How are jocks (macho athlete types) victims of discrimination and prejudice? are jocks discriminated against? discrimination is the unfair treatment of a category of people, based on stereotypical assumptions about the people who are or seem to be part of that group. sadly, there's a lot of discrimination in the world. but are jocks among those who are discriminated against? if so, how so? how do you think discrimination against jocks compares to other kinds of discrimination (age, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity,