Kadrun (in Indonesian political terms)
In Indonesian politics, the term kadrun is an Indonesian abbreviation of kadal gurun (desert lizard), a nickname addressed to people who are considered narrow-minded, especially those influenced by extremism and fundamentalism from the Middle East, to stigmatize those labelled as radical islamist.[1] They are also stereotyped to wear cadar, thawb, pants that are too short (cingkrang), and grow their beard.[2]
Since 13 September 2019, the trend for pronouncing kadrun has beaten the volume trend for mentioning similar animal-based political term of cebong (tadpole) for pro-Jokowi during the 2019 Indonesian presidential election, referring to Jokowi fondness of keeping tadpoles in the palace ground; and kampret (microbat) for pro-Prabowo during the 2019 Indonesian presidential election, coming from a play for Prabowo's coalition acronym of KMP (Indonesian: Koalisi Merah Putih, Red and White Coalition).[3][4]
"Desert lizard" likely refers to the Uromastyx aegyptia, a type of lizard commonly found in the deserts of the Middle East, mainly in Egypt.
References[edit]
- ^ Damarjati, Danu. "Asal Mula Istilah Kampret-Kadrun: Dari Persaingan Jokowi Vs Prabowo (in Indonesian)". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ Ginting, Xenos Zulyunico (2022-08-20). "Mahfud: Abu Janda yang Bilang Cadar Pakaian Gurun, Bukan Pemerintah". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Ikhsan, M. "Awal Mula Munculnya Istilah Cebong, Kampret, Kadrun di Medsos (in Indonesian)". teknologi (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ Damarjati, Danu (2020-12-17). "Asal Mula Istilah Kampret-Kadrun: Dari Persaingan Jokowi Vs Prabowo". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-26.