Recent Prince George's County News: "PG" Silliness Edition

• NBCWashington: @nbcwashington (Nov 25) :
• Some in Prince George's consider the name of NBA star Kevin Durant's new shoe to be a pejorative for the county. nbc4dc.com/KjM7hgv :  View summary
• Everett Will: @DCAbloob (Nov 25): 
• County politicians don't like the term "P.G. County" at all. twitter.com/1067thefandc/s… :  View details
• FOX 5 DC: @fox5dc (Nov 25): 
• Name of Kevin Durant's new Nike shoe may upset some Prince George's Co. residents @KDTrey5 fox5dc.com/sports/5401663… pic.twitter.com/6pV93Uo9vw :  View photo
• MCE Watch: @mce_watch (Nov 25): 
• @DCAbloob @1067thefan Actually, I'm offended by people who are offended by "PG" especially those who interrupt useful discourse to bitch. :  View conversation
• Daniel A. Guzman: @DGQuoVadimus (Nov 25): 
• @DCAbloob Got a sharply-worded e-mail when I worked at Ch 9 from Co. Exec Johnson asking me to not write "PG County". :  View conversation
• John Domen: @JDonWNEW (Nov 25): 
• @DCAbloob crazy because that's what all of us from there call it :  View conversation
• 99.1 WNEW: @WNEW (Nov 25): 
• Some think saying "PG County" rather than "Prince George's County" is disrespectful. What do you think? twitter.com/1067thefandc/s…  :  View details
• Brad Bell: @ABC7Brad (Nov 25): 
• Kevin Durant's new shoe is called PG County. Is it now OK to call Prince George's Pg? What do you think? :  View location
• PGCBlogging: @PGCBlogging (Nov 25): 
• #PGorNOT twitter.com/MrPryority/sta… :  View details
• Durant's New Sneaker Is Taboo to Some in Prince George's. Weigh in PGCo. #PGorNOT buff.ly/1XfdN60 pic.twitter.com/bIvSmON7rB :  View photo
  
• Sabreen60: @QueenMerytAmon (Nov 25): 
• @WPGC I think it's ridiculous. Many, many ppl who live in PG County have always called it PG County. I called it both when living there :  View conversation
• Lorraine Yuriar: @thekytikat (Nov 25): 
• .@arelisrhdz I call it "PG County" all the time. Electeds need to worry more abt reducing our taxes & controlling spending. @KDTrey5 :  View conversation
• Factor One: @dafactor1 (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz @KDTrey5 If you're an elected official feigning offense by term "P.G." you're probably trying to distract from your inaction. :  View conversation
• .@arelisrhdz .@KDTrey5 .@ABC7Brad .@ByLynhBui ..@CountyExecBaker Instead of complaining, elected officials should help us have #PrideInPG ! :  View location
• Arelis R. Hernández: @arelisrhdz (Nov 25): 
  
• There are some seriously offended folks in Pr. George's over "P.G" in name of @KDTrey5 new shoes. What do Prince Georgians on Twitter say? :  View details 
• I remember the first time a gov't official corrected me when I said "PG" instead of Pr. George's: it was a high school senior awards banquet :  View details
  
• FYI for Twitter purposes, @CountyExecBaker uses "PGC" for brevity when referring to the county. "KD8 PG County" shoes riling some folks up :  View details
• .@KDTrey5 new sneakers honor his native Pr. George's. So why are officials so offended? wpo.st/Khur0 pic.twitter.com/RUdsgeUqKR :  View photo
• Read this: wpo.st/-tur0; and then, read this: wapo.st/1P91X9d for an explanation of why @KDTrey5 shoe name offends some. :  View summary
• Take our poll here: Do you think the shorthand "P.G." for Prince George's County is offensive?wapo.st/1IhblQ5  :  View summary
• Hey @KDTrey5 do u have response to the reax about using "PG County" on your new shoe? wpo.st/Uivr0 arelis.hernandez@washpost.com :  View summary
• For Pr. George's schools alums, did you ever feel slighted when others used "P.G." to refer to you? or did you use it as a slight? :  View details
• D.C. Russell: @dcrussell (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz Maybe you should have said "There are some seriously OFFENSIVE folks in Pr. George's" I've seen 'm rude, almost foaming at mouth :  View conversation
• MCE Watch: @mce_watch (Nov 25): 
• @thekytikat @arelisrhdz PG crazies get nasty if we say PG, but never complain about PGPD, PGFD, PGCPS, PGCMLS, co.pg.md.us etc. :  View conversation
• Cy_Guy: @Cy_Guy (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz @KDTrey5 I prefer Prince George's when space permits but 4 @Twitter &texting PG is preferable to MoCo/HoCo & AA can be confusing :  View conversation
• em—dash: @em_dash01 (Nov 25): 
• I mean people from the rest of the area do use it as an insult but literally everyone from PG County calls it that. twitter.com/arelisrhdz/sta… :  View details
• @thekytikat @arelisrhdz as a kid I'd do things like It's Academic and get 'oh, you're from PG' with a sneer from, say, Fairfax kids. :  View conversation
• @thekytikat @arelisrhdz so, it happens. But as I said in another tweet this seems like county officials trying to rebrand more than anything :  View conversation
  
• Post Local: @postlocal (Nov 25): 
• Kevin Durant's new sneakers honor Prince George's County. Why officials there offended? wpo.st/J8vr0 :  View summary
• thatfoodguy: @thatfoodguy (Nov 25): 
• @postlocal @arelisrhdz there are MANY MANY problems PG has. The least of which is being called PG. this response is retarded and insane :  View conversation
• @postlocal @arelisrhdz the schools in PG are a direct pipeline to prison and yet these fools are tweakin over bring called PG !!! REALLY!!?? :  View conversation
• @postlocal @arelisrhdz this is stupid. Create an infrastructure and quit the bullshit. #wastedtimeandthoughts  :  View conversation
• @petesaq @arelisrhdz @postlocal This is a non issue. All locals say PG. CHANGE THE REALITY OF PG. Not what folks call it #buildsomeshit  :  View conversation
• Raoul Duke: @EJRaoulduke1976 (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz Are these assholes kidding? We should be way more offended by politicians in general than anything on a shoe :  View conversation
• Moshe Francis: @moekamerow (Nov 25): 
• @postlocal @arelisrhdz PG County will always be PG County which is why it is PG County hey county to avoid As always was and will be :  View conversation
• Steve Contorno: @scontorno (Nov 25): 
• When I was at the @dcexaminer, we used "PG Co" in a headline at least 3 times a week. And @ben_giles got an earful for each one probably. :  View conversation
• I give credit to Prince George's County. Theyre equally irrational about people using PG County to Durant as they were to the @dcexaminer. :  View details
  
• Brian: @VancityManpurse (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz @JamesWagnerWP @KDTrey5 ppl are offended by everything. I'm offended he won't wear high tops. We're all offended!!!! :  View conversation
• Rosalind Helderman: @PostRoz (Nov 25): 
• Ahh, this brings back some memories as a former Prince George's--always Prince George's, never PG--reporter. washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/…  :  View summary
• John Domen: @JDonWNEW (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz @DCAbloob sooooo silly :  View conversation
• Mindy Moretti: @mindymoretti (Nov 25): 
• @OvettaWashPost @ElaheIzadi @Arelishdz @arelisrhdz w/o even reading story I bet it's Prince "don't call us PG" Georges issues. :  View conversation
• Aaron C. Davis: @byaaroncdavis (Nov 25): 
• If Kevin Durant can't shorten to "PG," it is still, most surely, "Prince George's." Insulting says @CountyExecBaker wapo.st/1QIxUFf :  View summary
• Howard Bernstein: @hbwx (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz @DCAbloob there are far more legitimate things to be offended by...people really need to lighten up. :  View conversation
• petesaq: @petesaq (Nov 25): 
• @thatfoodguy @arelisrhdz @postlocal the PG objection is often not claimed by PG natives. It's a fabricated issue. :  View conversation
• Rob Windley: @RobWindley (Nov 25): 
• @arelisrhdz @pgpolitics I attended PG schools K-12. Never felt slighted. I still refer to this place as PG. :  View conversation
• Lawrence Stafford II: @LarryStaffordJr (Nov 25): 
• Hey @arelisrhdz have you seen my take on this? livefrompgc.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/why…  :  View conversation
• The Manziel Show: @TH_Da_06er (Nov 25): 
• Calling it Prince George's county isn't gonna make crime go down or raise achievement scores. Name issue is low hanging fruit. :  View details
• Matt Zapotosky: @mattzap (Nov 25): 
• Used to live & work in Pr. George's when they had near triple-digit murders (& still fretted over the moniker "PG") washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/… :  View summary
• Robert McCartney: @McCartneyWP (Nov 25): 
• I grew up in MoCo (which, paradoxically, is NOT considered derogatory), but learned early as The Post's Md. editor that "PG" was a no-no. :  View details
• Kevin Durant (and Nike's marketing people) should know better than to call his native county 'PG' !!! ow.ly/V58LU  :  View summary
  
• Riverdale Park Patch: @RiverdalePatch (Nov 25): 
• Does Kevin Durant's 'PG County' Nike Shoe Insult Area? dlvr.it/CrGTYD :  View details
• Maryland News: @WTOPinMD (Nov 25): 
• Name of new Kevin Durant shoe irks Prince George’s County officials bit.ly/1IhzuWK #WTOP :  View summary
• Mel Franklin: @melrfranklin (Nov 25): 
• @fox5dc @TraceeWilkins We truly appreciate @KDTrey5's gesture that honors Pr. Geo. County. Congrats on your success! pic.twitter.com/QJqX1XWHrd :  View photo
• @fox5dc @TraceeWilkins Thank you @KDTrey5 The 900,000 residents of your native county are proud of your accomplishments. :  View details 
  
• William Ford: @jabariwill (Nov 25): 
• @CountyExecBaker said in a statement the new @KDTrey5 #KD8 shoes representing Prince George's County symbolizes pride in his hometown. :  View details
• Andrea Noble: @anobleDC (Nov 26): 
• Hahahahaha. Everyone. RT @willsommer: Who knew saying “P.G. County” was so controversial washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/… :  View details