self-esteemplummetfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor crytalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour work“Iwish”“intentionality”mentionrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“this is anitpick,but-”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakefallingasleepwhere yousitbackhurtsno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummetfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor crytalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour work“Iwish”“intentionality”mentionrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“this is anitpick,but-”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakefallingasleepwhere yousitbackhurtsno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”

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.


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