somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“this is anitpick,but-”feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artfallingasleepwhere yousitpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withbackhandedcompliment“Iwish”wantingto screamor crybackhurtsself-esteemplummettalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“this is anitpick,but-”feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artfallingasleepwhere yousitpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withbackhandedcompliment“Iwish”wantingto screamor crybackhurtsself-esteemplummettalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgrade

bad critique bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  2. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  3. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  4. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  5. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  6. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  7. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  8. “intentionality” mention
  9. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  10. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  11. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  12. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  13. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  14. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  15. falling asleep where you sit
  16. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  17. backhanded compliment
  18. “I wish”
  19. wanting to scream or cry
  20. back hurts
  21. self-esteem plummet
  22. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  23. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  24. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade