Here is what the photographer of the above picture states:
"Anybody who looked important I took a picture of at inauguration," King tweeted this morning, along with today's New York Post cover ("Pols fawn over Beyoncé , Jay-Z at inaugural"), which catches him in action. "I didn't know who the guy beside @Beyonce was."
"It's ironic to end up on the front page of the paper," he said. "I took about 40 shots yesterday — ten of the Clintons, ten of the Obamas, ten of the Chief Justice — and the one that makes it is BeyoncĂ©."Let's absorb ENERGY for a moment. One of two things is going on with the above picture and caption:
- A staff member of the NY Post is being sarcastic and purposely trying to cause friction with the Obamas by feeding the perception that Beyonce and Jay Z are overexposed and clamming for the title of "power couple" in the media. There are many people disgusted by Obama's affiliation with Beyonce and Jay Z. What better way to cause friction with the public and the Obamas than to send the perception that the Obamas almost became overshadowed by their affiliation with Beyonce and Jay Z on their day.
- Beyonce and Jay Z's industry cronies is trying to force feed the public with a perception they would like people to accept. A perception that says "they're a respected "power couple" and should be addressed as such. They would like to be considered the Obama's of the industry. They channel power and pry it from the Universe even when it is not willingly granted.