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And this happened last week.
这件事发生在上周
Indiana's governor Mike Pence surrounded by nuns, Franciscan monks and orthodox Jews
印第安纳州州长麦克·彭斯周围围绕着修女 方济各会的僧人和正统的犹太教徒
signed something called the religious freedom restoration act into law.
他们签署了 宗教自由恢复法案
Supporters say it protects a person or business owner from government persecution when following their religious beliefs.
支持这一法案的人声称其保护了私人和商户的宗教信仰使他们免受政府的迫害
Here, here!
哇
I didn't realize that people in Indiana could not practice religion.
我都不知道印第安纳州人以前不能信教呢
I'm excited.
厉害了
I thought you could practice religion in Indiana
我还以为你们印第安纳人本来可以信教
but apparently it is up to now been illegal, one of those quirky local laws, I guess.
但是签署了这个法令后就不能信了 估计这能被列入奇怪的本地法之一了
But well, god bless, all's well that ends well.
但 行吧 上帝保佑 结果好就一切都好
Critics say it is a thinly veiled disguise for discrimination against gay people,
持反对态度的人则说该法令以拙劣的手段掩盖了其歧视男同性恋的事实
essentially allowing businesses to deny them services for religious reasons. What the...?
其实质是允许商户以宗教为借口拒绝向同性恋者提供服务 哈
Wait, denying gay people from religious—
等会儿 以宗教为借口拒绝向同性恋者
gay people aren't asking you to make them a gay product.
同性恋又没要求你给他们生产同性恋产品
They're just asking to buy the product you make.
他们只是想买你生产出来的产品
Although perhaps that explains the signs in so many Indiana storefronts.
虽然也许这就解释了为什么很多印第安纳州的店面前放着这样的标语
I can't imagine Indiana would get away with this type of discrimination.
我无法想象印第安纳州存在着这样的歧视现象 却被轻易放过
Even the NCAA is coming out against the measure just days before the state's capitol city hosts the men's basketball championship.
甚至就在印第安纳首府举办男子篮球冠军赛的几天前全国大学生体育协会 还公然违反计分规则
That's got to hurt.
这就很伤人了
When are you become criticized by a company whose entire business model is based on exploitation.
被一家运转基于剥削的公司批评
You can't discriminate against gays,
你不能歧视同性恋者
you can profit on their likeness without compensation.
但你可以通过利用他们的喜好来获利呀 还不要补偿
Here's how you can get away with it.
你可以这样说以逃避职责
Just call them student gays.
就说他们是学生同性恋
And by the way, if you are thinking well who needs the NCAA anyway, not us in Indiana,
顺便 如果你在想 不管是谁需要大学生体育协会 反正不是我们印第安纳州
well that is when the big guns came out.
这才是出了大问题
Angie's list C.E.O. says the company's expansion project in Indianapolis is on hold.
安吉名单的老总说他们在印第安纳波利斯的扩张计划要暂时中止
...just got real.
噩梦成真了
Without Angie's list, how are you going to find a trustworthy contractor to remodel your house?
没有安吉名单 你上哪儿找一个靠谱的承包商帮你改建房子
Craigslist is no good.
克雷格名单可不行
They will just dress your house up as a fury and rub themselves on it. You don't want that.
他们只会把你的房子装修成一团毛球 并在上面滚来滚去 这你也不希望看到吧
That just resonated way too hot.
安吉名单就是更懂你的心
The point is, the backlash was so intense Indiana governor Mike Pence had no choice
重点是 人们的抗议十分强烈 印第安纳州长麦克·彭斯别无选择
but to respond very stupidly.
只得给出了一个堪称愚蠢的回应
Do you think it should be legal in the state of Indiana to discriminate against gays or lesbians?
你认为在印第安纳州 歧视男同性恋和女同性恋会合法化吗
George, it's a yes or no question.
乔治 这个问题只能回答 是或者不是
Look come on, Hoosiers don't believe in discrimination.
看吧 胡希尔人根本不相信有歧视这回事儿
There are no kinder, more generous, more welcoming,
在美国 没有比印第安纳州92个县的居民更加善良 慷慨
more hospitable people in America than in the 92 counties of Indiana.
更加包容和热情的人了
But first of all, can we stop talking about the people of Indiana
但首先 我们能不能不这么描述印第安纳州的人了
like they're a lost tribe from Nostalgia-stan.
搞的好像他们是来自怀旧斯坦国的某个走失的部族一样的
The good people of Indiana, their motto is please and thank you
印第安纳州善良的人们以请和感谢为座右铭
and the currency of Indiana is a homemade lemon square.
印第安纳州的货币都是自制的柠檬方片
Let's face it,
面对现实吧
people in Indiana are no nicer or ...than people anywhere else.
印第安纳州的人并不比其它任何地方的人友善
Except Philly, that's the worst.
除了费城 那儿的人人品是最差劲的
And D.C. any—well really it's any NL east city.
还有华盛顿-反正那是个处于北纬的东方城市嘛
Mets rule!
要守规矩
Wait, what are we talking about again?
等会儿 我们刚在说什么来着
Oh, Indiana.
哦对 印第安纳
Anyway, it seems like governor Mike Pence's unwaivering belief in the goodness of Hoosiers did needs some tweaking.
不管怎么说 麦克·彭斯州长坚定的相信胡希尔人的善良这一点的确需要有所改变
Mike pence approving changes to a controversial new law.
麦克·彭斯批准对一则有争议的新法案做出修改
The new language in Indiana spells out the law
印第安纳新的语言中明确表示
does not authorize a provider to refuse to offer or provide services on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
法律并未授权商家因性别歧视而拒绝向顾客提供服务
Any more.
是 不再 授权吧
Cause it's the right thing to do.
因为这才是正确的
And you caught us.
因为这则新闻 你吸引了我们的注意
You know I would like to believe that the change in language came via a moral epiphany
我愿意相信语言的改变来自耶稣显灵
but my guess is it's more of a and I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids.
但我猜更可能是…如果不是因为你们这些多管闲事的小孩儿 我根本不会受到攻击
The reason that those corporations put the pressure on Indiana and Arkansas
这些公司向印第安纳州和阿肯色州施加压力
was because the militant gay community put the pressure on them.
是因为男同群体中的好战分子向他们施加了压力
Shut up.
闭嘴吧你
So when gays want equality it's militancy.
同性恋者要求平等就是好战
And when Christians want to deny service, it's freedom.
基督徒拒绝服务就是自由
See those who are defending this sort of law,
看看那些维护这类法律的人
go very far out of their way to say how it's not discriminatory towards anybody, especially gay people.
大费周章地向别人证明这则法律不歧视任何人 特别是同性恋者
They've got nothing against gay people.
他们对同性恋者没有任何恶意
And they use analogies to clarify their position.
还用类比来证明他们的立场
Which analogies do, just not in the way they intended.
而类比的结果 却跟他们的意图截然相反
If you are a print shop and you are a gay man,
如果你开了一家打印店 同时你还是同性恋
should you be forced to print god hates fags for the Westborough baptist church?
会有人逼你为施洗教堂打印上帝厌恶同性恋这些字吗
If a KKK member comes in and says I want a birthday cake made to celebrate the birth of the KKK,
如果一个3K党成员说想要一个生日蛋糕 来庆祝3k党的成立
should a baker regardless of the color of their skin, be able to say,
烘焙师能不能不考虑他们的肤色 直接回答说
I am not going to make that cake.
我不会给你做这个蛋糕
I would think I would give the same right to a Jewish baker to not have to put a swastika on a bill.
是我的话 我会授权犹太烘焙师不在美元上印上万字符
It's been a while since I've taken the SATs.
我高考过去有几年了
But I believe the formulation as you defend yourselves is this.
但我还是看出了你们的套路
This couple is to Christian business as these folks are to everyone else.
这对夫妻之于基督教就像这些人之于其他所有人
Is that what you are saying?
你们是这个意思吗
I'm not discriminating, I have nothing against gay people,
我可不是歧视 我完全不反感同性恋
I'm just saying, for some Christians,
我只是说 对于一些基督徒来说
catering an elderly lesbian wedding is like making a Jew slow dance with Hitler.
给一对老年女同性恋办婚礼就像让犹太人和希特勒跳舞
That's all I'm saying.
我就想说这个
Do you see how...that is?
你意识到这有多操蛋了吗
Basically you see people celebrating love as a hate group.
大概意思就是以反对者的身份去为爱情庆贺
Although, there is good news.
然而 好消息还是有的
It remains legal in most of Indiana to fire someone because they're gay.
在印第安纳州大部分地区 因为某人是同性恋而开除他是合法的
Yes!
嗯
So the lesson here is clear.
那么教训就很明显了
You are in Indiana and you get fired for being gay,
如果你在印第安纳州 人们可以因为你是同性恋而开除你
