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West Virginia U.: COLUMN: When 'South Park' becomes reality, what do we do?

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Byline: Darin Kordyak

The human race has baffled me once again.

But this time, the situation is so twisted and beyond my imagination that I really don't know how to feel at all. In order to explain this situation, I must first tell a brief tale from the brilliant social commentary of South Park.

In the cartoon, Mr. Garrison - an openly gay character - decides to take it one step further and actually become a woman. He goes through the procedure and is allowed to return under his new name, Ms. Garrison, which he has kept to this very day. The episode was hilarious and seemed so outlandish that no one could help but…

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