This week we discuss the recent Love Island debacle between Yewande Biala and Lucy. We outline the meaning of microaggressions and relate it to racist stereotyping, double consciousness and misogynoir. We interrogate the destabilising effect that microaggressions have on interpersonal experiences, explore their role in both reality tv and broader society, and frame their existence in the hierarchy of racial violence. What is so micro about microaggressions? When will we stop minimising and invalidating Black peoples experiences of everyday racism?