Governing’s A Bitch, Ain’t It?

Councilmembers continue the heavy lifting at City Hall:

One down. Two more to go. City lawmakers are now hoping to slap a symbolic ban on the words “bitch” and “ho.”

Councilwoman Darlene Mealy (D-Brooklyn) is calling for a halt on the use of the two sexist slurs, which are popular in rap lyrics.

“When these words are used, they injure all women,” Mealy told the Daily News.

Mealy’s resolution, introduced last week, comes after the Council unanimously approved a similar stance on the N-word in March.

The resolutions are not legally enforceable bans. Instead, they are designed to persuade the music industry and young people to take the insults out of their vocabulary.