Esiri Peters

Editorial writer & storyteller | Personal essays, culture & social commentary | Open to freelance & writing opportunities
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[Esiri Peters @EsiriPeters_]

Editorial writer & storyteller. New here, not new to writing.
I write personal essays, culture, and social commentary, the things people don't always say out loud.
Threads and the thinking behind the pieces live here.
Full work: https://t.co/tMIOeNgBnx

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HER VOCALS

[Zee🇦🇷 @Elozino__]

Wizkid, Jada P and Zion 🥰

The most beautiful picture today!

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@Elozino__ Beautiful family 💕❣️🦅🦅🦅

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I wrote the full gist on https://t.co/tMIOeNgBnx. A language can be informal and still be real. What's the one Pidgin line you could never translate? Drop it below, I'm collecting them. #ThisIsNigeria

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Think about the last time English couldn't hold how you were feeling. Then somebody said one line in Pidgin and the whole room understood. "Wahala dey." "Na so e be." "Na so we see am o." Three, four words, and the meaning lands in a way a full English sentence never could.🧵

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English explains. Pidgin feels. It carries comedy, tenderness, anger and affection in the same breath. "Na who chop dey save." "Man no be God." Some of my best lines arrived in Pidgin, because that's how those feelings actually sound in my head.

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@CelebLoveBardi Our very own black Barbie 🥵

[Celebs Love Cardi B @CelebLoveBardi]

Olandria rapping along to Cardi B’s “AH HA” during her Halloween photoshoot.

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@M_ttamara Absolutely stunning ❤️

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rihanna x savage

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@guxfenty Sexy mama RIRI🥵❤️

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@refinedng Gorgeous queen 👑

[ARTH @eolorr]

como pode esse vídeo da COWBOY CARTER TOUR

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I wrote the full gist on https://t.co/tMIOeNgBnx. The bill isn't law yet. Follow it, and tell your senator where you stand. If you're carrying something heavy, tell someone you trust today. You deserve support, not shame. #ThisIsNigeria

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On October 13, a Senate bill proposed to decriminalise attempted suicide. Nigeria's 2021 National Mental Health Act treats it as a psychiatric emergency. The Criminal Code still treats it as a crime. The two laws contradict each other. This bill aims to fix that.🧵

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Someone who has tried to end their life is not a criminal first. They are a person in crisis who needs a doctor, treatment and a path back. Punishment teaches people to hide, and hidden crises don't get treated.