“intentionality”mention“this is anitpick,but-”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workwantingto screamor cryno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critself-esteemplummetsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradecritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“Iwish”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurtspeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”“intentionality”mention“this is anitpick,but-”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workwantingto screamor cryno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critself-esteemplummetsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradecritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“Iwish”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurtspeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”

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