fallingasleepwhere yousitbackhurts“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“this is anitpick,but-”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedself-esteemplummet“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“intentionality”mentionno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract arttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingwantingto screamor crypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”fallingasleepwhere yousitbackhurts“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“this is anitpick,but-”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedself-esteemplummet“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“intentionality”mentionno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract arttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingwantingto screamor crypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with“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.


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