We’ve seen Carl Benjamin’s rank misogyny before – remember Gamergate? | Keza MacDonald

The sexist abuse women reported in 2014 has engulfed public life – and one of its perpetrators is a Ukip candidateFor luckier people than me, this week will have been the first time they’ve ever heard of Carl Benjamin (or Sargon of Akkad, as he is better known online). The fact that a Ukip candidate has been discovered to have said something hideous felt like such routine news, it would hardly have registered with me if I hadn’t immediately recognised the candidate in question.