wantingto screamor cryfallingasleepwhere yousitsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“intentionality”mention“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummetsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhandedcomplimentbackhurtssomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“Iwish”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradefeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”slouchingintooblivionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“this is anitpick,but-”wantingto screamor cryfallingasleepwhere yousitsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“intentionality”mention“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”self-esteemplummetsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhandedcomplimentbackhurtssomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“Iwish”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradefeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”slouchingintooblivionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“this is anitpick,but-”

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