Talk:Fluttershy/@comment-71.162.193.79-20120803052753/@comment-5381654-20120807200355

Rarity was my least favorite of the Mane 6, but somehow I feel more sympathy for her and Lauren Faust after I read the interviews: apparently, need to "incorporate fashion play into the show" was dictated by Hasbro, but Lauren Faust emphasize that "only one character is interested in it and she is not a trend follower but a designer who sells her own creations from her own store" [1]. Also, she acknowledges that "Rarity needed special care to keep her from being the typical shallow debutante character" [2]

References:

1. Lauren Faust. My Little NON-Homophobic, NON-Racist, NON-Smart-Shaming Pony: A Rebuttal (second paragraph from the end)

http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/24/my-little-non-homophobic-non-racist-non-smart-shaming-pony-a-rebuttal/

2. Exclusive Season 1 Retrospective Interview with Lauren Faust (question 16)

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/exclusive-season-1-retrospective.html