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Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Movie

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

2007 • Unknown

Woke Score
10
out of 10

Plot

High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Overall Series Review

Itty Bitty Titty Committee is a foundational piece of activist cinema that presents a high school graduate's transformation from an apolitical individual into a radical, third-wave feminist. The narrative focuses almost exclusively on the protagonist's identity, which is centered on her lesbian sexuality and her experience as a Latina, as the source of her political awakening. The plot is driven by the actions of the 'Clits In Action' (C(i)A) group, who engage in acts of vandalism and performance art aimed at dismantling symbols of the 'patriarchy' and what they perceive as male-dominated society. The film’s themes celebrate the abandonment of conventional life—including traditional family and marriage—in favor of political self-actualization through radical, anti-establishment activism. The core message legitimizes revolutionary identity-based politics and moral relativism, portraying the destruction of established norms as a necessary path to personal fulfillment.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics9/10

The entire story is structured as the 'political awakening' of the protagonist, Anna, who is defined by her immutable characteristics as a lesbian Latina. Her purpose and sense of self are found not through universal merit but through joining an explicitly identity-based activist group whose mission is to fight 'systemic oppression' and 'patriarchy.' Issues of representation and sexuality are explicitly woven into the narrative's core.

Oikophobia9/10

The central conflict involves a radical group that attacks institutions and symbols of Western society, equating them with 'male-dominated society.' Their actions include vandalizing a plastic surgery office, protesting the institution of marriage, and performing a symbolic attack on the Washington Monument, representing hostility toward established civilization and its cultural markers.

Feminism10/10

The movie is a direct championing of radical Third-wave feminism, equating political activism with a newfound 'feminist self-confidence' and personal fulfillment. Anna's sister's upcoming wedding is presented as a symbol of the oppressive institution of marriage, which Anna actively denounces, framing motherhood and traditional family as incompatible with liberation.

LGBTQ+10/10

Sexual identity is the most crucial trait for the main characters; the protagonist is a lesbian, and the film focuses on her lesbian romance as a core subplot. The central activist group is a cross-section of lesbian and queer identities, including a trans male character. The narrative is explicitly designed to fit into the 'queer cinema' genre, making sexual and gender ideology paramount to character and plot.

Anti-Theism9/10

The moral framework of the film is entirely subjective, with characters justifying law-breaking, vandalism, and anti-establishment acts (like denouncing a wedding and attacking a national symbol) based on their political reading of 'power dynamics.' The narrative validates a moral relativism where revolutionary action is the highest good, establishing a spiritual vacuum and actively opposing institutions tied to objective moral law or faith.