To ‘Sir’ (and ‘Rumi’) With Love? Maybe. Twitter Sounds Off

The unapologetic blackness of Jay-Z and Beyoncé continues. ’Cause you know black folks are real creative when it comes to our kids’ names. Celebrities, too. And they are both. Suggested Reading You Know Of The Tuskegee Airmen, But You Don’t Know What ‘The Harlem ‘Hellfighters’ Did to Win The War If You Thought You Knew…

The unapologetic blackness of Jay-Z and Beyoncé continues. ’Cause you know black folks are real creative when it comes to our kids’ names. Celebrities, too. And they are both.

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And so, if the reports are true, the double spawn of Bey and Jay are Rumi and Sir, two unique names indeed.

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian mystic who wrote beautiful love sonnets; “Sir” is a title given to those in the British Empire who have distinguished themselves, and apparently to children who are going to be beat up on playgrounds (jokes).

So what did the internets have to say about these choices? It’s a mixed bag. Mostly one of reluctant acceptance. Read on, and weep (with laughter).

https://twitter.com/RaquelWillis_/status/880895922065952768

 

https://twitter.com/KJTESTIN/status/881139694704226308
https://twitter.com/clintendo64/status/881149116981686272
https://twitter.com/creasednation/status/881086031990321153
https://twitter.com/beygency/status/880871711146741761

 

https://twitter.com/kuntyewest/status/880879665610579968

 

https://twitter.com/ThePrimadonna_k/status/880877619075534848

 

https://twitter.com/TheJazzyBelle/status/880873105559891969

 

https://twitter.com/quintabrunson/status/880933691890950144
https://twitter.com/jstcwarrior/status/881004293184249861

And, really, do we even know that these are their names, for real for real?

https://twitter.com/RealQueenBrie/status/880981346918780929

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