Welcome to the Future?

Dear Black Eyed Peas,

Not only was your performance at the 2010 Grammys a bit (or a lot) unimpressive, but your exclamations after the finale confused me just a bit.

When you shout repeatedly to the audience and the cameras "Welcome to the future", I cannot help but rhetorically analyze your statement.

First, I am confused as to exactly what you mean by "the future". Is it not technically always future? Are you welcoming me from yesterday? the day before? this morning? an hour ago before the Grammys began? or five minutes ago before your 'epic' performance?

Or are you referring to the future of technology? Is that why your back-up dancers were dressed in silver boxes that I presume are supposed to be robots or stereos? If so, then how are you representing the future? You are using present-day technology to sing and perform your songs.

Are you referring to the future of music? Because you are just singing another typical catchy pop song with rhythmic hip-hop beats. This is not the future. This is the present and somewhat past.

Are you referring to the future of social justice? Because I think your anti-semitic lyrics and misuse of "Mazel tov" are not progressive one bit.

So please, Black Eyed Peas, please indulge me. How are you welcoming the world to the future? and how did you get there quicker than the rest of us so as to throw together a Welcome Party?

Thanks.

Love,

Shannon