But the point is, these "special" days do need to be set aside, because the groups they are set aside for have been at one time or another (and often, still are being) targeted for specific forms of hate and/or oppression.

It is not devisive in any way to set aside a time to recognize their contributions to our society.

It is in fact, devisive to pretend they don't exist, or that they have not contributed.

For those who practise the oppression of which I speak (I am not necessarily including any of the people who have replied to this thread in this category), it is even worse to pretend that these various groups haven't been the target of such oppression.

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