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Lilan Bowden & Tess Paras Tess Paras: So, we all saw that vid of celebs singing “Imagine?” My friend Lilan Bowden and I wanted to do one, too, and we enlisted our funny Asian friends to help unpack why calling it “Chinese Virus” is like, not cool. Don’t let your fear fuel hatred. Be kind to one another and #stayhome Join us . For the latest comments on Pinoybuilt.com , follow our forum .

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The Singing Dentist This is too cool, so informative, and so funny. Thank you Singing Dentist !  You've got a new fan. You can follow him on Instagram View this post on Instagram Hope you like this! Please watch til the end as I talk a bit about why I did this parody! Stay safe everyone, Much Love! A post shared by Singing Dentist (@singingdentist) on Mar 19, 2020 at 12:31pm PDT

Typecast (Lorde "Royals" Parody) Written and performed by Tess Paras (featuring Haneefah Wood and Ayana Hampton) Directed by Rebekka Johnson Music produced by Jack Dolgen Click for full cast & credits . Lyrics: I'm gonna play the white girl's nerdy friend [Of course] [Obviously] I'm gonna play the white girl's other friend Who is sassy [Omigod, you nailed that] But she can't have two black friends [Two black friends?] [It gets confusing] And so I'm left out, I play the co-star nanny Yeah, leading ladies are Quirky, hipsters wearing vintage dresses Tiny, pouty pixies, blue-eyed and precious We don't care We're Zooey Deschanel in our dreams But every breakdown's like Sassy sidekick, bitchy nerd or neighbor Oversexed Asian, urban girls with flavor We don't care We'll take any job right now we swear And we're gonna be Typecast Typecast Everyone starts somewhere I'll be a nurse A thug ...

"F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O" lyrics : I think it’s so cute and kind of flattering How you’re trying to guess what race I am and kind of struggling No, I am not hybrid! I am 100% F to the I-L-I-P-I-N-O I’m Filipino I’m not Latino I’m not Chinese, no I’m not from Mexico I’m not from Tokyo I’m Filipino F to the I-L-I-P-I-N-O Goatie I can’t grow I never look old I speak tagalog Just look at my nose If it’s broad you know, I’m Filipino F to the I-L-I-P-I-N-O First, I gotta say just look at my name Mikey Bustos may sound Spanish But there’s many clues that indicate to me I’m a Filipino, look at my dish There is so much rice look into my eyes You will notice the slanted eye slope Here’s a Pinoy tip I point with my lips This I why I’m a Filipino If you can tell the difference Just get all your Asian friends Take them to Karaoke And the ones that don’t stop singing Are Filipino, our skin is coco We dance with bamboo Eat halo-halo I am macho, no? I’m Filip...