We’ve certainly talked about John K. Samson before (here and here), and unless you’ve been living on Mars for the past decade, under a rock in a cave, with your eyes shut and your fingers in your ears, you know he is a former member of the beloved Propagandhi (who we’ve discussed here), and current memeber of the also-beloved Winnipeg-based band The Weakerthans. He’s also responsible for some amazing solo projects.
With Samson being a Winnipeg native, we were certainly interested in what he had to say about the return of the NHL in to his hometown, and now that the Jets have released their new logo design, we were once again wondering what his thoughts would be. Thankfully, he wrote a piece about it for The Winnipeg review. Definitely check out the full write-up, but here’s a quick, relevant excerpt:
“The new logo will imply that whoever wears it supports both the actions of the
Canadian military and the politicians who deploy them. Where does that leave those hockey fans that feel varying degrees of otherwise? At the very least, putting such a weapon on a logo that every hockey-loving Winnipegger should feel enthusiastic to wear, both here at home and while traveling outside our city, a logo that children will draw and redraw with crayons innumerable times, is a decision we should ask some serious questions about. Hockey should be one of those rare and valuable activities we can all share and communicate through, no matter our beliefs or backgrounds. The new Jets logo will tell some of us that we simply aren’t welcome at the rink. “
Read more here.
