Not only will they protect your commander, but they also make it much scarier for your opponents
Even with the anthem, remember their base power remains 1 some Zinnia will still get her power bonus
it just spreads the reprints over a larger pool of cards, which means Modern staples in general will decrease in price more slowly because they aren't being reprinted quite as often, with more Legacy, Commander, and perhaps eventually Pauper staples picking up the slack), it does make the current pace of reprintings viable for a bit longer, which buys Wizards some time to figure out what its next move will be in terms of creating more equity (with this week's announcement bridging the gap to the Modern 2.0 / Fronter-like format that is rumored to be coming with Magic Arena in a few years)
Plus, men complaining about the overuse of women in media is a bit tone-deaf right now, given the major issues and chasms weve seen in a last few months with the #MeToo movement revealing how deep sexual harassment against women from men goes, across all parties and media, and is bolstered by this idea of gender differences that arent there