convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.“this is anitpick,but-”Comparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Forgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youwantingto screamor cryfallingasleepwhere yousitslouchingintooblivionbackhurtssomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhandedcomplimentcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“Iwish”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”self-esteemplummetpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theproject“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.“this is anitpick,but-”Comparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Forgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youwantingto screamor cryfallingasleepwhere yousitslouchingintooblivionbackhurtssomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhandedcomplimentcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“Iwish”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”self-esteemplummetpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theproject“intentionality”mention

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 explain/put it into words”
  3. Walked in completely forgetting it was crit day.
  4. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  5. Comparing your work to someone else and witholding judgement...out loud.
  6. Forgetting to finish the Crit write up and Making it up.
  7. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  8. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  9. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  10. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  11. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  12. wanting to scream or cry
  13. falling asleep where you sit
  14. slouching into oblivion
  15. back hurts
  16. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  17. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade
  18. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  19. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  20. backhanded compliment
  21. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  22. “I wish”
  23. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  24. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  25. self-esteem plummet
  26. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  27. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  28. Comparing your work to someone else and thinking you may have missed a major aspect of the project
  29. “intentionality” mention