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“Pride (2)”
Season 3, Episode 5

Information
Can. Airdate	October 15, 2003
U.S. Airdate	October 17, 2003
Prod. Code	305
Director(s)	Phil Earnshaw
Episode Guide
Previous	“Pride (1)”
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"Pride (2)" is the fifth episode of Season 3 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on October 15, 2003 on CTV Television and on October 17, 2003 on The N. The episode was directed by Phil Earnshaw and shares its title with a song of the same name by U2.

Summary

Ever since Marco secretly came out to Spinner can't handle the fact that Marco's gay, so Marco wonders whether he should keep it a secret from everyone else until a horrible night shows him who his real friends are. Meanwhile, Snake's been getting sicker, and what he thought was just a cold suddenly seems much more ominous.

Main Plot

Spinner still can't handle the fact that Marco is a gay, so Marco wonders whether he should keep it a secret from everyone else or if they will be different. But on the way to Dylan's hockey game, he gets bashed by a group of homophobic guys. They then break his phone preventing him from calling anybody. Jimmy realizes something is wrong when Marco hasn't shown up yet or picked up his cell phone. While Marco is being gay bashed. Jimmy starts worrying and searches for Marco. He finds him with a cop and tells her that he is a friend. He then explains the situation to the cop.

Subplot

Meanwhile, Snake's been getting sicker, and what he thought was just a cold suddenly turns out to be leukemia.

The title of this episode is named after the song "Pride" by U2.
The N edited out almost every use of the word "Fag." In the American version of this episode. Also, The N edited what Spinner wrote on the wall in the bathroom "Marco is a fag" to "Marco is gay." in the American version of this episode.Lastly, The N also cut some footage of Marco getting beat up in the park in the American version of this episode.
This is the most edited episode of Degrassi.