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Connections: Discussing male violence and acceptable standards of behavior

The Brett Kavanaugh investigation produced something unexpected last week: a debate about whether it's normal and natural for men to get into physical altercations. Namely, bar fights.

Some of Judge Kavanaugh's staunchest defenders argued that his past, which included a fight at a bar during his college years at Yale, is only indicative of typical male behavior. Newsmax commentator John Cardillo wrote, "I don't know one guy, including myself, who wasn't in a bar fight." 

Our panel discusses male violence and the acceptable standards of behavior. In studio:

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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