leave it to the daily show to put a humorous spin on a very touchy topic. in this segment titled “suddenly susan,” correspondent rob riggle takes a look at the controversy surrounding a floridian city manager’s announcement that he is trangendered — and that he plans to get the snip. poor steve stanton appears genuinely committed to his job, and this clip does a great job of showing the profound ignorance and obstinance of his senseless detractors.

i doubt this will change any minds, but regardless, i couldn’t cope with life if i wasn’t able to laugh — even about things that cause sorrow.