STUDI KASUS MOTIF PADA CROSSDRESS COSPLAYERS DI YOGYAKARTA

Ihwan Wahyu Pratama Ramadhan, Yayan Suyana, S.S., M.A.

2025 | Skripsi | SASTRA JEPANG

Penelitian ini  mengkaji tentang motif alasan dan tujuan dari crossdresser yang ada di Yogyakarta.  Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, fenomena crossdressing yakni praktik mengenakan pakaian silang gender semakin marak di Indonesia, terutama di kalangan cosplayer. Meskipun sudah ada sejak lama, kemunculan crossdresser di publik semakin terlihat jelas setelah pandemi COVID-19, seiring meningkatnya jumlah cosplayer lokal dan event pop culture. Fenomena ini menarik perhatian peneliti karena crossdressing yang dianggap menyimpang memiliki alasan, tujuan, serta dipengaruhi oleh lingkungan komunitas atau circle tempat crossdresser berada.

Penelitian ini menggunakan teori fenomenologi Alfred Schutz untuk menganalisis motif pelaku crossdress cosplay, yang terbagi menjadi dua kategori: because of motive (alasan latar belakang) dan in order to motive (tujuan yang ingin dicapai). Motif sebab meliputi kebosanan terhadap karakter laki-laki, ketertarikan pada karakter perempuan, pengalaman masa lalu, dan alasan hiburan. Sedangkan motif tujuan mencakup ekspresi kecintaan terhadap karakter fiksi, apresiasi, pelepas stres, dan kesenangan pribadi. Pengalaman para pelaku menunjukkan bahwa crossdress cosplay membawa dampak emosional dan sosial, baik positif maupun negatif. Aktivitas ini tidak hanya sebagai hiburan, tetapi juga sebagai bentuk ekspresi diri yang kompleks, yang dipengaruhi oleh motivasi personal dan makna subjektif dalam kehidupan masing-masing individu.

This study examines the motives, reasons, and goals of crossdressers in Yogyakarta. In recent years, the phenomenon of crossdressing, the practice of wearing cross-gender clothing, has become increasingly prevalent in Indonesia, especially among cosplayers. Although it has been around for a long time, the emergence of crossdressers in public has become more visible after the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the increasing number of local cosplayers and pop culture events. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of researchers because crossdressing, which is considered deviant, has reasons, goals, and is influenced by the community or circle environment where the crossdresser is located.

This study uses Alfred Schutz's phenomenological theory to analyze the motives of crossdress cosplayers, which are divided into two categories: because of motive (background reasons) and in order to motive (goals to be achieved). The motives for the reasons include boredom with male characters, interest in female characters, past experiences, and entertainment reasons. While the motives for the goals include expressions of love for fictional characters, appreciation, stress relief, and personal pleasure. The experiences of the actors show that crossdress cosplay has emotional and social impacts, both positive and negative. This activity is not only for entertainment, but also as a complex form of self-expression, which is influenced by personal motivation and subjective meaning in each individual's life.

Kata Kunci : cosplay, crossdress, motive