Finding Moments of Indonesian Football Supporters Emotionally Swearing at The Word ‘Anjing’

Abstract

Dogs, or 'Anjing' in Indonesia, as animals, can become symbols, logos, mascots, or myths and turn into swearing metaphors that can take the form of support, insults, and intimidation voiced by supporters. The word 'Anjing' is packed with a different emotional emphasis, leading to a form of swearing used by football supporters in Indonesia to express emotion. This study aims to analyze when the word 'Anjing' is uttered as a form of swearing by football supporters when they are on the move by watching the match directly in the stadium. The perspectives are Emotional Anthropology and the notion of dehumanization in Acts of Violence through verbal language, namely swearing. The qualitative approach uses the ethnographic method as the primary data collection technique and observes supporters' behavior in football matches inside the stadiums to see verbal and action changes in their behavior. The findings are fourteen moments that cause supporters to swear, which are not always related to moments of success or failure in scoring. The whole swearing moment also created a strong emotion.