過時啦! 美國紐約廢除有91年曆史的'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.

紐約市市長日前簽署法令，廢除了一條已有91年曆史的法律，該法律禁止人們在紐約市內數千家酒吧、俱樂部和餐廳中跳舞。

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，紐約市議會以壓倒性的票數同意廢除這項1926年禁酒令期間開始生效的禁舞令。支持廢除禁舞令的活動人士指責該禁令涉及種族歧視，稱最初該法令是用來打擊哈萊姆的爵士樂俱樂部的，那裏黑人和白人會混雜出入。

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

這些活動人士表示，禁舞令過去也曾被用來打壓拉美裔美國人及同性戀者、雙性戀者及跨性別者羣體。

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

在20世紀90年代，魯迪·朱利安尼市長曾在打擊犯罪的鬥爭中，利用該法律對俱樂部採取了強硬手段。

"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.

紐約市長布拉西奧表示：“現在是2017年了，這條法令毫無意義，夜生活是將人們聚集在一起的紐約大熔爐的一部分。”

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

“我們希望成爲這樣一座城市，在這裏人們可以努力工作，不受奇怪的禁舞令束縛，盡情享受城市夜生活。”