Discrimination in our society

In our society there are many variations of discrimination, and it reaches to people of all genders and of all ethnicities. In our current society people who are obese or overweight tend to be discriminated against along with those who are older in age; they are discriminated against in the working field and in the job world. However, in the year 2010 discrimination is still being headlined on the basis of race. Race has always been one of, if not the biggest form of discrimination in our society, and although there are numerous platforms in which one can be discriminated against, race continues to be the dominant form. This talk of discrimination has prompted me to think about this years heisman running. The heisman award is given out to college football's "best player" (usually offensive). Cameron Newton, the starting quarterback for the University of Auburn is clearly ahead of every other candidate 9 weeks into the season, but it seems as if the media is doing everything in its power to tear him down. Newton, a black quarterback, has captivated the sporting world, and is garnering attention from those around the country, but it appears the media has had enough. Since Newton new found fame there have been "discoveries" that he might have accepted money to play at Mississippi State, and the newest bit of media info is that he was caught cheating on an exam while at the Univeristy of FLorida therefore he was forced to transfer. These kind of outlandish claims were never made toward recent previous heisman winners of White decent such as: Tim tebow, or Sam bradford. So what is it about Newton that has caused the media to try and dig up dirt to tarnish his image? There appears to be no other explanation than his race.