1.0link59484<![CDATA[What's Missing Here? How About "Free Speech"?]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-harsanyi/whats-missing-here-how-ab_b_59484.htmlThe New York City Council may be on the verge of banning the slur "bitch."
Councilwoman Darlene Mealy of Brooklyn, who introduced the measure,
claims the word creates "a paradigm of shame and indignity" for all
women. The word is certainly offensive. The movement to restrict
speech, far more offensive.
The measure, which 19 of the 51 council members have signed onto,
was prompted in part by the frequent use of the word in hip-hop music.
Ten rappers were cited in the legislation, along with an...