convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”“Iwish”someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhandedcompliment“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummettalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfallingasleepwhere yousitall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“intentionality”mentionfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“this is anitpick,but-”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor crypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workbackhurtsno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”“Iwish”someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhandedcompliment“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummettalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfallingasleepwhere yousitall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“intentionality”mentionfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“this is anitpick,but-”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor crypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workbackhurtsno 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. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  2. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  3. “I wish”
  4. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  5. backhanded compliment
  6. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  7. self-esteem plummet
  8. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  9. falling asleep where you sit
  10. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  11. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  12. “intentionality” mention
  13. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  14. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  15. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  16. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  17. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade
  18. wanting to scream or cry
  19. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  20. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  21. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  22. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  23. back hurts
  24. no one knows how to talk about abstract art