Self-Presentation through Social Media (Case Study of Male Cross-Dresser on Instagram)

Abstract

This paper will explain a qualitative study of the self-presentation of male crossdresser on Instagram. The male cross-dresser men who wrestle in entertainment world using Instagram as a tool for their selfpresentation due to there’s no access to mass media. The case study was conducted on three male cross-dressers who upload photos and/or videos showing themselves dressing up or behaving like women. This research is a case study with in-depth interviews on three informants who are Instagram users. In this journal, it was found that the self-presentation of male cross-dresser featured on Instagram was done intentionally and consciously by displaying two opposite character of informants, masculine and feminine. This is done for the purpose of self-existence and work. In conclusion there is no difference between front-stage and back-stage individual crossdresser in self-presentation on Instagram. Although the label attributed to them as result of the self-presentation that displayed is still disrupts their role in social life