"You're On My Heart Just Like a Tattoo!"

There were some serious role reversals on this week's episode of 90210. Silver and Dixon have been dating for a long time now. Dixon finally works up the courage to tell her he loves her. Silver doesn't respond. She is very cynical and opposed to love, along with pretty much all societal expectations. Dixon ends up breaking up with her because of this. One would generally expect the girl to drop the L-bomb and the guy to be the commitment-phobe. However, these roles are reversed in the show. Later on, the episode returns to more typical gender roles. When Silver thinks Dixon is dating someone new, she flips out. She finally tells him she loves him because she realizes she will lose him otherwise. Silver immediately turns into a sappy, cheesy, ridiculously emotional individual. She used to ridicule individuals who were in love. She also deemed Valentine's Day a ridiculous commercial ploy to make money. Now she is obsessed with creating a perfect Valentine's Day. She even gets Dixon's name tattoed on her hip. She tells him that she wanted something that could be a sign of the permanence of their love. Dixon's face was very expressive following this exchange. He was visibly freaked out and surprised. Now, Silver is the stereotypical girl who is big on committment and having a serious relationship. Dixon on the otherhand is concerned about how serious Silver is getting. He is obviously concerned about just how permanent she expects their relationship to be. This is more fitting with the fear of commitment, which is part of the male stereotype. This episode is a very extreme version of the committment scenario, especially since they are both still in high school. But, it still demonstrates societal stereotypes very well.