The City Council is considering a symbolic ban on the words “ho” and “b—ch,” five months after it approved a similar ban on the “n-word” that garnered national attention.

The resolution, which would ban two words widely considered sexist and insulting when used to describe women, already has support from 22 council members, its sponsor, Council Member Darlene Mealy of Brooklyn, said yesterday. “I feel this should be it, these three and no more,” Ms. Mealy said, referring to the words covered by her resolution and the slur successfully targeted earlier this year by a council member of Queens, Leroy Comrie. “We should be burying these three.”

Ms. Mealy said she is concerned that her resolution’s two words are featured prominently in popular music and have become less likely to trigger outrage when used in conversation. If approved, her resolution likely would be used to pressure the music industry to remove the words from lyrics and to encourage people to strike them from their speech.

In April, talk show host Don Imus called members of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos,” prompting a national discussion about the word.

Mr. Comrie, who has become something of a national spokesman against the n-word, said he supports Ms. Mealy’s proposal.

“You know, we have to keep the assault on hate speech,” he said. “I think the challenge for all of us now is to understand we can stand up and speak against things that are demeaning to us and other people.”