KONSTRUKSI KRITIK PERILAKU DISKRIMINATIF MASYARAKAT KOREA SELATAN TERHADAP PENYANDANG AUTISME

(KAJIAN SEMIOTIKA JOHN FISKE DRAMA “EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO’’)

Abstract

        Most of the films and dramas produced by South Korea that tell about romance, but different from dramas that tell about the lives of people with autism spectrum. Drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is one of the dramas with the theme of inspiration and touching in the life of a person with autism spectrum disorder who works at a large law firm. He has a high IQ of 164, an extraordinary memory, and a creative way of thinking but has a low EQ and poor social skills. Despite this, he is the smartest lawyer in South Korea with an autism spectrum disorder.        This study aims to reveal the public perspective on autism spectrum disorder sufferers in the drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”. This research is motivated by the phenomenon of people with autism who often get discriminated against by their environment. Reality autism spectrum disorder described in the drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is the focus of this research.        The drama will be analyzed using John Fiske's semiotic theory. The results of this study indicate that in the drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" the public's view of people with autism is that all people with autism are not worthy of having a life like humans in general. Society still discriminates against people with autism in various environments such as schools, social environments, and work environments.         In this drama, people with autism spectrum disorder are depicted as geniuses and have a high sense of humanity. People with autism spectrum disorder are able to have a high level of intelligence if done with the right therapy and training.

Keywords: Discrimination, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Drama