On typing this out, I'm suddenly concerned about this being offensive or blatantly false. I never applied critical thought to the story before, as I'm pretty sure I was told it as a relatively young, and more relevantly gullible, man.
Is it true that this mold played a role in the "witches ride broomsticks" stereotype?
edit: Removed redundant word.
I'm bad at faces, but he reminds me of a combination of Mike Birbiglia, Seann William Scott, and Anders Holm. (I had to look up two of those names.)
It seems a bit much to me, as well as a bit dated, but not unusual, interesting, or offensive enough that I would look twice if I saw it in person. I agree, it's not atrocious.
The other commenter in this thread theoretically answered your question. I'm not familiar with the character, so while they're probably correct, I can't make any observations on it. I only know him as the "You guys are getting X?" meme guy.
I think your original question suggests you are familiar with the meme, but just in case I misinterpreted, here's a random example.
I recognize it's not the same haircut, but it makes me think of this guy:
I don't check this account very often, so apologies for the delayed response.
Three days ago, you said you were getting assessed "today." What did the assessment entail? If you're comfortable sharing (and it sounds like you will be), what were the results? In the subsequent two days, have you felt liberated (regardless of diagnosis)?
Thank you very much for your answer (both the one you already posted and any follow-up).
It would be nice to know. I'm long out of school, so the only potential real impact on my life is socialization and fortunately I don't need to worry about that too much.
I will do some research and appreciate your input.
Fair enough, thank you. Whatever form of neurodivergence I have, I am fortunate that it does not regularly cause problems. I appreciate the answer!
That makes sense. Thank you for the answer.
Ah, I looked it up and accepted "rye bread" without actually reading the name of the fungus, so you're probably right about that part.
The broomstick myth that I've heard does indeed involve substance abuse to achieve an altered state of mind. The broomstick specific part was because apparently some women would put the substance on the end of a broomstick and apply it, shall we say, internally, thinking that this would achieve greater (or perhaps faster) effect. I don't know whether entheogen was the material in question.
As initially mentioned, I make no claim that this is true, only that I read it a long time ago and never really questioned it.
edit: Forgot to thank you for the clearly knowledgeable response!