A man who expressed hatred for the Merriam-Webster dictionary's evolving definitions of gender pronouns and adjectives has pleaded guilty to making threats, prosecutors say.
California man who vowed to bomb Merriam-Webster over gender-inclusive entries pleads guilty
Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, California, used the Merriam-Webster website's comments and contact functions to sendHanson admitted to making the threats in writing as part of a plea agreement Wednesday, prosecutors said. He told the court he often chose the targets of his messages based on their gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
The online version of the Merriam-Webster entry for the adjective states, in part:"Having a gender identity that is the opposite of male.""It is absolutely sickening that Merriam-Webster now tells blatant lies and promotes anti-science propaganda," Hanson said."There is no such thing as ‘gender identity.’ The imbecile who wrote this entry should be hunted down and shot.”
The company is based in Springfield, Massachusetts, about 90 miles west of Boston. Authorities said Hanson's threats were chilling enough to inspire the publisher to shut down its offices in Springfield and New York City for five days.
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