'Duck Dynasty' Debate Takes Over Under Armour's Facebook Page

As the social media storm over free speech and the "Duck Dynasty" franchise continued through the weekend, sponsorUnder Armour’s Facebook pagebecame a venue in the online shouting match.

Baltimore-based sports apparel maker Under Armour said last week that it is keeping its business ties to the "Duck Dynasty" franchise amid a media brouhaha over comments made by star Phil Robertson about gays and African-Americans in a magazine interview.

Under Armour provides much of the camouflage clothing worn by the stars of the reality TV show and is the title sponsor of a “Duck Dynasty” spinoff show, “Buck Commander,” the Baltimore Business Journal says.

The Huffington post reports that on Jan. 15, A&E will begin airing new episodes of the show that include scenes featuring the "Dynasty" patriarch. They were filmed earlier this year before the controversial interview prompted the network to dismiss Robertson.

The Baltimore Business Journal says the vast majority of the messages on Under Armour’s Facebook page thanked the company for supporting Robertson and free speech, even though Under Armour's statement said Robertson's remarks "are not reflective of Under Armour’s beliefs and do not represent our point of view."

Here’s a sampling of customers’ posts from Monday morning: