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* [http://i-dreamed-i-was.livejournal.com/6105.html White Liberal Bingo]
 
* [http://i-dreamed-i-was.livejournal.com/6105.html White Liberal Bingo]
 
* [http://heeris.id.au/2011/internet-bingo-bingo Bingo Bingo] (for meta arguments against bingo cards)
 
* [http://heeris.id.au/2011/internet-bingo-bingo Bingo Bingo] (for meta arguments against bingo cards)
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* [http://metalsunflower.wordpress.com/bingo/ A compendium of bingo cards]

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A bingo card in online feminist discussion is a square (usually 5x5, with the centre square being free space) of catchphrases or ideas signalling typical anti-feminist (or racist, ableist, etc) arguments. Generally speaking, meeting one square on a bingo card is not necessarily a sign of a problem, but meeting several either in one comment or when explaining your position over several comments, is considered a sign of either a concern troll or allies who need more feminism 101 background reading or a privilege check. In theory one would play bingo with them, ie, wait for someone's arguments to match an entire row or column, in practice they act as more of a checklist.

The cards may be derived from the idea of buzzword bingo in geek circles, in which bingo cards are made containing corporate-speak ("synergise", "human resources", "redeploy") and geeks in a meeting wait to see who is first to get bingo on a row or column.

Anti-feminist bingo

Lauredhel has assembled two anti-feminist bingo cards:

Examples of other bingo cards

This is not comprehensive.