I went to Hacker School, and I need to clarify: The 'no debate' really should read 'no public debate'. I have been on both sides of the subtle -ism 'violation

I went to Hacker School, and I need to clarify: The 'no debate' really should read 'no public debate'. I have been on both sides of the subtle -ism 'violation', and when I was the one called out, I had a lengthy private discussion with the person who called me out on it. I believe that was fine: The goal of not having public debate is to remove the defensiveness as well as to keep innocent bystanders from being drawn in and making a big issue out of something small.