Why the 2000's rocked!!

Being born in 1997, I am entitled to being a 2000's kid. Those are the rules. If you were born in the late 80's, then you are a 90's kid. If you were born in the late 70's, then you're an 80's kid, and so on, so forth. I don't know if it's just me being one,or the fact that it truly is, but being a 2000's kid rocked. Many good  things came out of the 2000's (2000-2009) We had Avril, Finding Nemo and Ipods. We had Destiny's Child, and the Golden years of Britney and Christina. American Idol was super popular in the early 2000's. Youtube was in it's best years when it was just a small website. We had Mean girls and Batman Begins. Avatar became the highest grossing movie of all time, beating out Titanic, and to finish it off with a bang, Disney gave audiences it's first black Disney princess. Here are 10 reasons why...

the 2000's rocked!!!

10. Avril Lavigne

When you think of teen Canadian singer, the first thing that would come to mind is Justin Bieber, and you know how hated he is. well, in the 2000's, people would think of Avril Lavigne. You might know Avril as that worn out, untalented racist lady from that "Hello Kitty" music video, but back in the 2000's, not only was Avril super talented, but she was a babe! She was a hardcore rocker chick who wore studs and neckties. Everyone at my school sang "Sk8ter boi" nonstop. Avril truly was the perfect teen rockstar...

...Until she started making horrible music that sucked!

Tell me, Avril. Why'd ya have to go and make things so complicated?

9. The rise of the Iphone

2007 saw the birth of the Iphone. A phone that would change the way phones were made. before that, everyone had flip phones and ugly square ones. So if your happy with your touchscreen smart phone, thank 2007 for it. 

8. Social Media is born 

Facebook was made in 2004. YouTube was made in 2005. Twitter was made in 2006. I rest my case.

7. X-men

X men was the first superhero movie that was "Cool". Before that, anyone who was a nerd was put down by society. Comic books had mostly been for children at the time. Then X men came along. Everyone watched it and said "Maybe I've been looking at this nerd thing the wrong way" after that, more nerdy movies came out, which eventually turned a small convention called Comic Con into a large heap of nerds wearing their nerdness on their sleeves. For that, we have X men to thank. 

6. Princess Tiana

In 2009, Disney released The Princess and the Frog, a modern take on the Frog Prince. The main character was Tiana. Now, Tiana was unique in two ways. She is the first Disney Princess to have a job, and she is Disney's first African American princess. We've had non white Disney Princesses in the past before. Jasmine is Arabian, Mulan is Asian and Pocahontas is Native American, but we had never a Black princess until Tiana. The colored Disney Princess court is almost complete. We're just waiting on you, Latina. 

5. Avatar

When Avatar became the highest grossing movie of all time, James Cameron became the first Director to beat himself for highest grossing movie.  

4. Mean Girls

10 years later, people are still quoting it. Now that's what I call staying power.  

3. Queen Bee is "Crazy in Love"

Beyonce was known for being the popular one in Destiny's Child, But Bee knew she was destined for greater things, so in 2003, she began her reign over music with "Crazy in Love" and the rest was history.

2. Lord Of the Rings franchise

Remember when I said X men made nerd culture cool? Well, this franchise made nerd culture respectable. Lord of the Rings was the first nerdy movie that was meant to have a higher purpose other than being a nerdy movie. The third and final installment, Return of the King, was nominated for 11 Oscars, and won all of them. 11 Oscars to rule them all.

1. Spongebob Squarepants 

Spongebob might have been made in 1999, but he was every 2000's kid's childhood hero, me included. I was obsessed with Spongebob, and I still am. 

This one's for you, 2000's kids!