Call of Duty isn't popular because it's the best playing game; it's popular because it is easy.
Even when you're bad at it, the hooks are there. And it is impossible to be THAT bad at it, because the game itself is incredibly simple and requires little skill compared to most other multiplayer shooters.
I disagree with Card's views, especially when he starts talking about rising up against a government that approves gay marriage or whatnot.
But that would not be enough to make me not see the movie, as he is just the crazy guy that wrote the source material.
If he pushed a bit further, however, that might change.
As another example, I'm currently reading some Lovecraft as research for a story I am writing. It is my first real exposure to him, and the blatant racism allegories (where not stated outright) are hard for me to tolerate, even in the context of the time it was written.
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