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