Awkarin, Aa Juju clash over Kalimantan fire appeal
A social media appeal asking Indonesian influencer Awkarin to share information about fires in Kalimantan turned into a public dispute over tone and criticism. Aa Juju said he hoped her larger following could help the information reach more people and pointed to her past campaigning. Awkarin objected to the wording, denied ignoring issues in Indonesia and posted their exchange. The available account does not include a later response from Aa Juju.
JAKARTA — A request for Indonesian influencer Awkarin to amplify information about fires in Kalimantan became a public dispute after she said the message from fellow influencer Aa Juju sounded like a dig at her. Their exchange, shared on social media, put a familiar challenge for online advocacy in view: the appeal can be eclipsed by arguments over how it was delivered.
Aa Juju said he was saddened by the situation and hoped Awkarin could help the information reach a wider audience. He cited his own limited following and referred to difficulties faced by residents, according to the message Awkarin later posted.
A call to share information about fires
The message was not framed only as a request for help. Aa Juju also compared Awkarin’s response to the fires with what he described as her vocal campaigning in the past. That comparison appears to have led her to read the appeal as criticism disguised as a reminder.
Awkarin shared their Instagram exchange publicly, saying she objected to the choice of words. “Ngerti kan maksud gua? Kaya bahasanya sok woke bgt anjir bisa kali ngomong nicer. Gua gak kenal lu,” she wrote, according to the article.
She also rejected the suggestion that she ignored issues in Indonesia. In another post, she wrote: “Gaada satu issue Indonesia gua up dr mana hantu.”
Dispute draws focus from residents’ hardship
Awkarin later posted another Instagram Story criticizing people she felt were interfering. “Org-org2 kaya gini gapenting bgt sumpah sampah bgt haters berkedok ngingetin ???,” she wrote.
The exchange illustrates how a request to share information can become a personal confrontation when the recipient hears reproach in the wording. Aa Juju’s stated aim was to broaden attention to the fires and the difficulties residents face; the public posts, however, shifted much of the visible discussion toward the two influencers’ disagreement.
That shift matters because the original appeal concerned conditions in Kalimantan, while the dispute centered on tone, criticism and whether a public figure should be pressed to speak. The article does not provide further details about the fires or include a response from Aa Juju after Awkarin posted the exchange.
Awkarin’s clearest denial remained: “Gaada satu issue Indonesia gua up dr mana hantu.”
