What does “throw under the bus” mean?

Quote from hueningkaiskai

ill give you an example

lets say youre an armyblink who claims to like bp and bts

buut you also join in with people who shit on bts , call them names, make fun of their looks or vocals etc
than you are throwing bts under the bus

Well yes but I never really see anyone claiming to be an Army calling Bts names and openly bashing them. Like I’ve never seen anyone say something along the lines of “I’m an Army but BTS discography is just so awful compared to BP’s” That’s not really something people do.

Quote from Minazuki

Actually, the scenario I explained It's bad, cause you attack the group you stan and insert them in the convo to prove how "mediocre" they are just because the person who started everything stan them. If you stan a group and love them, in my perspective, you won't throw them to be attacked to save your other group's ass.

It's TOTALLY possible to answer the thread or tweet made by a midzy shitting on IDLE's vocals using their qualities and skills to prove they are actually talented without mentioning ITZY in the first place or using our knowlegde about ITZY's vocal skills to attack them and say IDLE is stronger. Because this isn't not even needed. You can explain why you find Miyeon or Minnie or Yuqi are tecnically talent, stable or even showing their lives only talking about them.

That's a scenario where I think It's normal to stan both groups and not throwing one under the bus.

The scenario throwing the group you stan under the bus:

"Oh you shouldn't come for IDLE's vocals. We both stan ITZY and we know they're mediocre vocalists, let's be real, and the only strong point is dancing. Remember it that live *insert the live's name* where Lia vocals where terrible? what is not happening in IDLE, please stop making the girls get dragged when you know they will for being average"

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Are you against comparison of groups in general?

The way you described is definitely the best way to handle bashing. Praising your own group leaving their faves out of it.

Thank you for the example. Those comments you definitely see around even tho that one was a bit extremer than they usually are (bring up specific performances etc). That was the most helpful so far.

Quote from hueningkaiskai

well looks like u missed some drama

most of the throwing under the bus accusations is overblown tho lmao

Not on Twitter so that might be it...