race beard
Someone who you coauthor with who has a marginalized racial identity (e.g. BIPoC), in order to credibly discuss race issues as a white person. Could equally apply to people of marginalized gender identity or sexual orientation (see queer beard).
That guy only writes with so-and-so so he can talk about racy topics without being attacked, and get into those progressive journals! I would go as far to say he's using them as a race beard...
race beard by secretuser420 April 2, 2020
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