SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area gamer Wilson Holt has revealed that he is enjoying his time playing through the Prince of Persia series despite his feelings of white guilt.
“They’re really great games. I just finished Sands of Time and started Warrior Within. They hold up. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to enjoy them this much though. It feels a bit like cultural appropriation but also I’m not sure since I don’t know any Persian people in real life. Not by choice of course. I’m not avoiding them or anything. I’m totally not racist,” said Holt on social media.
According to Holt’s friends he has been apologetically raving about the games all week.
“Any time we talk about video games now he just goes on and on about Prince of Persia and he always acts like it’s wrong. He can never just praise it. He’s always prefacing it with things like ‘despite my lack of knowledge on the culture’ and ‘even though it feels stereotypical’. It’s really annoying. Just enjoy the game bro. He’s always acting like he’s failing some kind of purity test. It’s a nasty habit he probably picked up to make up for the fact his parents are super racist.”
Series creator Jordan Mechner weighed in claiming this happens often.
“White people have been feeling guilty about enjoying these games since I made the first one back in 89. It’s a common problem. But as the white American with white European ancestry who created the Prince of Persia series I can assure mister Holt and any other fans feeling white guilt that they are allowed to enjoy the games. They have my permission and that’s all they need.”
At press time, Holt was reportedly about to watch the 2010 film adaptation well known for its authentically white cast.
This article is satirical. Hard Drive is a gaming/tech satire site. All content should be considered parody and entertainment purposes only.
