The twenty-first century, folks

It's amazing that we're already thirteen years into the twenty-first century. Y2K passed, numerous end-of-the-world predictions have passed, and practically every household has at least one computer. The future's great.

However, there have been some disappointments of the 2000's.

Firstly, Mississippi just abolished slavery. Well, kind of. Technically, they ratified the thirteenth amendment in 1995, but it wasn't until February 2013 (THIS YEAR) that the state of Mississippi submitted the documentation to ratify the thirteenth amendment. It became public after a MS citizen watched the movie Lincoln and decided to do some research on the subject. It's shocking, considering how long slavery has been illegal everywhere else in the nation. But hey, at least now that problem's fixed.

But that doesn't end the problems for the south. Good ol' Georgia is reminding us of how much further behind many Southern states really are/can be. At Wilcox County High School, black and white students aren't allowed to go to the same prom. Wait. What? Seriously? A segregated prom? I though we figured out that whole segregation/separate-but-equal stuff long ago. And the school's proms aren't funded by the school. They're funded by the students and parents. Way to show how not racist you are, by donating to your school and putting "segregated proms" in the memo. But not all southerners are bad. Many of the schools students are embarrassed by the situation, saying that "that's just kind of not right that we can't go to prom together." So students and parents have decided to start their own prom, a desegregated prom. As far as I can tell though, the "regular" proms are still going to happen. And people will attend. Many of the signs for the desegregated prom have been torn down. At least not everyone in Georgia is close-minded.

My last complaint about the 2000's is we are nowhere near to hoverboard technology. In Back to the Future Part 2, Marty McFly goes to the year 2015, and he rides on a hoverboard. That's two years, scientists! You have two years! What have you been doing for the last twenty four years? Helping Mattel invent a piece of plastic that looks like a hoverboard? I have high expectations, so there better be some secret government facility working on this. 

So in conclusion, I will present to you the famous words of Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler. "REALLY?" 
Really, Mississippi? You just abolished slavery? Really, Georgia? A segregated prom? Really, scientists? We are nowhere near hoverboard technology? 

Come on 2013.

You were supposed to be the one.