A Writing Excercise For Everyone

I remember doing something like this in english class and it was a fun assignment. We were given pictures of people we didnt know and had to create a backstory for them. How descriptive you wanna be is entirely up to you. And... there's an undefined space between steriotypes and outright racism. So careful if you choose to walk that line.

Here is an example for you:

ME wrote:His name is Lu Pao and he was born and raised in the hugeass farmlands of china. He was born in 1932 and still operates the farm his parents entrusted him with. He's had a few girlfriends throughout his life, the biggest two being a girl he liked from a neighboring farm and an old woman whose husband died a long time ago. The former was gone before he knew it, and the latter died a few years ago of a tumor. He has noone to pass his farm onto, and he's fine with that. The man stopped caring about his country's politics because he knew from experience that he would die a poor farmer.

Now I want the next poster to write a description of the above picture. Then post a picture for the next poster to follow. Dont be stupid and pick a famous person's mugshot, an anime/manga/game character or anything with words photoshopped in. The only text should be on their clothing or body (tattoos) if at all.

So next person works with this:

Metal Rabbit wrote:

Herman "Herb" Nelson.
Growing up in a bad neighborhood instilled a deep hatred of crime into him, which led to his career as a police officer. His (sometimes unnerving) enthusiasm quickly led him to become one of the most respected officers on the force. Sustaining bullet wounds in his shoulder and lower back only increased his desire to keep the streets safe.
He's currently pursuing a crime ring who he believes will be transferring confidential documents amongst the chaos of an anime convention. He's surreptitiously examining the surrounding area for any signs of suspicious activity. The hat is to make him appear inconspicuous. He ordered it online out of commitment to his job.


Here's another: