Sexual Transgression Space In Fujoshi Texts On X

Abstract

The popularity of female fans of homosexual fiction stories, known as fujoshi in Japanese, is growing and spreading to several countries, including in Indonesia. The existence of fujoshi was initially linked to the resistance movement against conventional discourse on sexuality. Now, fujoshi have created a transgressive space through text and works of art on social media, especially those uploaded on X. Through the postmodernist perspective and raising gender performativity theory from Judith Butler, this research found that fujoshi in Tapal Kuda tend to camouflage when enjoying boys love content, with the majority of the population being Moslem, they have to put on performances that conform to the teachings of their religion. Among other conclusions, it has been discovered that fujoshi create a zone that better accommodates their interests in homosexual fiction.

Keywords

• fujoshi
• transgression space
• performativity
• texts