I say go for it. Show them who you are.
@CCtoAlaska I mean you’re right. That’s the way they would see it.
But, I wouldn’t be talking about the affirmative action lawsuit. I’d just be praising the guy for fighting for what he believes in. Not necessarily making a comment on whether I believe he’s right to do so.
Doesn’t matter. They are in this right now. Their whole world is consumed by this threat to them professionally and personally. I would not be surprised if they had a security meeting about you whether that is rational or not. No one is nonchalant or amused by a lawsuit and you would get lumped right into it.
NVM
@suzy100 I mean I’ve decided I’m not going to write that if it helps lol.
out of sheer curiosity, do you truly believe in Blum’s fight against affirmative action in America?
Lol, this whole thread is basically just you asking ‘should I do this?’, others replying with ‘duh no because (insert reason here)’ and then you going ‘you’re right, (insert your approval of the reason mentioned by others), so I won’t do this thing that I knew in the back of my mind i shouldn’t do anyways. But it’s so unfair that I can’t do this thing that I really want to do if I want to get into a highly selective university.’ Hilarious.
On a more serious note though, plenty of others on this thread seem to have given you solid advice, but in the end it comes down to whether you’re willing to take that risk. Would you be happier being accepted to Harvard knowing you weren’t able to write about what you actually wanted to write about, or being rejected to Harvard knowing you stuck to what you actually wanted to say? (This is not to say that writing about Blum, vs not writing about him, will get you rejected and accepted respectively. It’s obviously hypothetical.)
I think you have gotten a number of messages suggesting that the topic engenders considerable controversy; as you can see by the tone of some of the posts. I disagree with some people who suggest writing about agreeing with Blum or supporting that viewpoint would necessarily be problem. Like nearly any issue being discussed, The extent to which the essay is well received or not is dependent upon how it is written and what it conveys.
In contrast to the beliefs of many, I don’t think think universities and colleges are inherently biased against conservative viewpoints. And most people in academic settings, perhaps more so than almost anywhere else, will admire a strong well reasoned argument even if they don’t agree with it. If you choose to support a viewpoint that most people oppose, you should be prepared to delineate your rationale clearly and support your points with convincing material. I don’t know much about Blum but with respect to affirmative action (although the issue is more complex than simply AA-considering the other variables that get weighted more heavily than others in wholistic admissions) , I don’t think opposing or supporting it is differentially tied to racism.
So I think a strong essay with strong support for your viewpoint and convincingly countering the opposing one would be well received by a school like Harvard. The little tech school down the block has a longer history of encouraging students to take academic risks but Harvard is coming along. But this isn’t even an academic risk. Rather, it would be an acknowledgement that universities are the ideal place to explore controversial topics by imposing facts, careful reasoning and tolerance for other viewpoints.
I mean you’re right and that does appear to be what I’ve been doing. Sorry, couldn’t resist 
I’m not writing about it most likely but I just wanted views from others.
We’ve exhausted this conversation which is now going in circles. Closing thread.