someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Comparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectwantingto screamor cry“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”“intentionality”mentionsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)self-esteemplummetfallingasleepwhere yousitslouchingintooblivion“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhandedcomplimentfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingbackhurts“this is anitpick,but-”convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakescritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Comparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectwantingto screamor cry“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”“intentionality”mentionsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)self-esteemplummetfallingasleepwhere yousitslouchingintooblivion“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhandedcomplimentfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingbackhurts“this is anitpick,but-”convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakescritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t

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