Racially insensitive text from school board member included a picture of 'Mushmouth,' sources say

Two sources close to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education confirmed Tuesday that a text message inadvertently sent to former Interim Superintendent Kenneth Simington contains a racially insensitive image of a cartoon character.

Former Republican board member Lori Goins Clark sent the text message to fellow board member Dana Caudill Jones as well as Simington, according to a copy of the text message that was mailed anonymously Monday to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The sources confirming the authenticity of the text message asked to remain anonymous because they were not publicly authorized to speak about the sensitive matter.

The text message, which is time-stamped only “Today 12:51 p.m,” says, “Hope your mtg with mushmouth goes well!!!”

Mushmouth was a character with large lips who spoke like he had been overdosed with Novocaine and was voiced by actor Bill Cosby, who would later use the voice in his “Dentist” monologues.

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(Winston-Salem Journal)


A copy of the image inadvertently sent to former Interim Superintendent Kenneth Simington.