Three aboriginal people walk into a continent. Then, about ten thousand years later, some white dudes show up. And the bartender says…
White, mainstream society goes through three phases of permissibility when it comes to laughing at what it considers to be a fringe or lesser culture or group, like, say, “women” or “gays and lesbians” or “the Chinese.”…
Gerry Flahive
Gerry Flahive is a documentary producer in Toronto. His recent productions include the short documentary Smudge, about aboriginal spirituality. Directed by Métis filmmakerGail Maurice, the film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Flahive’s humour pieces have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Time, and he is a frequent contributor to The Globe and Mail.