@Tk3997  
Wow, you’re really this anally devastated because a few people don’t find animu humor to be “funny”.
 
Wow.

@Tk3997
 
In this case, it’s more that Pinkie finds Dash’s dejection to be a turn-on.

Derp, I totally forgot to paste the second bit into my first post. Really need an edit button for comments, or at least a delete one, or maybe I’m a double derp and just can’t find them.
 
@FanOfMostEverything  
So possible mental problems clearly relating to abandonment issues manifesting as sadistic rape and murder is at least vaguely ‘plausible’ for you, but it manifesting as milder manipulative behavior aimed at causing suffering, presumably at least partly or even primarily to drive the victim to seek her out for comfort is totally irrational.
 
I see some holes in this reasoning…

@Tenafly Viper  
It’s not very hard for me at all, nor do I consider laughing at someone being kind of a dick particularly “Japanese” humor. The simple fact is finding a laugh in watching other people act like tools as long as we’re not the target is pretty damn universal. See every sitcom neighbor in the universe for example.
 
Not being able to get that is into willful ignorance territory for me.

Could we agree that Twilight’s face is funny in that last panel?

@CocoaNut  
Huh. Then I guess it just got a stranglehold on the fan zeitgeist.

@CocoaNut  
Yeah…and I’m PRETTY sure the writers don’t read fanfiction.

@FanOfMostEverything
 
Wasn’t Cupcakes written prior to Party of One?

@Tk3997  
We’ve seen Pinkie experience a delusional psychotic episode, which could theoretically be extrapolated into a homicidal alternate personality. It’s a tenuous connection, but it’s there.  
This, on the other hand, lacks even that flimsy justification. Pinkie pranks ponies, yes, but she always makes sure any distress is momentary and no feelings are hurt. Furthermore, she literally lives to make others happy, to the extent that she has sung a song about it. Seeing her wallow in another’s misery while remaining sane does not compute.

@Tk3997  
The problem is not as much Pinkie being “out of character” as it is the Japanese humor that makes little sense to western audiences. It’s harder for us to understand why anyone would be literally drooling over causing someone else’s sadness, especially when they’re a close friend.

I find it funny people are complaining about this being out of character when Pinkie being a sadistic serial killer is one of the oldest and most repeated jokes in the fandom. In fact it plays on the exact same source for comedy by contrasting her (often overbearing) canon personality of always being super happy and nice with a hidden darker side.

@Vree  
Yeah, actually, that IS a super bizarre concept. Perhaps it’s a “thing” in Japan, but pretty much everywhere else, it’s just goddamn creepy.

@Vree  
So, instead of “every pony in this town is CRAZY!”, it’s a case of “every pony in this town is A PERVERT!” ?

Wow… When did Pinkie Pie become such an insensitive bitch?

Wow, what a dick.

@Vree
 
Even so, I doubt that this would get Pinkie Pie going (though it might work for RD). And, aside from that, Pinkie Pie canonically loves reading, so the premise kind of falls flat.

Wasn’t that one uploaded already?

This kind of behavior would be perfect for Gilda, but for Pinkie it’s just not even close.

Is someone having a bit of fetish for Dash’s cute sad face that alien a concept for you guys? :/
 
(Besides, if you read this guys’ comics you’d know that “they are all perverts” is basically always the punchline. That’s Japan for you!)

Wow. Did the person that wrote this even watch the show or is this some reference I don’t get?

That is one cold-hearted prank.

That… seems completely out of character for Pinkie. Unless she’s imagining how she’ll get to cheer up Dash afterwards. I could see Munchausen-by-Proxy Pie.

Meanie.

@Background Pony  
Crap, you’re right. The problem was that it never occurred to me until now that Rainbow Dash was the one saying that line. I thought that was something written on the wall by Twilight inviting people to borrow those books, and ended up overlooking the て to make it work. I’ll make up a correction.

@Number1pegasus  
And having foot fetishes is completely normal.
 
((P.S. I wasn’t pointing fingers))