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What up, everyone? It's your girl, Superwoman.
Oh, it's Superwoman.
I know her. I know her. I know her. I know her.
(Superwoman) Literally texting is my favorite form
- of communication. - Same.
(Superwoman) It is my life. Yes. Judge me.
Let's go through the types of texters.
Number one: the semi-texter.
I've seen, like, 99% of these.
(Superwoman) I'm 'hood. 'Hood. 'Hood.
- Ugh! Gah! - That's me.
(Superwoman) Star, star, stupid auto-correct.
- I don't need to know all about... - She's so funny, I love her.
(Superwoman) ...struggles, okay?
I'm over here still trying to get Siri to properly say
- my dad's Indian name, okay? - (laughter)
(Superwoman) I got my own problem.
It auto-corrects my name, Labib, to "kebab."
(Superwoman) Number two, manic messages.
You ever receive a text from someone, and it literally feels
- like they are coming out through... - That's also me.
That's how I am.
(Superwoman) And the reply's, "Hey! Oh my god! I'm good!"
All of my cheer friends.
(Superwoman) Exclamation mark, exclamation mark,
- exclamation mark. - Oh my gosh, this is so true.
(Superwoman) Like, this isn't even a conversation anymore.
This is a cheer practice.
- (imitates cheerleader) How... are you? - There we go.
(Superwoman) Number three, the "awsum txtr."
Oh god, I hate the--
(Superwoman) "Yo sup wat u doin bae wan chill or na?"
Oh my god. Oh my god, this is my pet peeve.
Like, I know you took English classes. Spell.
(Superwoman) Number four, the text caller.
I send a message. I'm like, "Hey, dude, what's up?"
And then suddenly this dude calls me.
- (Michael snickers) - (Miracle) I have a friend like that!
Biggest pet peeve! Do not do that.
There's a reason why I'm texting you, bro.
(Superwoman) If I text you, you text me back.
- But now you calling me... - That's parents texting.
You text them "hey," and then they call you.
(Superwoman) Number six: the SMS stresser.
They act really needy, just like,
"Hey. You there?
- Hello?" - That was me in seventh grade.
I hate when people do that.
(Superwoman) If I ain't replyin',
it's because I'm probably busy doing something.
- Can you just give me a second? - (Miracle) Me.
(Superwoman) Make sure you subscribe,
- because I make new videos every... - She's great. I love her.
I'm gonna have to agree with almost everything she said there.
- That's pretty accurate. - (Superwoman) Zoop!
I like her.
Really depressing, 'cause I'm all of those people.
(silence)
- ♪ (solemn music) ♪ - Is there a way to properly do that?
(Superwoman) Mom, Dad, I have to tell you something.
(Mom) You ready to get married?
- (Michael laughs) - (Superwoman) No.
My parents.
(Superwoman) I have some bad news.
- (Dad) Lilly, did you... - What?
(in stitches) I wasn't expecting that!
(Dad) Lilly, I can't afford, okay?
- (Superwoman) I got arrested today. - What the [bleep]?
(Mom) Huh?
(Superwoman) My boyfriend's locker was getting searched,
and so...
he wanted me to hold on to his cocaine for him.
(Mom) Boyfriend?
They're more upset about the boyfriend than the cocaine.
(Dad) It's this bloody rap music, I tell you,
you're always listening to through your ear.
(Superwoman) I don't want to put his kids through that again.
- (Michael) Children?! - (Miracle) She has kids?!
(cracking up) Blood pressure!
That's my mom though.
This is, like, a parent's nightmare.
(Superwoman) ...daughter in the world.
- (sputters and laughs loudly) - Ooh, they're on Punk'd.
- (Superwoman) Got you! - (Dad) You joking? You joking?
They would still be pissed.
(Superwoman) Come on, you really think I would all of that?
I was just kidding, man.
The only thing that happened is I failed my math test.
- (Dad) That's it? - That is a good plan!
- That's so smart! - (Mom) Who care about the math?
My parents would still be mad.
(Superwoman) That's what I'm saying.
So I'm just gonna need you to sign this math test real quick.
(Mom) You good girl!
I'm part Asian, and my parents get a little helicopter-y.
I should have done that.
(Dad) Lilly said she fail her math test?
(Mom) Lilly!
That is genius, except I don't think my parents would let me
get away with just saying that my boyfriend handed me cocaine.
She was great. Oh my gosh, I love her.
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- (Finebros) So do you know who this is? - No.
No, I've never seen her before.
Yeah, that's Superwoman.
Lowercase ii, Superwoman, ii.
I'm pretty sure my mom's actually a big fan of her.
- I feel like I've seen her around. - She's hot though.
He just had to put that in there.
(Finebros) Well, she calls herself Superwoman,
and her real name is Lilly Singh.
What did you think of her videos?
- They were really funny. - They were amazing.
They're really relatable and they're really funny.
I liked them. They felt very natural.
It was YouTube.
I'll watch her videos at night,
'cause I get in really weird moods at night
and literally almost pee myself laughing.
I feel really bad I never subscribed to her yet,
but I will when I get home today.
- (Finebros) So she's from Canada. - Oh really?
I didn't hear, like, "aboot." (snickers)
(Finebros) She now has 6 million subscribers
- and over 750 million total views. - That's insane.
What?
(Finebros) Why do you think she stands out?
There's a lot of people on YouTube, but she's now
becoming one of the most popular channels on the whole site.
Well, she's just really funny, and she's relatable.
She's pretty, so that helps.
Beautiful, funny, beautiful.
I just want to hang out with her or go out to the mall
and do some 'hood rat stuff.
She kinda targets that niche of her own ethnicity, culture-wise.
Those morals kinda go to every family.
(Finebros) So Lilly has become so successful
that she even recently had a world tour
with multiple sold-out shows.
What do you think about how YouTube allows
- for a worldwide audience? - I think that's [bleep] cool.
It shows that we're not so different after all,
that we all like comedy or we all like one certain thing.
It brings us together.
YouTube's bringing the entire world together,
and someone in Canada can reach someone in India.
I have no idea what mainstream TV is in Australia.
But on YouTube, it's YouTube. It's like its own country.
Instead of going to this country to watch their TV,
everyone from other countries
comes to this place to watch this content.
Boom! Woo!
(Finebros) Well, she has talked about that part of her passion
for what she does is her background
and that there aren't a lot of Indian comedians
that become popular in America and in Canada.
What do you think about that aspect
- of her caring about that heritage? - I think that's amazing.
For one, it could change somebody's total viewpoint.
A lot of people see one culture or one thing and just be like,
"Oh my goodness, I'm scared. You're a terrorist."
But then they see this and realize, oh yeah,
- they're normal people too... - We're normal.
...just like us.
I would say she's almost a pioneer, in a word,
for YouTube and comedy,
especially coming from her gender, her ethnicity.
Sometimes when you think, "Oh, am I gonna be able to do that?
'Cause I'm like, this culture, that..."
Like, it's not really accepted.
And then you see someone of your culture on that level?
That's inspiration. You want to do that.
(Finebros) Lilly comes from an Indian heritage and is proving
just how popular someone can be from that background.
Yet in Hollywood, for example, you barely see TV or films
cast minorities in major roles.
- Why do you think that is? - That I don't know.
Just the way society's built up,
it's just easier to sell with what everyone goes
rather than bringing something new and then risking it.
White privilege is a thing, you know? That might explain
why we have so many movies based around white people.
With things like movies and TV shows,
they want the main characters to be the everyman.
Like, "Oh, I'm watching a TV show. I could be that character.
That's totally me. It's so #relatable."
Hollywood is really old and kind of stuck in its ways,
where I feel like YouTube and the Internet is more, you know,
new and can accept newer ideas.
I now see a lot more ethnic people getting bigger, you know?
But I don't think that it's at the point
where these Hollywood franchises will acknowledge that.
Maybe our generation can change that
or your generation can change that,
'cause it's just the way of thinking, the more liberal thinking.
I think that's gonna be the case.
(Finebros) Do you, in your own life, feel that divide sometimes
- when it comes to your ethnicity? - A lot.
It bothers me, but I try not to let it bother me too much.
Oh, yes. Yes.
Personally, I know I can't talk Spanish outside,
because I get second stares.
You remember that chihuahua commercial from Taco Bell
that's like, "Quiero Taco Bell"?
How come it's socially acceptable for that dog
to be talking in Spanish but not me?
Bro. I'm called the most white person on Earth, all right?
When I got that little streak, oh my god, hell broke loose.
My mom was like,
"You're a Muslim child. What are you doing?"
Just 'cause I like to dress a certain way,
have my hair a certain way, it doesn't mean [bleep].
Like, don't judge a book by its cover.
(Finebros) Okay, so back to Lilly. What would you say to her,
if she watches this episode, about her success
- and how she embraces her culture? - I think you're so cool.
You're hilarious. I like it.
Keep being super...woman.
My mom says hi. My mom says, "Salaam namaste."
I watched you since a year and a half ago.
You were my middle school life.
I think that you are an inspiration.
And honestly, your eyebrows were goals.
Make sure to keep bringing out the minorities out
and showing that we can be successful.
You're showing that not only your culture but women as a whole
can do more than what they've been allowed to do.
Do you, boo-boo. Keep doing you.
You are gorgeous, and I am in love with you.
Keep doing you, and let's get married.
I knew he was gonna propose!
- (Michael chuckling) - I knew it!
I was like, "Just get on one knee, Michael.
- I know you're gonna do it!" - Oh my goodness.
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One love, Superwoman. That's a wrap, and zoop.
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