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MAYBE I SHOULD BRING HAGGIS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY?

ISN'T THAT MADE FROM STOMACHOR LIVER

OR SOMETHING EVEN GROSSER?

YEAH, BUT IT'S MY SCOTTISHHERITAGE.

TERRI? YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.

FOR WEARING LAST YEAR'S JEANS.

FASHION CRIME!

WELL I KNOW SOMEONE WHO COULDUSE A TICKET HERSELF.

ME? A FASHION CRIMINAL?

YEAH - FOR STARTING THE SCHOOLYEAR WITH A MULLET.

BUT YOU GUYS WANT A REALFASHION CRIME?

DO YOU THINK THEY'RE MAYBE BALD UNDER THERE?

DO YOU THINK MAYBE YOU'RE JUSTA BIT IGNORANT?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.CRIME?

TERRORIST CHIC.

VERY FUNNY HAZEL.

WELL, OKAY, HAZE?

WHEN I'M OFFENDED YOU KNOWYOU'VE REALLY GONE TOO FAR.

WELL, DRESS LIKE THAT,WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? RIGHT?

? Whatever it takes

? I know I can make it through

? If I hold out

? I know I can make it through

? Be the best

? The best that I can be

? Hear what I say to you

? What ever it takes

? I know I can make it

? I know I can make it through

OH, THANK YOU.IT'S NOT EVEN MY BIRTHDAY.

SIR, CAN I HAVE THAT -

LATER.

FIRST UP, A REMINDER THATTOMORROW

IS GRADE NINE INTERNATIONALDAY.

SO I EXPECT TO BE DAZZLEDBY EACH AND EVERY ONE

OF YOUR DISPLAYS.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVEA CULTURE?

GAVIN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.

EVERYONE HAS A CULTURE.

SO BRING FOOD, DRESS UP,DO A PLAY -

AND WHAT IF WE DO NOTHING?

NOTHING? I THOUGHT YOU WOULDHAVE BEEN INTO THIS, HAZEL.

BUT - IF NOT?

CLASS PARTICIPATION IS10 PERCENT OF YOUR MARK.

OKAY - ATTENDANCE. ADEN?

BAZOIAN? BROOKS? CRUIKSHANK?

HAVEN'T YOU STARTED YET?

OH, WELL, IF YOU HAVEN'T, MAYBEI COULD HELP YOU FINISH IT -TONIGHT.

AS IN ME, COMING OVER TO YOURPLACE, FINALLY.

SURE. MAYBE.

HON, THE COMPLETE LACKOF INVITES CHEZ VOUS?

PARANOIA-INDUCING.

ARE WE BEST FRIEND OR NOT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

MICHALCHUK?

I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.TALKING TO HAZEL AS ALWAYS.

I SUCK.

YEAH, YOU MIGHT BE RIGHTABOUT THAT.

THAT'S YOURHAND-SEWING PROJECT?

IT'S PERFECT!

YEAH. I GUESS IT'S NOT BAD.

I'D RATHER STICK SEWING NEEDLESIN MY EYES

THAN DO ANOTHER PROJECT.

MORTON'S ASSIGNING MORE TODAY.

YEAH, AND THEY'RE BASED ON HOWWELL WE DID THESE.

I DON'T EVEN CARE.THIS STUFF IS FOR GIRLS.

AND NOT EVEN TRUE, JUST LOOK AT JT -

WHY, LIBERTY?

I'M HORRIBLE!

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT, GAY T.

OH, YEAH. NO, NO,THAT'S NOT MINE.

THIS IS MINE.

YOU WIN, MAN.THAT'S THE WORST!

PLEASE HAVE YOUR PROJECTS READY.

MISS SANTOS, IT'S VERY NICE.

HERE, TAKE IT.PRETEND IT'S NOT MINE.

MISS VAN ZANDT?

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE WORK.WONDERFUL.

UH, THANK YOU, SIR.

MR. YORKE?

PERHAPS WE SHOULD SEND YOU BACK TO GEOMETRY

TO FIND OUT WHAT A SQUARE LOOKSLIKE.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

LAST NIGHT I ASKED MY MOM WHATMY CULTURE WAS.

SHE POINTED TO THE GLOBE.

SAID I'M FROM EARTH.

IT'S GOOD TO KNOW.I HAD MY DOUBTS.

OH, YEAH! SHE...

OKAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ARESO AGAINST INTERNATIONAL DAY.

BECAUSE - WE'RE PEOPLE.

WHY DO WE NEED LABELS?

I AM WEARING FULL UKRAINIAN,DOWN TO MY CHOBOTES,

AND AM I COMPLAINING?

OF COURSE, I DID MAKE A LITTLEUPDATE.

YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION. REALLY.

PLEASE. ALL YOU HAVE TO WEARARE SOME CUT-OFF SHORTS.

AND BRING IN LIKE ROTI OR JERKCHICKEN.

I EAT JERK CHICKEN ALL THE TIME

BUT WHY WOULD I BRING IT?

WELL, IT'S JAMAICAN ISN'T IT?

JERK CHICKEN? TOTALLY.

AND YOU'RE JAMAICAN.AREN'T YOU?

RIGHT. JAMAICAN, MON.

A REMINDER TO GRADE NINE STUDENTS THAT TOMORROW

IS INTERNATIONAL DAY.

JT! YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!

DID YOU SEE THE PROJECT I JUSTGOT ASSIGNED?

YEAH, THE SKIRT THINGY?UH, PIECE OF CAKE.

A WHOLE SKIRT?ON A MACHINE?

YOU CAN DO IT,LIBERTY.

OH RIGHT. YOU SAW WHAT MORTONTHOUGHT OF THE PILLOW I DID.

AKA YOUR PROJECT. YOU GOT A D!

WELL, I GOT A D.BUT YOU CLAIMED THE D -

LOOK, LIBERTY, I DON'T CARE,OKAY.

AND YOU'LL BE FINE.

I'LL PROBABLY SEW MY FINGEROFF.

NOT MY PROBLEM.

DON'T MAKE ME TELL THE GUYSYOU'RE THE NEXT MARTHA STEWART.

YOU'RE KIDDING?YOU WOULDN'T.

TRY ME.

FINE, I'LL DO IT.

BUT IF YOU DO TELLANYONE?

I'LL SEW YOUR FINGEROFF.

THANKS.

NOW, I WAS THINKINGA SLIT UP THE SIDE

MIGHT BE CUTE,YOU KNOW,

HAVE BIT OF NICE PLAIDFABRIC THERE.

WHAPP'N SWEETNESS?

HEY, WAYNE.

HERE FOR YOUR USUAL CURRIED GOAT?

NO. FOR SCHOOL.

I WANT TO GIVE MY CLASS A TASTEOF THE REAL JAMAICA.

GO FOR THE GOAT. YOU LOVE IT.

I DO. BUT I'M NOT SURE THEYWILL.

AH.

HOW'S ABOUT SOME JERK CHICKEN?THAT'S PRETTY SAFE.

PERFECT. HOW MUCH FOR LIKE, 50 PEOPLE?

JUST TO GIVE THEM A TASTE.

TELL YOU WHAT -

SINCE YOU'RE SUCH A GOODCUSTOMER,

I'LL GIVE YOU A BREAK.

WOW. THANKS.

WHAT'S THIS FOR?

UM, I'M DOING, A PROJECTON JAMAICA.

THOUGHT I'D GO FOR EXTRA POINTS.

BUT YOU'RE NOT FROM THE ISLAND.

I KNOW. IT'S FOR GEOGRAPHY.

I'VE ALWAYS LIKED JAMAICA.

HOPE TO VISIT SOME DAY.

FOOD - AND DECORATIONS.

I SEE AN A-PLUS IN YOUR FUTURE.

THIS IS THE GAVIN MASON 'LITTLE SLICE OF PRIDE.'

RUSSIAN SAUSAGE, POLISHSAUSAGE, AND GERMAN SAUSAGE.

WELL, CERTAINLY A CREATIVE LOOKAT YOUR HERITAGE.

WHAT ARE THE WHITE CHUNKS?

OH, THOSE ARE CHINESE WATERCHESTNUTS.

IN HONOUR OF MY SISTER.

HOW LONG DID YOU COOK THIS FOR?

I DON'T KNOW. FIVE MINUTES.WHY?

MISS MICHALCHUK,I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT YOU

ON YOUR UKRAINIAN COSTUME.

I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

WELL, I HAD TO MAKE SOMEMODIFICATIONS.

JUST TO BRING IT UP TO DATE.

WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY UP-TO-DATE.

THANK YOU SIR. PEROGIE?

THIS IS EXCELLENT JERK CHICKEN,HAZEL.

IT'S MY MOTHER'S RECIPE.

YOU KNOW,

I LIVE BY THE CRESCENT MOONCARIBBEAN RESTAURANT.

SHE'D GIVE THOSE GUYS A RUN FORTHEIR MONEY.

THANKS. MY MOM'S FROM JAMAICA,

SO YOU KNOW, THEY ALL KINDALEARNED IN THE SAME PLACE.

YEAH, MON.

YEAH.

CITIZENS OF THE WORLD -THAT'S LUNCH.

BE BACK HERE IN 45 MINUTES.

WE'LL BEGIN THE PRESENTATIONSTHEN.

HAZEL ADEN.

SO, YOU'RE JAMAICAN?

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE?

JUST - ADEN.NOT REALLY A COMMON NAME.

MAYBE IN SOMALIA -

REALLY. AND WHAT'S YOUR LASTNAME?

OH, RIGHT - I DON'T CARE.

FUNNY THING IS, YOU SORTA LOOKSOMALIAN TOO.

REALLY?

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU MIND YOUROWN BUSINESS, FAREEZA.

BEFORE JAMAICA MIGHT DECLAREWAR ON IRAQ.

ANYBODY OUT THERE?

NOT A SOUL.

GOOD.

CAN YOU CUT ME A SIX CENTIMETER STRIP OF THAT STUFF, PLEASE?

NO, NO, NO, NO. STOP. STOP.

LOOK, JUST SNIP -

- AND RIP.

YOU NEVER STOP SURPRISING ME,JT.

YOU'RE NORMALLY SUCH -HOW DO I PUT THIS NICELY? -

A SLOB.

OH, THANKS. FIRST YOU BLACKMAILME INTO SEWING,

AND THEN YOU INSULT ME.

I'M NOT INSULTING YOU.I'M IMPRESSED.

YOU MUST LIKE IT.

I DON'T LIKE IT, LIBERTY.MY MOM'S A SEAMSTRESS.

I GUESS I JUST GREW UP DOINGIT.

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON.

YOU SEE, IT'S THAT KINDOF COMMENT

THAT MAKES ME WANT TO PRETENDI'M NOT GOOD AT IT.

WHY ARE GUYS SO WEIRD ABOUTTHIS?

I DON'T KNOW. WE JUST ARE.

LOOK, NO MORE QUESTIONS, OKAY?

I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE.

SEAM RIPPER.

SPIN, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUFINISHED TWO SHEILA SPECIALS.

YEAH, AFTER DEVOURING THE RESTOF THE WORLD BEFORE LUNCH.

I WAS JUST DEMONSTRATINGMY APPRECIATION

FOR DEGRASSI'S CULINARYCULTURE.

WHOA.

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WHO'S PROJECT IS THAT? IS THAT FAREEZA'S?

THAT'S FAREEZA'S.

A HATE CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTEDHERE.

BY WHO, WE DON'T KNOW.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.

UNTIL THEN, INTERNATIONAL DAY IS ON HOLD.

ALL CLASSES ARE ON HOLD TOO.

BUT NONE OF US DID IT.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH.

NONE OF US ARE LIKE THAT.

SO, TER, YOU DIDN'T MAKE FUN OF FAREEZA'S CLOTHING

THE OTHER DAY?

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU, HAZEL?

ASHLEY, I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET.

JUST BECAUSE FAREEZA'S FROM IRAQ

DOESN'T MAKE HER A TERRORIST.

ASH, PEOPLE ARE SCARED.

I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

SPIN, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN, JIMMY?

MY NEIGHBOUR HAD HIS BANKACCOUNT FROZEN THREE TIMES.

JUST BECAUSE HIS NAME IS OSAMA.

IS THAT FAIR?

OF COURSE NOT.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TODO WITH FAREEZA'S DISPLAY

GETTING TRASHED?

IT'S JUST SOME KID TRYINGTO GETTING ATTENTION.

COME ON, SEAN - IT'S HATE.

HATE'S AN INTERESTING WORD.

IT'S LIKE HITLER.HE HATED JEWS.

BOTH MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS DIEDIN THE HOLOCAUST.

MY PARENTS - THEY'RE WHITE.I'M CHINESE.

WE'RE STILL A GREAT FAMILY.

I'M LIVING PROOF THAT RACEDOESN'T MATTER.

INTERESTING.

LOOK NO MATTER WHAT WE SAYIN CLASS.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

NICE ATTITUDE.

SPINNER OKAY, I DON'T WANNA BE ALL RACIST,

BUT I DON'T EXACTLY WANNA GETBLOWN OUTTA THE SKY

BY SOME TERRORIST EITHER.

I NEED TO SEE HAZEL IN MYOFFICE.

HAZEL, COULD YOU COME HERE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT, I SPENT THE ENTIRE LUNCHWITH PAIGE AND JIMMY.

AND YOUR THREAT ABOUT JAMAICADECLARING WAR ON IRAQ?

IT WAS A JOKE!

REALLY?

IT WASN'T FUNNY.

DON'T BLAME BEING HERE ON FAREEZA.

I WANTED TO KNOW EVERYTHINGTHAT WENT ON.

AND EVERYTHING POINTED TOWARDYOU.

OKAY. I'LL ADMIT - FAREEZAIS NOT MY FAVOURITE PERSON.

BUT I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO HER DISPLAY.

[Telephone]

YES? YOU DO?

TELL THE POLICE I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

THE POLICE HAVE CAUGHTTHE CULPRITS, IT SEEMS.

WHO ARE THEY?

TWO BOYS IN GRADE 10.

SO, CAN I GO NOW?

WHAT HAPPENED TO FAREEZA'SDISPLAY WAS A LARGE EXAMPLE

OF RACISM.

BUT SMALLER THINGS -LIKE WORDS,

THAT'S WHERE THIS STUFF STARTS.

TAKE YOUR FASHION CRIME TICKET.

ACCUSING FAREEZA OF BEING A TERRORIST.

I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO YOUON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL.

AND INVITE YOU TO RECREATE YOUR DISPLAY IN THE FOYER.

THANK YOU.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THATCOULD HAPPEN AT DEGRASSI.

I'M JUST SURPRISED FAREEZA DIDA DISPLAY ON IRAQ AT ALL.

WHY?

WELL, I MEAN IT'S NOT GONNABE TOO POPULAR.

SO, WHAT WAS SHE SUPPOSEDTO DO?

HIDE WHO SHE REALLY IS?

JT...

LOOK, LIBERTY, I KNOW WHATYOU'RE GONNA SAY, OKAY?

SO DON'T.

YOU HEARD THEM.IT'S WRONG TO HIDE.

IT'S A NATURAL TALENT,JT.

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.

THAT SKIRT IS SO CUTE.

YOU HONESTLY MADE THAT,LIBERTY?

OF COURSE.

DID YOU BRING IT?

I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUTTHIS.

I KNOW.

BUT IT'S MY CHOICE.

OKAY. TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR WORK.

LET'S START WITH MR. YORKE.

WHO GAVE US SUCHAN ENTERTAINING PIECE

OF ART LAST TIME.

IT'S IMPROVED.

YOU'LL NEVER BE A TAILOR,BUT YOU WILL PASS THE COURSE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NOW FOR MISS VAN ZANDT.

I'VE BEEN WAITING ALL DAY.YOUR WORK PLEASE?

LOOK AT THE DRAPERY,

THE PERFECTLY FLAT STITCHING.

IT'S REMARKABLE.

ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE.

YOU HAVE A REAL GIFT.

A TRUE TALENT.

A SEWING GENIUS.

JT SEWED THIS.

HE'S THE GENIUS.

WHAT?

WHAT?

SH-SHE'S LYING.

HE'S LYING.

I'M ALL THUMBS, SIR.

COMPARE MY BLOOD TO THAT ONTHE PILLOW IF NEED BE.

FORENSICS, SIR.

JT, LIBERTY - WE'LL SORTTHIS MESS OUT AFTER CLASS,

SHALL WE?

JT'S A SEAMSTRESS!

COULD YOU MAKE ME A MATCHINGBLOUSE, MR. FASHION DESIGNER?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HELP ME.

DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD?

NO.

AND I'D PREFER IF YOU DIDN'T.

FAREEZA, I KNOW HOW HARD ITIS TO BE MUSLIM.

ESPECIALLY NOW.

HOW? YOU'RE JAMAICAN, REMEMBER?

MY NAME - ADEN.

YOU SAID BEFORE IT SOUNDEDSOMALIAN.

MY NAME SOUNDS SOMALIAN BECAUSE -

IT IS.

THAT'S WHAT I AM.

I KNOW.

AT MY LAST SCHOOL,

METHING HAPPENED TO ME.

I GOT - I GOT CORNERED BY THESEGIRLS.

ONE OF THEM HELD ME -

THE OTHER HIT ME -

CALLED ME A TERRORIST.

AND YOU SURE LEARNED FROM THEM.

OH, MR. STITCHERY!

YOU WANT TO MAKE ME A NICE APRON?

GO AHEAD, LAUGH IT UP.REALLY FUNNY.

UM, JT, WE WERE WONDERING IF -

YES, EMMA, GIVE IT YOUR BESTSHOT. COME ON!

WE WERE WONDERING IF YOU WOULDMAKE US SKIRTS LIKE LIBERTY'S?

WE'D BE HAPPY TO PAY YOU.

YOU'RE SERIOUS.

LIBERTY'S SKIRT WAS REALLYGREAT.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

WHO KNEW OUR OWN JT HAD SO MUCHTALENT?

LADIES, I'LL BE HAPPY TOOBLIGE.

BUT I WILL HAVE TO MEASURE YOU.

ME FIRST.

HOW ABOUT $35 EACH? OR TWO FOR $60?

GUYS? SETTLE.

WE'RE GOING TO START TODAY A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

HAZEL HAS SOMETHING SHE WANTS TO SHOW US.

I LIED TO YOU ALL YESTERDAY.

SOME OF YOU I'VE BEEN LYING TO LONGER THAN THAT.

SO LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS HAZEL ADEN.

AND I WAS BORN IN MOGADISHU,SOMALIA.

NOT JAMAICA.

AND, YES - I'M A MUSLIM.

THESE ARE MY PARENTS.

MY MOM CAME HERE FIRST, WITH ME, TO FLEE A CIVIL WAR.

MY DAD, WHO WAS FIGHTING IN THE WAR, CAME LATER.

FAREEZA WEARS THE HEAD-SCARFTHING. HOW COME YOU DON'T?

IT'S A HIJAB.

AND I DO WHEN I GO TO MOSQUE.

BUT TO TAKE IT ON FULL-TIME,

IS A PERSONAL AND IMPORTANTDECISION.

ANYWAY, I'M SORRY I LIED.

UNLIKE YOU GUYS -I WAS ASHAMED OF WHO I AM.

BUT NOT ANYMORE.

[Applause]

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