Housman held what for the time were controversial political views.
That is a controversial view, since there's surely no such thing as a "definitive" performance of any major part.
But he was best known for his controversial view of homosexuality.
He shared and defended his controversial view of the cosmos.
He held what today are controversial views on the role of gender in computing.
They do not need to be sheltered from controversial political, social or sexual views.
The view, controversial at the time, is widely adopted today.
A controversial view I know, but just putting it out there.
This wasn't about a historian with a controversial view of history.
A highly controversial view is that in such a case the arrow of time will be reversed.