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I mean yeah as I mentioned before, Pinkie acting like a jerk and how insensitive in the episode did tick me off me at first, but later I realized that this is keeping with Pinkie's character. In fact it was similar to how insensitive Fluttershy was toward Rainbow Dash in Sonic Rainboom, yet no one called her out when that happened. It's also been shown that Pinkie does take ridiculous leaps of logic towards addressing someone without meaning to, even if it's one of her closest friends.

There’s a difference between that. Fluttershy probably thought Rainbow could take it because she usually likes to come off tougher then she is inside. But Pinkie should of known better, back in Griffon the Brush-Off she wouldn’t even do a harmless prank on Fluttershy. Her behavior in Filli Vanilli seemed worse then just a prank.

“But Rainbow Dash, just because you failed the Sonic Rainboom a hundred-thousand times in practice, doesn’t mean you won’t be able to do it in front of an entire stadium full of impatient, super-critical sports fan ponies.” (Fluttershy to Rainbow Dash in Sonic Rainboom)

“Yeah! It’ll be so amazing! You’ll be there on stage, basking in the hooflights! The center of attention! A shining star! Everypony staring at you, judging you, jealously noting how they could be way better than you? Why wasn’t it them? Why wasn’t it them? And then, when you choke, they’ll turn on you, becoming a seething, angry mob, and you’ll be horribly humiliated, never able to show your face in Ponyville again!" (Pinkie Pie to Fluttershy in Filli Vanilli)

And I don’t know about you, but at least Fluttershy’s line sounds like it’s trying to be supportive even when it’s really not. Pinkie’s is just pushing Fluttershy’s stage fright fears right in her face. It’s all about intentions. Fluttershy thought she was helping Rainbow Dash, what was the intention of Pinkie’s line? To scare Fluttershy even further?