Name: Let’s try emotional correctness
Uploaded: 2013-12-04T16:05:54Z
Duration: 5 min 45 s
Description: It's time for liberals and conservatives to transcend their political differences and really listen to each other, says political pundit Sally Kohn. In this optimistic talk, Kohn shares what she learned as a progressive lesbian talking head on Fox News. It’s not about political correctness, she says, but rather, emotional correctness. (Contains profanity.)

It's time for liberals and conservatives to transcend their political differences and really listen to each other, says political pundit Sally Kohn. In this optimistic talk, Kohn shares what she learned as a progressive lesbian talking head on Fox News. It’s not about political correctness, she says, but rather, emotional correctness. (Contains profanity.)

Let’s try emotional correctness

Change starts not with facts or arguments but with compassion and respect in how we communicate. A progressive voice faced an onslaught of hate mail—238 nasty messages in just one week—yet found that genuine kindness from political opponents broke through barriers. Emotional correctness, the ability to connect with others through tone and empathy, often succeeds where logic and statistics fail. Real dialogue begins when people feel heard and valued, even across fierce divides.