DANCING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: How Indonesian Ketofastosis Community Express their Healthy Lifestyle on Facebook

Abstract

This article exposes how the Indonesian Ketofastosis (KF) community through the Facebook group expresses a healthy lifestyle cultural practices online views and social movements related to the COVID-19pandemic. Using the ethnographic method, we found three main points that stand out in the community: 1) efforts to legitimize lifestyle 2) sharing and caring practices 3) social responsibility. Health issues related to COVID-19 such as COVID-19 victims mostly have high blood sugar history or Ketoers are more immune than non-Ketoers becoming a logical anchor for some community members to strengthen their reasons for choosing the KF lifestyle. Several members also shared their experiences of living a healthy lifestyle in the face of the pandemic. Furthermore, administrators and several other members were motivated to carry out social activities by assisting frontline health workers who treat COVID-19 patients. It confirms that the Indonesian KF community has a sense of community as well as social responsibility. This study helps understand the micro-social phenomena associated with a pandemic outbreak. To cite this article (7th APA style): Suryaman I. S. & Wijaya B. S. (2020). Dancing with the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Indonesian Ketofastosis Community Express their Healthy Lifestyle on Facebook. Journal Communication Spectrum: Capturing New Perspectives in Communication 10(2) xx-xx.