no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakebackhandedcomplimenttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakeswantingto screamor cry“this is anitpick,but-”people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withbackhurtssomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummetrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour work“Iwish”“intentionality”mentionno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakebackhandedcomplimenttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakeswantingto screamor cry“this is anitpick,but-”people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withbackhurtssomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummetrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour work“Iwish”“intentionality”mentionno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit

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