“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withself-esteemplummetprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhurtssomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“this is anitpick,but-”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critslouchingintooblivionsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.“intentionality”mentiontalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.wantingto screamor cryfallingasleepwhere yousitall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Comparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“Iwish”“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withself-esteemplummetprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhurtssomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“this is anitpick,but-”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critslouchingintooblivionsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.“intentionality”mentiontalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhandedcomplimentfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.wantingto screamor cryfallingasleepwhere yousitall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Comparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“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. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  2. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  3. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  4. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  5. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  6. self-esteem plummet
  7. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade
  8. back hurts
  9. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  10. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  11. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  12. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  13. slouching into oblivion
  14. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  15. Forgetting to finish the Crit write up and Making it up.
  16. “intentionality” mention
  17. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  18. backhanded compliment
  19. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  20. Walked in completely forgetting it was crit day.
  21. wanting to scream or cry
  22. falling asleep where you sit
  23. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  24. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  25. Comparing your work to someone else and witholding judgement...out loud.
  26. Comparing your work to someone else and thinking you may have missed a major aspect of the project
  27. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  28. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  29. “I wish”