The threats were apparently made online once the company decided to change the definitions of the words 'girl,' 'woman' and 'female' to be more inclusive of gender identities.
An Orange County man was arrested Tuesday after making a series of alleged death threats targeted towards Merriam-Webster dictionary after the company opted to change the definition of several words related to gender identification.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, April 29 in Springfield, Mass. where one of Merriam-Webster's several offices is located. As a result, Merriam-Webster closed offices in both Springfield and New York for five days because of the threats, which were made in Oct. 2021. Merriam-Webster's first definition of the word reads as:"of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs," while the second reads:"having a gender identity that is the opposite of male."
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