no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“this is anitpick,but-”backhurtssomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critself-esteemplummetrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“intentionality”mentiontalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfallingasleepwhere yousitbackhandedcomplimentsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor cryconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“Iwish”“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“this is anitpick,but-”backhurtssomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critself-esteemplummetrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“intentionality”mentiontalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfallingasleepwhere yousitbackhandedcomplimentsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor cryconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“Iwish”“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with

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