--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I have a bit of a problem with 'American…" description: "\"I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On th..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg" --- # I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive… ![“I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying 'Glee.'” quote by Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg) > “I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying 'Glee.'” [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Entertainment can exploit participants, yet other shows can be genuinely enjoyable. **In simple terms:** Beware exploitation, enjoy good content. Key Takeaway Critically assess media before consuming. Themes media ethics exploitation entertainment personal taste Mood reflective cautious Type ethical evaluative When to use this quote - TV viewing choices - media criticism - personal entertainment Key Concepts critical thinking consumer awareness artistic value Questions to Reflect On - What makes a show exploitative? - How do you balance enjoyment with ethical concerns? A Different Perspective Risk of dismissing valuable content due to negative aspects. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [American idol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-idol/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Bit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bit/) [Difficult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult/) [Enjoying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoying/) [Enjoying Glee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoying-glee-2864575/) [Exploited](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exploited/) [Forgive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forgive/) [Forgive me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forgive-me/) [Glee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glee/) [Hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hand/) [Help](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/help/) [Idol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idol/) [Idol Forgive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idol-forgive-2864576/) [Me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/) [Other](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/other/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Problem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/problem/) [Really](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/really/) [Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think/) [Watch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/watch/) ## Related quotes > [Shows like 'Glee' and 'American Idol' have been a big boost to the whole idea of young people pursuing a singing career or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/shows-like-glee-and-american-idol-have-been-a-big-boost-to-the-whole/) [Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/) > [Especially now, with 'Glee,' it's allowed a lot of kids to love music and performing at a young age. All ages watched 'American Idol,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-archuleta/especially-now-with-glee-it-s-allowed-a-lot-of-kids-to-love-music-and/) [David Archuleta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-archuleta/) > [Frankly, if 'American Idol' was the way I'd have to audition as a singer, I'd be standing behind the counter in a 5&10 right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/frankly-if-american-idol-was-the-way-i-d-have-to-audition-as-a-singer/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > ["You are what you eat." Nothing else. Never. If you are nourished with cow's milk and later with herbs, you'll become someone whose whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-ohsawa/you-are-what-you-eat-nothing-else-never-if-you-are-nourished-with-cow/) [George Ohsawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-ohsawa/) > [“Deeming that I earn too little, a friend of mine who’s a partner in a successful firm that does a lot of business with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-pessoa/deeming-that-i-earn-too-little-a-friend-of-mine-who-s-a-partner-in-a/) [Fernando Pessoa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-pessoa/) > [“Time ever keeps on coming with new opportunities to be exploited.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-nyarangi-akoya/time-ever-keeps-on-coming-with-new-opportunities-to-be-exploited/) [JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-nyarangi-akoya/) > [I saw a lot of people have success handed to them that then exploited it. They didn't protect it or cherish it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-paul/i-saw-a-lot-of-people-have-success-handed-to-them-that-then-exploited/) [Aaron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-paul/) > [Suzanne Collins, it was such a big thing for me to make the handshake with her and to say, 'You can trust me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/suzanne-collins-it-was-such-a-big-thing-for-me-to-make-the-handshake/) [Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/) > [It's a terrible thing to be a worker exploited in the capitalist system. The only worse thing is to be a worker unable to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-robinson/it-s-a-terrible-thing-to-be-a-worker-exploited-in-the-capitalist/) [Joan Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-robinson/) > [“When you fear nothing, you have nothing to fear”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-f-chandler/when-you-fear-nothing-you-have-nothing-to-fear/) [S.F. Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-f-chandler/) > [If the world is presented as resources to be exploited, then, more than likely, you're going to exploit the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-jensen/if-the-world-is-presented-as-resources-to-be-exploited-then-more-than/) [Derrick Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-jensen/) > [I do have a very, very big problem with someone who saw me coming and exploited me as a mascot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-vine/i-do-have-a-very-very-big-problem-with-someone-who-saw-me-coming-and/) [Stella Vine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-vine/) > [We Muslims believe that the white race, which is guilty of having oppressed and exploited and enslaved our people here in America, should and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/we-muslims-believe-that-the-white-race-which-is-guilty-of-having/) [Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/) > [“The earth gets tired of being exploited.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-hemingway/the-earth-gets-tired-of-being-exploited/) [Ernest Hemingway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-hemingway/) > [“There was no such thing as a fair fight. All vulnerabilities must be exploited.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-caffrey/there-was-no-such-thing-as-a-fair-fight-all-vulnerabilities-must-be/) [Cary Caffrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-caffrey/) ## More by Lesley Gore > [I don't know any other lifestyle. I get up in the morning and I really do feel that the world is my oyster, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-don-t-know-any-other-lifestyle-i-get-up-in-the-morning-and-i-really/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/given-that-there-was-that-era-of-girl-group-music-and-it-s-still-very/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I think it's much less so in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-think-the-record-industry-by-and-large-what-s-left-of-it-is-still/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/the-short-story-and-the-truth-is-that-i-was-taking-vocal-lessons-here/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/you-can-only-bite-off-so-much-so-you-gotta-know-what-you-want-to-do/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [You know, the interesting thing about having traveled around the country as much as I have, and I think it's sort of inadvertently what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/you-know-the-interesting-thing-about-having-traveled-around-the/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/really-you-just-gotta-keep-chugging-along-and-keep-a-positive/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [I wouldn't go so far as to make 'You Don't Own Me' a tango or 'It's My Party' a hip-hop thing. Believe me, those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-wouldn-t-go-so-far-as-to-make-you-don-t-own-me-a-tango-or-it-s-my/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [I had an opportunity to meet Elvis, only once. It was at the MGM Grand. It was certainly not at the height of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-had-an-opportunity-to-meet-elvis-only-once-it-was-at-the-mgm-grand/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/it-s-my-party-and-i-ll-cry-if-i-want-to/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/sunshine-lollipops-and-rainbows-everything-that-s-wonderful-is-sure/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [We recorded the record on a Saturday afternoon March 30th and I heard the record for the first time on April 6th. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/we-recorded-the-record-on-a-saturday-afternoon-march-30th-and-i-heard/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [When I wake up in the morning, and I go to the piano, and there's a blank sheet of paper in front of me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-i-go-to-the-piano-and-there-s-a/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [I'm a musical person, and that's what I want my life to be about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-m-a-musical-person-and-that-s-what-i-want-my-life-to-be-about/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) > [If I've learned anything in this business, how stupid would it be not to do 'It's My Party' when people come to hear it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/if-i-ve-learned-anything-in-this-business-how-stupid-would-it-be-not/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) [Explore all 37 Lesley Gore quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) ## More American quotes > [I wasn't attracted to American cinema, but I fell in love with Los Angeles the minute I arrived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnes-varda/i-wasn-t-attracted-to-american-cinema-but-i-fell-in-love-with-los/) [Agnes Varda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-varda/) > [William Maxwell's my favorite North American writer, I think. And an Irish writer who used to write for 'The New Yorker' called Maeve Brennan,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/william-maxwell-s-my-favorite-north-american-writer-i-think-and-an/) [Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/) > [I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp names that never get fat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-vincent-benet/i-have-fallen-in-love-with-american-names-the-sharp-names-that-never/) [Stephen Vincent Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-vincent-benet/) > [I really like a lot of American country stuff, so my music has that influence, but I don't like to be set within a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade-bird/i-really-like-a-lot-of-american-country-stuff-so-my-music-has-that/) [Jade Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade-bird/) > [I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-w-brands/i-certainly-don-t-think-that-the-heirs-of-the-american-revolution/) [H. W. Brands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-w-brands/) > [Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act in a tremendous investment to support millions of workers without a paycheck and behind on bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-auchincloss/congress-passed-the-american-rescue-plan-act-in-a-tremendous/) [Jake Auchincloss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-auchincloss/) > [Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and employ almost half of the working population. Yet because of their size, they rarely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-lipinski/small-businesses-are-the-backbone-of-the-american-economy-and-employ/) [Dan Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-lipinski/) > [Although I write in English, and despite the fact that I'm from America, I consider myself an Armenian writer. The words I use are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/although-i-write-in-english-and-despite-the-fact-that-i-m-from/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-park/when-we-first-sold-the-wallace-and-gromit-shorts-to-america-people/) [Nick Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-park/) > [Firefighters and rescue workers are American superheroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-kennedy/firefighters-and-rescue-workers-are-american-superheroes/) [Kerry Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-kennedy/) > [France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-cowen/france-has-not-only-built-a-bureaucratic-barrier-against-american/) [Tyler Cowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-cowen/) > [New York and San Francisco are distinctly different. San Francisco is driving the American media, not New York. You have young, microwaved millionaires and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-whitlock/new-york-and-san-francisco-are-distinctly-different-san-francisco-is/) [Jason Whitlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-whitlock/) > [Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-panetta/well-look-cia-is-an-agency-that-has-to-collect-intelligence-do/) [Leon Panetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-panetta/) > [Food as a hobby used to be an elite pastime, and it has become something that is totally ordinary for people of every background.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goodyear/food-as-a-hobby-used-to-be-an-elite-pastime-and-it-has-become/) [Dana Goodyear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goodyear/) > [It's important for American soldiers to be culturally sensitive when deployed in foreign countries. But it's just as important for the U.S. never to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/it-s-important-for-american-soldiers-to-be-culturally-sensitive-when/) [Gary Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bauer/) [Browse all 7,717 American quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying 'Glee.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lesley Gore" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american-idol-forgive-me-but-it-s/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "American" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american-idol-forgive-me-but-it-s/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lesley-gore-17325_american_i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american_1096917.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help…” — Lesley Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Lesley Gore", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I have a bit of a...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american-idol-forgive-me-but-it-s/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american-idol-forgive-me-but-it-s/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```