Stevenson recounted an “inside joke” with board artist Sam Szymanski about main character Bow, a skilled archer, having multiple siblings whose names all rhyme, in addition to reflecting their main pursuits. One of those characters was named Sow, who tilled the fields, but fans were quick to point out the racist implications of a Black character named Sow being relegated to slave-like work.
On one hand it’s hard to recognize as a joke, and on the other hand, only complete idiots would find it offensive.
Neighbor up the road has 25 acres of soybeans. He’s out there all the time tilling, turning, fertilizing, basically busting his ass. He’s a hard working, church going, America loving man. He makes a good living, has a loving wife, and he loves what he does. He happens to be black. So the implication here is that because he’s tending to a farm, he’s a slave? I genuinely don’t understand the left.