It seems the “I’m-more-oppressed/marginalized/racialized and victimized-than-you” brigade and their politically correct enablers are at it again.

From the man-haters of the social work department at Ryerson University and the openly anti-Semitic acts sanctioned in both the hallowed halls of York University and Ryerson, we take you to the University of Toronto, where a group of black students held their own Black Graduation celebration Thursday night, proudly propped up by the administration.

Yes, you read that right. In fact, the online invitation said it was open only to “black identifying students.” (I’m not sure. Does that mean Rachel Dolezal, the infamous American white woman who came under fire for identifying as black, can or can’t attend?)

The U of T media relations people were proudly promoting the event as the first black celebration ceremony of its kind in Canada, clearly oblivious to the irony of giving a group special treatment at a university that claims to be committed to equity for all. (I’ll get to the segregation part shortly).

Nevertheless, I shouldn’t be the least bit surprised having witnessed the man-haters and assorted union types with lofty social justice titles wail about the rape culture and other perceived injustices at a March rally in the U of T Medical Sciences building.

University campuses have become a hotbed of oppression and victimization politics, it seems.

This event is no different. Not only is the U of T administration providing generous financial support but the adminstration seemingly has bent over backwards to justify this as a “commitment to diversity.”

The cost of the event, apparently, is a deep dark secret. U of T spokesman Althea Blackburn-Evans told me she didn’t have an “exact number” for what is being provided and won’t ever have it. “We haven’t really discussed it,” she said.

Blackburn-Evans also characterized the event as a “wrap-up party” at the end of three weeks of convocations.

A wrap-up party with speakers and awards, it seems.

The university’s v-p of human resources and equity, Kelly Hannah-Moffat (who couldn’t be reached Thursday) told the Canadian Press the black graduation fits nicely with the university’s focus on “inclusion” and other “diversity-related projects.”

One of the event’s organizers Nasma Ahmed, said the “celebration” (based on similar events held at universities in California and at Harvard) featured an awards ceremony - 10 students received a variety of awards for community service and research, among other things - and “naming out” all the black student graduates there.

“This was to celebrate black students and to recognize their work,” she said, insisting this was a “community building opportunity.”

Ahmed, who graduated this past Monday with a B.A. in public policy, said about 100 graduates attended, along with other black students and speakers like Akua Benjamin, a black activist based in the Ryerson faculty of social work.

Ahmed sounds like a lovely woman and I have no doubt her intentions were honourable.

But for heaven’s sake, perhaps someone should explain to Hannah-Moffat what inclusion means and while we’re at it, ask her whether she is an adherent of Toronto’s motto, namely that “Diversity (is) our strength.”

Last I looked, inclusion means learning to live together, being included as one and accepting and recognizing each others’ differences. It is not segregating a group of students at a special ceremony - one of the many groups (like my own, Jewish students) who fought for years for inclusion - and perpetuating their perceived victimhood.

That said, Hannah-Moffat did indicate she’s happy to consider any similar suggestions for a segregated graduation from “racialized groups” in the future.

I’m not sure what she means by racialized, but I’m sure I’ll be marginalized by the SJWs who will disagree with the common-sense view expressed in this column and will need to find a safe space.

Since I’m a U of T MBA grad, how about we hold a special graduation celebration for Jewish people next year?

Wait, how about Jewish lesbians?

I think Hannah-Moffat and the like-minded U of T administrators are on to something.

SLevy@postmedia.com