backhurts“Iwish”“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”backhandedcompliment“intentionality”mentionself-esteemplummetprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradepeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trytalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“this is anitpick,but-”wantingto screamor crysomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedbackhurts“Iwish”“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”backhandedcompliment“intentionality”mentionself-esteemplummetprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradepeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trytalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“this is anitpick,but-”wantingto screamor crysomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed

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