pervert?
I’ve never heard of Brian Bailey either but apparently he’s HUGE in Canada. I’m guessing he must make flannel jackets or something. (I kid! Mounties’ uniforms for sure. No! That’s terrible! Fishing boots. I’m certain of it.) I hazard to assert that he is NO Tim Gunn. No doubt aboot it. (I can’t control myself!)
Now… Check THIS judge out:
Shawn Hewson, what is YOUR deal? (And when will Canada get the memo about mustaches?? CREEPY!) According to your bio, you went to “university” and became a lawyer first before getting your big break in… wait for it… t-shirts. And by the way, one of the celebs you have listed in your bio as having dressed is Jesse Metcalf. Yeah? The gardener from Desperate Housewives? I take back everything mean (mostly) that I’ve ever said about Great American Designer Michael Kors. At least he doesn’t look like a (total) freak and has dressed people who actually have a (working) agent. (I don’t have an agent; therefore, I buy my Michael Kors clothing at the outlets. Hrmph.)
And of course, the editor of Canadian Elle, Rita Silvan. WOW! She’s pretty! She actually looks like the editor of a high fashion magazine unlike Nina Garcia who couldn’t figure out that wearing a nude colored potato sack to Fashion Week was career suicide. (She was fired from Elle! I’m not surprised! Even Canadian Tim Gunn would have told her she looked like ass.) I wish I could hear what lovely Rita has to say. I wonder if she’s nice or a hellbeast. Oh hell, she’s Canadian. She’s probably a sweetheart who doesn’t even lock her door at night and invites the designers over for beers and ice fishing after the runway elimination.
So the finale has already aired (like in November ’07) and Canada has it’s first Project Runway winner! So I thought, should we take a gander some hosers in dresses on the runway, eh? Heck yes!
(To continue reading Jennifer’s hilarious take on PROJECT RUNWAY Canada, click here)
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I stopped reading after the 3rd Canadian stereotype here – uggh. C’mon!
That was the wrost thing i have ever read. At least make original jokes. The said thing about it is I bet a lot of people believe that to be true. The fact that you posted that made me loose a little bit of respect for you.
Wow. Do people still find stupid stereotypes to be funny? It’s one thing if there was some intelligent humor in this review, but it was just a typical, lazy stereotype-ridden mess.
I thought it was hilarious. It was just as funny as Jennifer’s usual Project Runway recaps and it was all in jest. That mustache was incredible.
I thought it was funny. Come on people, don’t be too sensitive. I’m from the South and have to read jokes about how we are all married to our cousins, live in trailers, are stupid because we talk slow, and go to civil war reenactments all the time. I just let it roll off my back because I know the South is a wonderful place to live.
So, as a Canadian, I just kind of rolled my eyes at the jokes. (Ice fishing? Igloos? Yawn). I don’t find them offensive because a)none of it is true, unless you go into the vast northern regions of the country where 95% of Canadians would never brave to go anyhow and b)it really is pretty unoriginal. I once met some guys from Boston while in Cape Cod who asked if it would be snowing immediately when we crossed back over the border or if you had to drive for a bit first (this was in August). Anyhoo….these stereotypes don’t really bother me I have to say. People find it funny? That’s cool – Canada’s awesome and if people enjoy joking about it I don’t mind. I have to say the Canadian jokes on How I Met Your Mother always kill me, but that’s because I suspect a lot of the writers ARE Canadians poking fun at the misconceptions.
Guys…it was all a joke. You have to laugh at life.
As a Canadian, I just have a few things to say
1) That girl is really, really funny.
2) We don’t ice fish, or live in igloos – heck, the only igloo I’ve ever seen was one that I built as a child, and even then it was just a pile of snow with a whole in it.
3) We do say ‘eh’, but not THAT often
4) I agree with Nicole – the Canadian jokes on HIMYM (while 99% of the time make no sense to me, a canadian unaware of some ludicrus steriotype alive somehwere in the US upon which the joke is based) at least they are very original and – when they make sense – are hilarious.
I’m going to go outside now – in shorts, in a smaller city of 1 million people, and enjoy a beautiful day; sans ice fishing 🙂