someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“this is anitpick,but-”critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingwantingto screamor cryno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryfallingasleepwhere yousitself-esteemplummetbackhurtsprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youbackhandedcomplimentall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour work“intentionality”mentionrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”“Iwish”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“this is anitpick,but-”critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingwantingto screamor cryno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryfallingasleepwhere yousitself-esteemplummetbackhurtsprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youbackhandedcomplimentall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour work“intentionality”mentionrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”“Iwish”

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