Tristan Wilds as Dixon, the token black guy on 90210

August 23, 2008 @ 12:01 am

Hi, my name is Tristan Wilds and I play Dixon on 90210. You may have noticed me because I am the token black guy in those 90210 promo billboards. Sure, the 90210 zip code may have a lot of white people, but I have the important job of making the crazy black people happy who otherwise would immediately call the race card upon seeing that EVERYBODY ON THE SHOW IS WHITE. Who cares about all the other races, I am black!

And be sure to check out my token Asian friend when 90210 starts. He/she isn’t shown in the promo material, but you can pretty much bet that he/she will be really white-washed and really annoying. That’s how Asians are on TV, there’s no doubt about it! Asians=Annoying. Yay!

I love lamp!

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  • beccasung says:

    dixon?! that’s like the whitest, most southern name you could possibly give a black guy.. why not just name him confederate? -_-

  • Stephanie says:

    Yea I hate they gave him a Ugly ass white name like Dixon i dnt care imma still watch the show just for Tristan i loved him ever seen “The Wire” love

    LOVE YA TRISTAN

    • obsessed says:

      dumb a** name and horrible a** looking shape-up. but I still love him, so fine. cant wait to see him in less clothes :-)

  • james says:

    aye mann i love you cuzzo

  • jaime says:

    Does anyone know what brand the multi-colored polo style shirt that “Dixon” wore on tuesdays 9/16 episode was? I really liked that shirt!

  • Carey says:

    Omg!You are so fine.My friends and I currently saw The Secret of the Bees and every time you came on my friend would squeeze my arm.It was annoying but I understand why she was doing it You are a very good looking young man.

  • Khala says:

    Hey Tristan ILY ur so awsome in 90210 and the wire ur the only reason i watch the show and u r SOOOO FIINNNEEE not cute but, fine. oh and my friends and i went 2 see secret life of bees everytime we saw u we screemed, we almost got kicked out anyways i babaling on and on so bye BTW LUV U TRISTAN!

  • DenyceRena says:

    WWOWWWWW i absolutely LOVE ypu,TRISTAN, i only watch 90210 because of you they better keep you on the show if they want to keep the ethnic viewers. im in LOVE with you

  • Amberrose says:

    OMG!!! Tristan u r amazingly hott nd REALLY talented. U r soooooo fine!!! luv u w/ ur shirt off btw…i gess i just luv the spanish nd black guys… cnt blame me u r soooo sexyy!!!

  • Ornella says:

    i love 90210 n i love ur character dixon
    u are so gorgezz and i love ur smile.
    #1 aussie fan that is african blak.

  • diamond says:

    hey tristan i luv u in all u play in u r sooooooooooooo sexy when i saw u kiss dakota fanning i got so jealous but keep doin ur thing boo!!!!

  • loretta says:

    Dats ma man rite dere. 90210 is ma fav show. Tristan is sexy ass hell!!!!!!!!!!!! N he can sing 2!?!?! he got da whole package all he need is me now.lol.JK.

  • abanks says:

    you are one of the sexiest black guys i’ve ever seeeeeeeeeen
    and you can sinnnnnng:) now you just need me.
    ahhahahahahah

  • Michelle says:

    tristiann daaaanngg ii love your newest moviiee secret life of beess you lookk sooo fllyyy anndd oo0oooo your proper ! ii agreee with abanks:) i love your acting !your soo guud!<3

  • summer says:

    I love tristan he is so sexy oh man he is i would love to married to him his lips look so juicy and i just want to kiss them.love you

  • jaylee says:

    love you u r so fine
    i almost kissed my tv when i waswatching the secret life of bees at my house
    whats your next movie you are going to be in
    …………… and yes i am obsessed with
    hopefully that miovie you have on less clothes
    by sexy

  • Rebecca says:

    Well, i just wanted to leave a quick note to say, i love the show and everyone who is in it. The character that you play is kinda like my personality; cheeky, bubbly and alway fub to be around. :-)

    You know you love me
    XOXO
    Gossip Girl

  • Rebecca says:

    Well, i just wanted to leave a quick note to say, i love the show and everyone who is in it. The character that you play is kinda like my personality; cheeky, bubbly and alway fun to be around. :-)

    You know you love me
    XOXO
    Gossip Girl

  • Kenya says:

    What is wrong with the name Dixon? I think it suits him well…But GOSH I LOVE TRISTAN!!! TRIS ur so krute, and how awesome that we have the same last name…..well….at least we will!! LOL!!!!!

  • Donatello says:

    I don’t see the big deal with his show name. He’s practically mixed black and white. Name boundaries don’t apply to him, be it fictional or real life. His name could be Tyler Scott and it would be fine. But I do think that the show needs more regular blacks. I thought Lauren London was on it. Unfortunately, if I’m correct, she went gay? Well that takes care of Affirmitive action! lol… Black Guy, Black Girl, Gay character. 2 Birds 1 stone.

  • jimmydeanbakker says:

    Are you the token black guy in the classic sense of the word? I don’t think so. By the way, I had absolutely no plans to watch 90210, but stumbled on a rerun of the first episode earlier this summer. I caught all the episodes on the Internet and have an appreciation for the character Dixon because he’s a character with a lot of history unlike many black characters in the history of cinema. A token black character is a black character used to make the show hip and to pull in a wider, more diverse audience. These characters are usually goofy or over the top or annoying or dysfunctional and they don’t have any history behind them. Not to say that Dixon isn’t hip and doesn’t pull in a wider audience, but the character Dixon is an integral part of the team and his storyline is germane to the functionality of the show, and tons of people of all races can identify with Dixon. I can identify with the whole bi-polar girl friend thing. I went through that craziness in my early 20s; and when Silver flipped, I almost had a panic attack reminiscing about those days.

  • fearghoul says:

    i find it hilarious that you people think Tristan actually wrote this thing.

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