The holidays. A time to get together with family and friends. A time to share stories and laughter with loved ones near and far, to watch little ones bask in the wonder of twinkling lights, Santa Claus and his sleigh and to watch kiddos leave out cookies for the jolly ol’ guy in the red suit in anticipation of Christmas morning. For some of us, it’s a celebration of a very important birth and we reflect with gratitude on the past year and push onto the next. For my family, we usually cram about 35 family members into one house on Christmas Eve for a white elephant gift exchange, more food than we can handle and conversations that usually involve everyone talking and laughing over one another in happy chaos. For others, it may involve Great Grandma’s apple pie or Aunt Bertha talking about her indigestion.

Enter the socially “correct” Harvard student in your life who takes him or herself very seriously. The life of the party. Glad I mentioned indigestion, huh? According to Campus Reform, The Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Harvard University came up with a “cute” idea for any holiday gathering in the form of placemats with talking points rivaling those on Barack Obama’s teleprompter. I’m not kidding. I really wish I were…but I am not:

The placemat is divided into four quadrants addressing “Student Activism at Yale”, “Black Murders in the Street,” the “House Master Title,” and “Islamophobia/Refugees” and attempts to give students a framework for responses. For example, under the title, “Black Murders in the Street”, students are advised to prepare for this question: “Why didn’t they just listen to the officer? If they had just obeyed the law this wouldn’t have happened.” The response? Take a look: