You see it in politics, the media, and entertainment: Someone espouses something wrong, they’re corrected, and they just keep saying the same thing.

Pundit: The biggest threat to our safety is the existence of assault rifles! These aren’t hunting weapons; they’re weapons of war!
Fact Checker: Actually, they’re the most popular hunting rifles in America.
Pundit: The biggest threat to our safety is the existence of assault rifles! These aren’t hunting weapons; they’re weapons of war!
Face Checker: And those aren’t “assault rifles.” They’re just rifles. Like other rifles.
Pundit: The biggest threat to our safety is the existence of assault rifles! These aren’t hunting weapons; they’re weapons of war!
Fact Checker: And actually, they’re employed in very few killings. Handguns are used in the vast majority of gun deaths.
Pundit: The biggest threat to our safety is the existence of assault rifles! These aren’t hunting weapons; they’re weapons of war!

It’s enough to make you say, “Why bother?”

Bother with me for a moment:

On Tuesday, Alyssa Milano (here and here) tweeted a celebration.

We’re about to be revolutionized.

Are ya ready? Take a seat, and put down any spillable drinks.

Here’s the news:

Women might finally get equal rights!!!!!!!!

Pop the champagne!!!!

Here’s a video of the revelation:

For the first time in 36 years, Congress will hold a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment.

The reason for not holding a hearing any time before now: It wouldn’t change anything.

Nevertheless:

The biggest threat to our safety is the existence of assault rifles! These aren’t hunting weapons; they’re weapons of war!

Alyssa — who’s dreamed of this for a long time (here) — posted the news to Twitter:

“BOOM! A historic moment for women. This is HUGE.”

BOOM! A historic moment for women. This is HUGE. #ERANow https://t.co/DpExAHt5g2

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 16, 2019

It’s not huge, and there’s no boom — only because women already have equal rights.

Besides — as California’s shown, it’s rude to specify anything as female (here).

And no one who’s sufficiently woke can even celebrate women. Academia and Miss Universe have taught us that people without vaginas are women, too (here, here, and here).

So everyone’s a woman.

And people with vaginas are men (here and here).

So no one’s a woman.

Debra Messing had to learn this the hard way (here).

But even if there were such a thing as women — which there isn’t — they already have equal rights.

I’m all for everyone shouting women’s equal rights — absolutely. But in terms of having any impact on already-existent law, ERA may as well stand for Empty Rhetoric Amendment.

Or how about Egregious Rifle of Assault — after all, everyone knows they cause the majority of gun deaths.

-Alex

Relevant RedState links in this article: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

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