Finally, millennials have been gifted with their very own version of the Sistine Madonna — Beyoncé has finally shared posted the first pic of twins Rumi and Sir, and the internet reacted accordingly.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWg8ZWyghFy/?taken-by=beyonce
To answer your one and only question (OK, besides “is his name really ‘Sir Carter’?): yes, reaction to Beyoncé’s digital baby picture has been swift, and mercilessly over-the-top:
Us when Beyoncé dropped the photo of Sir Carter and Rumi: pic.twitter.com/mQFdqoTPnA
— THE TWINS (@BeyPanther) July 14, 2017
Me waiting for Beyoncé and her twins to break the world record of the most liked photo in the world #beyoncetwins pic.twitter.com/SRnqvqXK6U
— Melanie Fajardo (@Melanie02407161) July 14, 2017
Beyoncé unveils her twins for the first time, c.July 2017 // The East Wall of the Ara Pacis, c. 13 BCE pic.twitter.com/HZtxD3jXKR
— .x kuro (@kurogato) July 14, 2017
I have seen #beyoncetwins and now I can go on about my day because all is right in my world for a little while. pic.twitter.com/wgn8zcsV6n
— Claudette🙋🏾 (@Princess976) July 14, 2017
Employers and managers in particular must be cursing Beyoncé’s name this week:
Sorry I'm late for work there are pictures of beyonce twins goodbye
— magen (@magenmorris) July 14, 2017
Imagine asking me to do anything at work tomorrow but stare at Beyoncé and her twins all day
— Ira Madison III (@ira) July 14, 2017
I love my supervisor lmfao #beyoncetwins #BeyHive #Geminitwins 👑👑🐝🐝 pic.twitter.com/AeZSNwy3Ya
— 🎃Spooky Targaryen🎃 (@OshunDeep7) July 14, 2017
The photo is the work of Awol Erizku, an Ethiopian-born, NYC-based artist and photographer who was also responsible for that maternity photo series from a few months back, which also featured Rumi and Sir Carter, just not as late in development. Anyway, reactions to the photo continue, and it’s currently sitting at 7.1 million likes. Many Beyoncé stans are focusing their investigative efforts on the real issue at hand:
Beyoncé wrote "Sir Carter and Rumi" not "Sir and Rumi Carter" so is Rumi not a Carter or is Sir Carter Sir Carter Carter? pic.twitter.com/UTOvLLupP4
— Kingsley (@kingsleyyy) July 14, 2017
Does the name being written out as "Sir Carter" substantiate the claim they haven't confirmed that Jay-Z took Beyonce's last name please god
— Alana Massey (@AlanaMassey) July 14, 2017