Hi. In some of my essays, I have talked about overcoming racism in questions that ask me about to talk a difficult situation or challenge. I would describe how a coworker thought it was funny to call me the name of the only other person at work who shared my ethnic background. I would tell him to stop, and after he continued to call me the other person's name for humor, I asked him to stop because his actions came across as racism. Would this be too contentious for a topic in a secondary? I have already submitted to many schools about this topic and I did not realize until just today that talking about racism would put me at a disadvantage. I talked about overcoming racism in about 1/3 of my schools, so I am concerned that I basically ensured I would be rejected from those schools. Sometimes, I would also talk about being in my classroom with a professor who tried to talk to me in Puertorican slang, even though I am not Puertorican and I let him know that I am a different ethnic group. Thoughts? I appreciate your honesty.
