The Politically Correct Man

This mockumentary follows a former Swedish MMA- fighter and media personality, Musse Hasselvall, who represents political correctness by being Mr Politically Correct. Musse believes he is an open person with no prejudices. But is that really true? He is white, heterosexual, middle class, male and has no disabilities. Musse wants to understand more about what it feels like to experience discrimination. Surprisingly he discovers that he has more prejudices than he thought he had. This is a series, dealing with issues regarding gender, transgender, disability, skin color, sexuality and body size. Its purpose is to promote discussions on the equal value and equal rights of all individuals. We do that by putting light on the small mistakes all of us make in everyday life confronting diversity of different kinds. We aimed at a non-politically correct audience that might be unaware of these issues. A strategy was to make fun of people from the politically correct ‘elite’ who think they say and do the right things. Our main character Musse represents that ‘elite’. The programs are produced in a semi-documentary, or mockumentary, way. The people and the stories are real, no actors are used, but some of the scenes are scripted. Part of the dialogue was made up from the participants’ own experiences as well as spontaneous improvisation.