Of course not, and I do agree with your point, an anonymous submission would be completely ignored. You could also make the same kind of comparison with other painters as well. Their work generates buzz over who they are, not the skill of their work.
I’m not going to take sides on the issue of who he is or what he did, there’s more than enough folks on either side throwing the poo of internet discourse here. And please, thats not an insult by any means, please don’t take it that way.
I’d rather ignore the fellow. Right or wrong, Zimmerman is a troll, and we’re feeding him with what he wants, attention.
Cheers.