Revealing the Tattoo Philosophy and Pop Culture of the RR Kakek Gaul Community.

Tattoo is associated with crime and lawlessness, and individuals who have tattoos are either respected or feared by others. In the modern era, Indonesians have begun to broaden their minds to eradicate negative stereotypes toward people who have tattoos. As a result of the mixing of foreign cultures that have entered Indonesia, not even a few minors feel compelled to have tattoos on their body parts. In recent years, a phenomenon has occurred in the growth of tattoo communities, where members gather and support one another. One of tattoo communities is the RR Kakek Gaul. This research aims to analyze why the members decided to get tattoos on their bodies and how they interpreted their tattoos. In order to help the researchers doing the analysis, the researchers used Semiotics concept from Roland Barthes and signs from Peirce. The sources were taken from the RR Kakek Gaul Community's Instagram and YouTube accounts, which focused on two community members in particular. The findings of this study indicated that members of the RR Kakek Gaul Community attempted to convey messages of optimism about the future by eradicating negative stereotypes held by non-tattooed individuals. They conveyed these meanings via a tattoo symbol they possessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]