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The controversy began when Call of Duty made the decision to remove the in-game skin of popular streamer and gamer Nick Merks. The reason? A statement Merks made that was deemed controversial: he said, "Don't mess with kids," and expressed concern over activists allegedly trying to indoctrinate children with LGBTQ+ content in schools. Merks wasn’t expressing radical views or advocating harm; rather, he voiced a common concern shared by many parents and citizens—an opposition to what they see as inappropriate educational content being pushed onto children.