“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“this is anitpick,but-”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worktalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakescritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedbackhandedcomplimentsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“intentionality”mention“Iwish”wantingto screamor crysomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurtsrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tself-esteemplummetprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“this is anitpick,but-”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worktalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakescritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedbackhandedcomplimentsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“intentionality”mention“Iwish”wantingto screamor crysomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurtsrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tself-esteemplummetprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art

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