过时啦! 美国纽约废除有91年历史的'跳舞禁令'

New York's mayor signed into law the repeal of a 91-year-old piece of legislation that had technically banned dancing in thousands of bars, clubs and restaurants in the city.

纽约市市长日前签署法令，废除了一条已有91年历史的法律，该法律禁止人们在纽约市内数千家酒吧、俱乐部和餐厅中跳舞。

The city council voted overwhelmingly on Oct 31 to axe the law, which had come into effect in 1926 during Prohibition and which campaigners decried as racist, saying it was used initially to crack down on Harlem's jazz clubs, where blacks and whites mixed.

10月31日，纽约市议会以压倒性的票数同意废除这项1926年禁酒令期间开始生效的禁舞令。支持废除禁舞令的活动人士指责该禁令涉及种族歧视，称最初该法令是用来打击哈莱姆的爵士乐俱乐部的，那里黑人和白人会混杂出入。

Campaigners say it was also used historically to target Hispanics and members of the LGBT community.

这些活动人士表示，禁舞令过去也曾被用来打压拉美裔美国人及同性恋者、双性恋者及跨性别者群体。

In the 1990s, mayor Rudy Giuliani used the law to get tough on clubs in his fight against crime.

在20世纪90年代，鲁迪·朱利安尼市长曾在打击犯罪的斗争中，利用该法律对俱乐部采取了强硬手段。

"It's 2017 and this law just didn't make sense. Nightlife is part of the New York melting pot that brings people together," said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

纽约市长布拉西奥表示：“现在是2017年了，这条法令毫无意义，夜生活是将人们聚集在一起的纽约大熔炉的一部分。”

"We want to be a city where people can work hard, and enjoy their city's nightlife without arcane bans on dancing."

“我们希望成为这样一座城市，在这里人们可以努力工作，不受奇怪的禁舞令束缚，尽情享受城市夜生活。”