They're usually not directly political, but in everything you do you send a message which could be indirectly interpreted as something political. So he's right, but at the same time they send indirect messages, and so I think it's important that you think about that kind of stuff even if the end goal is "just to have fun" (which in of itself is a good thing in life). But I think in most cases they do good, positive things.
For example: maybe it was never intended for people to think of it that way, but I found the (slight BotW sidequest spoiler)
For example: maybe it was never intended for people to think of it that way, but I found the (slight BotW sidequest spoiler)
Tarrey Town sidequest to be a beautiful statement about diversity and how we can work together no matter race or background to build a society.